exotics

/ɪɡˈzɑtɪks/ /ɛɡˈzɑtɪks/

Meanings

noun

An organism that is exotic to an environment.

Examples :

""The pet store sells exotics like parrots and snakes, which are not native to this country." "

noun

An exotic dancer; a stripteaser.

Examples :

"The club advertised for exotic dancers to perform at their opening night. "

entertainment sex dance person job

noun

Any exotic particle.

Examples :

"Glueballs, theoretical particles composed only of gluons, are exotics."

physics science

Related Words

organism noun

/ˈɔː.ɡən.ɪ.zəm/ /ˈɔɹ.ɡən.ɪ.zəm/

A discrete and complete living thing, such as animal, plant, fungus or microorganism.

"The single-celled organism was studied by the biology students in their science class. "

particles noun

/ˈpɑːtɪkl̩z/ /ˈpɑɹtɪkl̩z/

A very small piece of matter, a fragment; especially, the smallest possible part of something.

"Dust particles floated in the sunbeam coming through the window. "

advertised verb

/ˈædvərˌtaɪzd/ /ˈædvərˌtaɪzd/

To give (especially public) notice of (something); to announce publicly.

"The bakery advertised its new cookies with a big sign in the window. "

composed verb

/kəmˈpəʊzd/ /kəmˈpoʊzd/

To make something by merging parts.

"The editor composed a historical journal from many individual letters."

parrots noun

/ˈpærəts/ /ˈpɛrəts/

A kind of bird, many species of which are colourful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae.

"I bought a wonderful parrot at the pet store."

perform verb

/pəˈfɔːm/ /pɚˈfɔɹm/

To do something; to execute.

"It took him only twenty minutes to perform the task."

dancers noun

/ˈdænsərz/ /ˈdænsɪz/

A person who dances, usually as a job or profession.

"The dancers rehearsed for hours before the big show. "

environment noun

/-mɪnt/

The surroundings of, and influences on, a particular item of interest.

"The noisy environment of the school cafeteria made it difficult to concentrate on my homework. "

opening verb

/ˈəʊ.pənɪŋ/ /ˈoʊ.pənɪŋ/

To make something accessible or allow for passage by moving from a shut position.

"Turn the doorknob to open the door."

particle noun

/ˈpɑːtɪk(ə)l/ /ˈpɑɹtɪkəl/

A very small piece of matter, a fragment; especially, the smallest possible part of something.

"The scientist studied the tiny particle of dust. "

theoretical adjective

/ˌθi.əˈɹɛtɪkəl/

Of or relating to theory; abstract; not empirical.

"The theoretical model for how to improve student focus in class was presented, but it hasn't yet been tested in a real classroom setting. "

country noun

/ˈkɐntɹi/ /ˈkʌntɹi/

(chiefly British) An area of land; a district, region.

"The country surrounding our small village is mostly farmland. "