aliens 1 of 2

verb

Definition of aliensnext
present tense third-person singular of alien
1
as in angers
to cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaring such angry outbursts will rapidly alien any friends you might possibly have left

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2
as in transfers
to give over the legal possession or ownership of the couple plans to alien the adjoining house lot to their eldest son

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aliens

2 of 2

noun

plural of alien
as in foreigners

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  1. foreigners
  2. strangers
  3. assigns
  4. conveys
  5. outsiders
Noun
  • Mali is one of the world’s great musical cradles, and its sounds have been beguiling foreigners ever since the medieval explorer Ibn Battuta provided the only surviving eyewitness account of the empire.
    Eliot Stein, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Exporters because the dollar will be stronger and foreigners will retaliate.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of foreigners
Noun
  • My pal Meredith Blake talked with Adams not long ago about the movie, which has, by its nature, prompted a number of conversations with the actor’s friends and family, as well as complete strangers.
    Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
  • There’s a complete lack of self-consciousness in Mother’s wolfing down handfuls of meatloaf or playfully woofing at strangers in public, and that’s matched by what Adams is doing to bring this woman to life.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of strangers
Verb
  • Hoyt assigns his Cavalry reenactors to pick Native American chiefs and give presentations on them.
    Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Hashing is a term that applies to the practice of passing passwords through a one-way cryptographic algorithm that assigns a long string of characters that’s unique for each unique input of plaintext.
    Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2024
Definition of assigns
Verb
  • Her imagery vividly conveys a sense of discomfort and awkwardness, evoking the emotional experiences of her younger self.
    Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
  • It is edited down to a few minutes in the film but still conveys what has become a regular occurrence in Dion’s life.
    Fred Topel, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of conveys
Noun
  • While ministers in Kabul appear keen to engage with the international community, Taliban leaders in Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second city, are unwilling to liaise with outsiders, Chatham House says.
    Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Senior leadership and ground crew of Boeing have a detailed awareness of the operational difficulties that outsiders sometimes overlook.
    Jim Osman, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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