QUIZ
THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?
Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.
Question 1 of 7
In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…
Origin of invert
synonym study for invert
2. See reverse.
OTHER WORDS FROM invert
in·vert·i·ble, adjectivenon·in·vert·ed, adjectiveun·in·vert·ed, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use invert in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for invert
invert
verb (ɪnˈvɜːt)
to turn or cause to turn upside down or inside out
(tr) to reverse in effect, sequence, direction, etc
(tr) phonetics
- to turn (the tip of the tongue) up and back
- to pronounce (a speech sound) by retroflexion
logic to form the inverse of a categorial proposition
noun (ˈɪnvɜːt)
psychiatry
- a person who adopts the role of the opposite sex
- another word for homosexual
architect
- the lower inner surface of a drain, sewer, etcCompare soffit (def. 2)
- an arch that is concave upwards, esp one used in foundations
Derived forms of invert
invertible, adjectiveinvertibility, nounWord Origin for invert
C16: from Latin invertere, from in- ² + vertere to turn
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