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 delta wing delta wing /ˈdɛltə wɪŋ/

noun

  1. An airplane with wings that give it the appearance of an isosceles triangle  ( delta wing )
    an airplane with wings that give it the appearance of an isosceles triangle
     The futuristic jet, with its delta wing design, looked like something out of a science fiction movie.
    The futuristic jet, with its delta wing design, looked like something out of a science fiction movie.


 gorilla gorilla /gɝˈɪlə/

noun

  1. Largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa  ( gorilla , Gorilla gorilla )
    largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa
     The powerful gorilla beat its chest and roared
    The powerful gorilla beat its chest and roared


 antediluvian antediluvian /ˌæntiːdɪˈluːviən/

adjective

  1. So extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period  ( antediluvian , antiquated , archaic )
    so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
     A ramshackle antediluvian tenement
    a ramshackle antediluvian tenement
     Antediluvian ideas
    antediluvian ideas
     Archaic laws
    archaic laws
  2. Of or relating to the period before the biblical flood  ( antediluvial , antediluvian )
    of or relating to the period before the biblical flood
     Antediluvian man
    antediluvian man

noun

  1. A very old person  ( ancient , antediluvian )
    a very old person
  2. Any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge  ( antediluvian , antediluvian patriarch )
    any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge


 pinky pinky /ˈpɪŋki/

noun

  1. [Informal] The finger farthest from the thumb  ( pinkie [Informal] , pinky [Informal] , little finger )
    the finger farthest from the thumb
     She held out her little finger to show off her new ring
    She held out her little finger to show off her new ring