coined

[koind] / kɔɪnd /

VERB

create, invent

Synonyms

STRONG

brainstorm compose conceive contrive counterfeit fabricate forge formulate frame manufacture mint mold originate spark spitball stamp strike

WEAK

dream up head trip make up make up off the top of one's head think up trump up

Antonyms

STRONG

demolish destroy ruin stop wreck

Example Sentences

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Groined, having angular curves made by the intersection of two arches.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

Wild music oozes from Arched ceilings, caked with white Groined pearl; and floors like mythic shores That sing to seas of light.

From Days and Dreams Poems by Cawein, Madison J.

Groined: Groined arches are formed by the intersection of two arches crossing at any angle, forming a ribbed vault; a characteristic feature of Gothic architecture.

From The Vision of Sir Launfal And Other Poems by James Russell Lowell; Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Julian W. Abernethy, PH.D. by Lowell, James Russell