The meaning of Foci

noun

A heavy object attached to a cable or chain and used to moor a ship to the sea bottom, typically having a metal shank with a pair of curved, barbed flukes at one end.

Usage examples:

The boat, no longer held fast by its anchor, swung wildly

verb

Moor (a ship) to the sea bottom with an anchor.

Usage examples:

The ship was anchored in the lee of the island

noun

A heavy metal object attached to a boat by a rope or chain that, when dropped into the water and resting on the bottom, keeps the boat from moving

Usage examples:

We dropped the anchor and took out our fishing rods., she’s looking for a spiritual anchor., the ma…

noun

The series of vertebrae extending from the skull to the pelvis; the spine.

Usage examples:

Prickles of sweat broke out along her backbone

noun

Your spine

Usage examples:

Newcomers are now the backbone of this team., the delegates had enough backbone to reject the propo…

noun

The most important part of something

Usage examples:

Small businesses are truly the backbone of the economy., imaginative ideas may form the backbone of…

noun

The underlying support or foundation for an idea, argument, or process.

Usage examples:

Trust is the only basis for a good working relationship

noun

Solid rock underlying loose deposits such as soil or alluvium.

Usage examples:

Flat or slightly rolling terrain is the rule here, and thick soil deposits overlay cretaceous shale…

adjective

Not clearly or distinctly visible or audible.

Usage examples:

Video projectors provided extremely blurry images

adjective

Difficult to see clearly; making it difficult for someone to see things clearly

Usage examples:

Using a tripod will help steady your camera and prevent blurry photos., she noticed that her vision…

noun

The point that is equally distant from every point on the circumference of a circle or sphere.

Usage examples:

She was so angered by this thought that she had changed forms and was halfway to the center of the …

verb

Occur mainly in or around (a specified place).

Usage examples:

The textile industry was centred in lancashire and yorkshire

proper noun

A region of central france, including the cities of orleans, tours, and chartres.

adjective

Easy to perceive, understand, or interpret.

Usage examples:

Clear and precise directions

adverb

So as to be out of the way of or away from.

Usage examples:

He leapt clear of the car

verb

Remove an obstruction or unwanted item or items from.

Usage examples:

The drive had been cleared of snow

adjective

(of the sky or weather) covered with or characterized by clouds.

Usage examples:

A very grey, cloudy day

adjective

Full of clouds

Usage examples:

A cloudy day

adjective

(of a substance) firm, dry, and brittle.

Usage examples:

Crisp bacon

noun

A wafer-thin slice of potato fried or baked until crisp and eaten as a snack.

Usage examples:

Cut down on fatty snacks such as crisps

verb

Give (food) a crisp surface by placing it in an oven or under a grill.

Usage examples:

Crisp the pitta in the oven

noun

A person or thing that is the centre of attention or admiration.

Usage examples:

Kirk was the cynosure of all eyes

noun

A person or thing that is so good or beautiful that it attracts a lot of attention

adjective

Recognizably different in nature from something else of a similar type.

Usage examples:

The patterns of spoken language are distinct from those of writing

adjective

Clearly separate and different

Usage examples:

The two languages are quite distinct from each other., the dogs are of distinct breeds., there’s a …

adjective

Clearly noticeable; that certainly exists

Usage examples:

There's a distinct smell of cigarettes in here.

verb

(with reference to a glass surface) cover or become covered with steam.

Usage examples:

Hot steam drifted about her, fogging up the window

noun

A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface which obscures or restricts visibility (to a greater extent than mist; strictly, reducing visibility to below 1 km)

Usage examples:

The collision occurred in thick fog

noun

A state or cause of perplexity or confusion.

Usage examples:

The coffee helped clear the fog in my brain

adjective

Full of or characterized by fog.

Usage examples:

A dark and foggy night

adjective

With fog

Usage examples:

A cold, foggy day, side effects include headaches, nausea, weakness, and foggy thinking., i get fog…

noun

A hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation. in vertebrates there may be up to four chambers (as in humans), with two atria and two ventricles.

Usage examples:

It rises to a peak, called the systolic pressure, at the height of the contraction of each heartbea…

verb

Like very much; love.

Usage examples:

I totally heart this song

noun

The central part of a wheel, rotating on or with the axle, and from which the spokes radiate.

Usage examples:

Remove your wheels, and wipe them down, since the dirt gets lodged in the little nooks and crannies…

noun

A main or large bolt in a central position.

Usage examples:

This device is secured in a normal manner by a central kingpin which is received within a slot port…

noun

The most important person in an organization

Usage examples:

He was the kingpin of the democratic organization in chicago.

noun

The most important person in a company or organization, often an illegal organization

Usage examples:

A drugs/crime kingpin

noun

The central and most important part of an object, movement, or group, forming the basis for its activity and growth.

Usage examples:

The nucleus of a british film-producing industry

noun

The central part of something

Usage examples:

These two people will form the nucleus of a new management team to promote sales in south america.

noun

The central point, pin, or shaft on which a mechanism turns or oscillates.

Usage examples:

The insert requires minimal preventive-maintenance grease at its pivot points and axles.

verb

Turn on or as if on a pivot.

Usage examples:

He swung round, pivoting on his heel

noun

A fixed point supporting something which turns or balances, or a person or thing on which something else depends

Usage examples:

Boston was the pivot of his emotional and intellectual life., [ t ] she pivots her left foot., [ i …

adjective

Full of shadows.

Usage examples:

A long, shadowy, cobbled passage

adjective

Dark and full of shadows

Usage examples:

She was startled by a sudden movement in the shadowy hallway.

adjective

Used to refer to someone or something about which little is known

Usage examples:

The english king, arthur, is a somewhat shadowy figure who may not have even existed., they are mem…

adjective

(of an object) having an edge or point that is able to cut or pierce something.

Usage examples:

Cut the cake with a very sharp knife

adverb

Precisely (used after an expression of time).

Usage examples:

The meeting starts at 7.30 sharp

noun

A musical note raised a semitone above natural pitch.

Usage examples:

Choices in successive levels expand to all notes, then sharps and flats.

adjective

Filled with or smelling of smoke.

Usage examples:

A smoky office

adjective

Similar to smoke in flavor, appearance, etc.

Usage examples:

The chicken has a nice smoky flavor., a smoky room

contraction

One.

Usage examples:

A good 'un

prefix

(added to adjectives, participles, and their derivatives) denoting the absence of a quality or state; not.

Usage examples:

Unabashed

prefix

(added to verbs) denoting the reversal or cancellation of an action or state.

Usage examples:

Untie

adjective

(of a person's eyes or gaze) not focusing on a particular person or thing.

Usage examples:

Her eyes became unfocused with deep thought

verb

Make or become blurred or unable to see clearly.

Usage examples:

I found it helpful to slightly unfocus my eyes

adjective

Not seeing clearly

Usage examples:

Bowman looked up at her, his gaze slightly unfocused., the portrait looks more like an unfocused sn…