nounπShareA paragraph or section of text or music with particular meaning."She struggled to play the difficult passages."languagemusicliteratureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπSharePart of a path or journey."He made his passage through the trees carefully, mindful of the stickers."partwayplaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn incident or episode."The sudden downpour was a memorable passage in our hiking trip. "eventstoryhistorytimeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe official approval of a bill or act by a parliament."The company was one of the prime movers in lobbying for the passage of the act."politicsgovernmentlawessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe advance of time."The passage of time was slow as I waited for my mom to finish making dinner. "timeperiodessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe use of tight brushwork to link objects in separate spatial plains. Commonly seen in Cubist works."The artist used a passage to connect the figures in the painting, showing different parts of their bodies in different perspectives. "artessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA passageway or corridor."The passage between the classrooms was crowded with students rushing to their next class. "architecturebuildingareaplacewayessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn underground cavity, formed by water or falling rocks, which is much longer than it is wide."The miners discovered a long passage in the mountain, much longer than it was wide, which led to a new vein of ore. "geologygeographynatureplaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe vagina."The doctor examined the patient's passage to check for any infection. "anatomyorgansexbodyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe act of passing; movement across or through."The passage of the school bus was delayed this morning. "wayactionprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe right to pass from one place to another."The passage through the park was blocked by a construction crew, so we had to find a different route to get home. "rightwayplaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA fee paid for passing or for being conveyed between places."The student paid a passage to the other side of the river to visit her grandmother. "vehicleservicebusinesseconomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareSerial passage, a technique used in bacteriology and virology"The scientist used serial passage to study how the virus replicated. "medicinebiologymicroorganismvirussciencetechnicalprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA gambling game for two players using three dice, in which the object is to throw a double over ten."My uncle enjoys playing passage with his friends at the local pub. "gameentertainmentbetessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo pass something, such as a pathogen or stem cell, through a host or medium"After 24 hours, the culture was passaged to an agar plate."medicinebiologymicroorganismdiseasevirusorganismbiochemistryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo make a passage, especially by sea; to cross"They passaged to America in 1902."nauticalsailingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareDescribing a bird that has left the nest, is living on its own, but is less than a year old. (commonly used in falconry)"Passage red-tailed hawks are preferred by falconers because these younger birds have not yet developed the adult behaviors which would make them more difficult to train."birdanimalagebiologynatureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA movement in classical dressage, in which the horse performs a very collected, energetic, and elevated trot that has a longer period of suspension between each foot fall than a working trot."The horse executed a beautiful passage during the dressage competition. "sportanimalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo execute a passage movement"The dancer gracefully passed through the air, executing a passage to the center of the stage. "actionsporttechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
