1a : to turn from one course or use to another : deflect divert traffic to a side street diverting funds to other projects. b : distract trying to divert her attention. 2 : to give pleasure to especially by distracting the attention from what burdens or distresses children diverting themselves with their toys.
1 : a signal fire commonly on a hill, tower, or pole. 2a : a lighthouse or other signal for guidance. b : a radio transmitter emitting signals to guide aircraft. 3 : a source of light or inspiration … the beacon to the oppressed of all countries …—
adjective. pertaining to or coming to a climax: the climactic scene of a play.
Climate is the average of that weather. For example, you can expect snow in the Northeast in January or for it to be hot and humid in the Southeast in July. This is climate. The climate record also includes extreme values such as record high temperatures or record amounts of rainfall.
Weather is the state of the atmosphere, describing for example the degree to which it is hot or cold, wet or dry, calm or stormy, clear or cloudy. On Earth, most weather phenomena occur in the lowest level of the planet's atmosphere, the troposphere, just below the stratosphere.
The six major climate regions are polar, temperate, arid, tropical, Mediterranean and tundra.
- Polar Chill. Polar climates are very cold and dry throughout the year.
- Temperate Regions.
- Arid Zones.
- Damp Tropical Regions.
- The Mild Mediterranean.
- The Cold Tundra.
In this page you can discover 87 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for powerful, like: mighty, indomitable, omnipotent, influential, strong, dominant, stalwart, dynamical, almighty, ruling and vigorous.
Some common synonyms of staunch are constant, faithful, loyal, resolute, and steadfast.
: having the power to fix the attention : engrossing, fascinating a riveting story.
SYNONYMS. comparable, parallel, similar, like, corresponding, related, kindred, matching, cognate, equivalent, symmetrical, homologous. ANTONYMS. dissimilar, unrelated.
Let's take a quick look at disinterested and uninterested. Disinterested - having no personal involvement or receiving no personal advantage, and therefore free to act fairly. "Impartial" or "not taking sides". Uninterested - means not showing any interest.
1 : unsure about what to say, think, or do : perplexed She was nonplussed, but quickly collected herself, explained that the plumbing had been acting up for days, and told them to pay it no mind.—
1 : having or showing little or no feeling or emotion : spiritless She was listless, apathetic, calm with the calmness of a woman who knows she can suffer no further.— Frank Norris. 2 : having little or no interest or concern : indifferent apathetic voters apathetic underachievers.
English Language Learners Definition of factual: limited to, involving, or based on facts. : of or relating to facts. See the full definition for factual in the English Language Learners Dictionary. factual. adjective.
To be quiet means you don't make any noise. When you're trying not to wake a sleeping lion, you will be quiet when you run by it. The versatile quiet, which can be a noun, adjective, or verb (to quiet others), is one of those words that is best understood through its antonyms — loud or hectic.
having no personal involvement or receiving no personal advantage, and therefore free to act fairly: disinterested advice.
