ricochet, carom
(noun) a glancing rebound
bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet
(verb) spring back; spring away from an impact; “The rubber ball bounced”; “These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ricochet (plural ricochets)
(military) A method of firing a projectile so that it skips along a surface.
An instance of ricocheting; a glancing rebound.
ricochet (third-person singular simple present ricochets, present participle ricochetting or ricocheting, simple past and past participle ricochetted or ricocheted)
To rebound off something wildly in a seemingly random direction.
(military) To operate upon by ricochet firing.
Source: Wiktionary
Ric`o*chet", n. Etym: [F.]
Definition: A rebound or skipping, as of a ball along the ground when a gun is fired at a low angle of elevation, or of a fiat stone thrown along the surface of water. Ricochet firing (Mil.), the firing of guns or howitzers, usually with small charges, at an elevation of only a few degrees, so as to cause the balls or shells to bound or skip along the ground.
Ric`o*chet", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ricochetted; p. pr. & vb. n. Ricochetting.]
Definition: To operate upon by ricochet firing. See Ricochet, n. [R.]
Ric`o*chet", v. i.
Definition: To skip with a rebound or rebounds, as a flat stone on the surface of water, or a cannon ball on the ground. See Ricochet, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 January 2025
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
