From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English the brink (of something)a situation when you are almost in a new situation, usually a bad oneon the brink of death/disaster/war etc In October 1962 the world seemed on the brink of nuclear war.
: the edge at the top of a steep cliff —usually used figuratively to refer to a point that is very close to the occurrence of something very bad or (less commonly) very goodHe nearly lost everything because of his drug addiction, but his friends helped to pull him back from the brink.
on the brink of (something)On the verge of doing something or of having some imminent event happen, especially that which is bad or disastrous.
(Entry 1 of 3) 1 : an attractive dwelling or retreat. 2 : a lady's private apartment in a medieval hall or castle. 3 : a shelter (as in a garden) made with tree boughs or vines twined together : arbor.
1a : relative standing or position. b : a degree or position of dignity, eminence, or excellence : distinction soon took rank as a leading attorney— J. D. Hicks. c : high social position the privileges of rank. d : a grade of official standing in a hierarchy.
1 : marked by firm steadfast resolution or faithfulness : exhibiting constancy of mind or attachment a constant friend. 2 : invariable, uniform a constant flow should be stored at a constant temperature. 3 : continually occurring or recurring : regular a constant annoyance suffers from constant headaches.
drink | American Dictionaryto take in and swallow an amount of liquid through the mouth: [ T ] She drinks a glass of orange juice every morning.
In this page you can discover 37 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for brink, like: edge, brim, rim, bank, bluff, boundary, circumference, crest, lip, precipice and verge.
The :hover selector is used to select elements when you mouse over them. Tip: The :hover selector can be used on all elements, not only on links. Tip: Use the :link selector to style links to unvisited pages, the :visited selector to style links to visited pages, and the :active selector to style the active link.
The tooltip, also known as infotip or hint, is a common graphical user interface element in which, when hovering over a screen element or component, a text box displays information about that element (such as a description of a button's function, or what an abbreviation stands for).
The hover() function is more high level - it's built to call functions to handle both a mouseenter event and a mouseleave event. It's very convenient for a UI element that has a hover and normal state (e.g. a button.) The mouseover() function specifically binds to the mouseover event.
December 2018) In computing, a mouseover , mouse hover or hover box is a graphical control element that is activated when the user moves or hovers the pointer over a trigger area, usually with a mouse, but also possible with a digital pen.
In a hover you are resting on your elbows, and with your trunk relatively parallel to the ground the lever (formed by your trunk and legs) is lengthened out. You are up on your hands, so your trunk is angled upwards. This makes the lever slightly shorter, and as a result there is less pressure on the abdominals.
Meaning of darting in Englishto move quickly or suddenly: I darted behind the sofa and hid. dart a glance/look at sb. to look quickly at someone: She darted an angry look at me.
1 : to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker. 2 : to engage in argument or controversy. transitive verb. 1 : to obtain by persistent arguing or maneuvering : wangle. 2 [back-formation from wrangler] : to herd and care for (livestock and especially horses) on the range.
: tending to elude: such as. a : tending to evade grasp or pursuit elusive prey. b : hard to comprehend or define. c : hard to isolate or identify.
As verbs the difference between flying and hoveringis that flying is (fly) while hovering is (hover).
to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract. Grammar. (of a word, phrase, or clause) to stand in a syntactically subordinate relation to (another word, phrase, or clause), usually with descriptive, limiting, or particularizing meaning; be a modifier.
The :hover CSS pseudo-class matches when the user interacts with an element with a pointing device, but does not necessarily activate it. It is generally triggered when the user hovers over an element with the cursor (mouse pointer).
Here are 4 tips that should help you perfect your pronunciation of 'hover': Break 'hover' down into sounds: [HOV] + [UH] - say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them.
(Entry 1 of 2) 1 chiefly Scotland : bog, swamp especially : a peat bog. 2a : any of a class (Musci) of bryophytic plants characterized by a gametophyte having a small leafy often tufted stem bearing sex organs at its tip also : a clump or sward of these plants.
transitive verb. 1a : to have in mind as a purpose or goal : plan. b : to design for a specified use or future. 2a : signify, mean.
When you roll the cursor over a link on a Web page, it is often referred to as "hovering" over the link. In this conception, your cursor moves around on a layer above the text and images. When you click the mouse button while the cursor is hovering over a link, it presses down on the link to activate it.
For a helicopter, hovering means that it is in flight at a constant altitude, with no forward, aft, or sideways movement. In order to hover, a helicopter must be producing enough lift in its main rotor blades to equal the weight of the aircraft.
Educate sentence examples
- Children will educate themselves under right conditions.
- He constantly sought to educate his own people.
- It is to this end that we want to educate you
- I didn't train and educate you because your grandfather or someone called me.
Array sentence examples
- The delicious smell came from the array of food at the buffet.
- Brady met her gaze again, taking in the array of emotions crossing her features.
- The array of vegetables at the flea market fascinated Wren.
- Over the past week, Rebecca has felt an array of emotions.
Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb hover which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts. Capable of being traversed by hovercraft. (Internet) Capable of interaction by hovering.
