hummer

noun

ˈhə-mər How to pronounce hummer (audio)
Definition of hummernext
1
as in powerhouse
an ambitious person who eagerly goes after what is desired he's a real hummer when it comes to getting new clients for his advertising agency

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2
as in beauty
something very good of its kind this is the author's first mystery novel, and it's a hummer

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  1. powerhouse
  2. beauty
  3. dream
  4. wonder
  5. marvel
  6. daisy
  7. phenomenon
  8. sweetheart
Noun
  • Mya Hooten, Minnesota: A three-time Big Ten champion on floor exercise, Hooten is a powerhouse who brings sass to her fun choreography and knows how to nail a landing.
    Tess DeMeyer, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Working with songwriters Isaac Hayes and David Porter and often with Booker T. and the MG’s as their backup band, Sam and Dave soon became one of Stax’s powerhouses; Moore was the gregarious showman, while Prater took a secondary, low-key role.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of powerhouse
Noun
  • This series covers food and beverages, personal care, beauty, household care, home goods, baby and kids, pets and so much more.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Over the past few years Liberty has been investing in the store and upgrading its fashion and beauty offer.
    Samantha Conti, WWD, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of beauty
Noun
  • Mercurial, vengeful and fixated on forming a safe space for Mormons, Brigham Young stops at nothing to see his dream realized.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Fall asleep and dream about being slowly forced, as if by some mechanized peristalsis, through the digestive tract of a huge synthetic worm that then deposits me into a lightless industrial kitchen.
    Jay Katsir, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of dream
Noun
  • The night sky will reveal stunning sights such as the craters of the Moon, the majestic rings of Saturn, the swirling bands of Jupiter, and other astronomical wonders.
    Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
  • To the boy wonder of American capitalism, the estate represented much more than an investment, though.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of wonder
Noun
  • Defence Mattias Ekholm — 91 The veteran defenceman remains a marvel on defence for the Oilers.
    Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The parade floats are a marvel of state-of-the-art technology tucked away beneath flowers and other all-natural materials.
    Jennie Key, The Enquirer, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of marvel
Noun
  • The bouquet includes daisies, cornflowers, eucalyptus, roses, orchids, a waterlily dahlia, and more, all in pretty pastel hues of pink, orange, green, and blue.
    Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Much in demand for her joyful fashion prints and clever sense of color, Birtwell’s talent has always been her ability to mix vibrant prints of different scales, freely weaving childlike splashy daisies with more geometric abstract squiggles in exuberant colorways.
    Emma Baxter-Wright, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of daisy
Noun
  • The key to this phenomenon is that the video participants don’t know they are being captured for posterity.
    Michael Ashley, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • In 2020, Baena wrote, directed, and produced Horse Girl, an offbeat psychological drama starring Brie as an odd introvert who experiences a series of inexplicable phenomena.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of phenomenon
Noun
  • The couple maintains a private relationship but occasionally shares moments of support, like when Hedison congratulated her sweetheart on her 2021 Golden Globe win.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Sera and Dustin Young welcomed a child a year ago — now their lives are transformed after Dustin received a terminal diagnosis Comments Sera and Dustin Young were high school sweethearts, and not long ago, welcomed their first child together, son Tex.
    Ashley Vega, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of sweetheart
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