KENNINGS Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

kennings

noun

plural of kenning, chiefly Scottish

as in fractions

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Noun

The brightly colored insects, native to Australia, are small — just fractions of an inch long — with colors that pop under a microscope.

— Brad Balukjian, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2026
Specifically, is the set of all rational numbers, meaning those expressible as fractions, such as 1, or , or .

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of fractions

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Knowing a molecule’s elemental composition does not necessarily reveal how its atoms are connected.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
There, hydrogen atoms can become energized in a way that blocks bluer light and lets through only redder light.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of atoms

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Archaeobotanists find various parts of plants, including seeds, chaff, fruit pits, nutshells and cobs.

— Alexandria Mitchem Hansen, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
And these nutshells that are now all restored have been used for that purpose for more than eight decades.

— Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025

Definition of nutshells

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Over time chemical reactions produced early versions of metabolism, the ability for molecules to pass down information, and the formation of compartments that would become the boundaries of cells.

— Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
Within the cell, hydrogen molecules release electrons and protons at the anode.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of molecules

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In the moment, however, Martins imbues tremendous intrigue through snippets of the seemingly distracted middle-aged driver, Wesley (Renato Novaes), and eventually, through the crash itself.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 13 Sep. 2026
There are snippets from Moby-Dick and The Sound of Music, a nauseous memory of the Stanley Steemer man who used to soak David’s carpets with a toxic cleaning agent that squelched around his bare feet (‘Suck, suck, suck’).

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of snippets

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At a time when so much contemporary art jockeys to be spectacular, Op de Beeck’s whispers, both commanding and requiring your attention.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026
The work on my set is like open-heart surgery, only in whispers, going straight for the essential and nothing else.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of whispers

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Researchers were able to date the fragment back to about 300 AD, the university said, and only about 30 such fragments exist worldwide.

— Kerry Breen, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Instead, its environmental proposition is that those fragments should persist for less time after entering the environment.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of fragments

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The main interface features kilograms, ounces, and pounds for easy conversions.

— Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2026
To make a spray, add five drops of essential oils to 16 ounces of water in a spray bottle, or mix equal parts of vinegar and water, and spray the solution in areas where spiders may be hiding.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2026

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