pensile
Use Pensile in a sentence
saɪl, -sɪl adjective
1.
hanging, as the nests of certain birds.
2.
building a hanging nest.
Origin:
1595–1605; < Latin pēnsilis hanging down, equivalent to pēns(us) past participle of pendēre to hang (equivalent to pend- verb stem + -tus past participle suffix, with dt > s) + -ilis -ile
1595–1605; < Latin pēnsilis hanging down, equivalent to pēns(us) past participle of pendēre to hang (equivalent to pend- verb stem + -tus past participle suffix, with dt > s) + -ilis -ile
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pensile (ˈpɛnsaɪl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| ornithol designating or building a hanging nest: pensile birds | |
| [C17: from Latin pensilis hanging down, from pendēre to hang] | |
| pensility | |
| —n | |
| 'pensileness | |
| —n | |
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Pensile
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Example sentences
Nests are typically pensile, often suspended from a few thin branches.
Nest globular or elongated, usually pensile but may be placed on limb.
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