Old Man and the sea glossary
Old Man and the Sea Glossary.
1 Rigel: a supergiant, multiple star, usually the brightest star in the constellation Orion.
2 Plankton: the usually microscopic animal and plant life found floating or drifting in the ocean or in bodies of fresh water, used as food by nearly all aquatic animals.
3 Guanabacoa: one of the oldest European settlements in Cuba; now part of the urban conglomerate of present-day Havana.
4 Gaff: a large, strong hook on a pole, or a barbed spear, used in landing large fish.
5 Dentuso: (Spanish) big-toothed; (in Cuba) a particularly voracious and frightening species of shark with rows of large, sharp teeth; here, a descriptive term for the mako shark.
6 Albacore: a tuna with unusually long pectoral fins, important as a game and food fish in all warm seas.
7 Coagulate:To congeal, as a fluid.
8 Filament:A long, slender series of attached cells, as in some algae and fungi.
9 Phosphorescence:The persistent emission of light without burning, following exposure to radiations.
10 Sargasso Weed:Any seaweed of the genus Sargassum, commonly known as gulfweed.
11 Scythe:An agricultural tool with a long, curving blade fastened at an angle to a handle.
12 Tern:An aquatic bird related to a gull but usually with a more slender body and bill, and smaller feet.
13 Gaunt:very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
14 Thole:a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
15 Fathom:a linear unit of measurement for water depth
16 Iridescent:varying in color when seen in different lights
17 Carapace:hard outer covering or case of certain organisms
18 Mysticism:obscure or irrational thought
19 Myriad:a large indefinite number
20 Astern:at, near, or toward the stern of a ship or airplane
21 Malignancy:quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will
22 Sustenance:a source of materials to nourish the body
23 Annul:cancel officially
24 Grippe:an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
25 Relic:something of sentimental value
1 Rigel: a supergiant, multiple star, usually the brightest star in the constellation Orion.
2 Plankton: the usually microscopic animal and plant life found floating or drifting in the ocean or in bodies of fresh water, used as food by nearly all aquatic animals.
3 Guanabacoa: one of the oldest European settlements in Cuba; now part of the urban conglomerate of present-day Havana.
4 Gaff: a large, strong hook on a pole, or a barbed spear, used in landing large fish.
5 Dentuso: (Spanish) big-toothed; (in Cuba) a particularly voracious and frightening species of shark with rows of large, sharp teeth; here, a descriptive term for the mako shark.
6 Albacore: a tuna with unusually long pectoral fins, important as a game and food fish in all warm seas.
7 Coagulate:To congeal, as a fluid.
8 Filament:A long, slender series of attached cells, as in some algae and fungi.
9 Phosphorescence:The persistent emission of light without burning, following exposure to radiations.
10 Sargasso Weed:Any seaweed of the genus Sargassum, commonly known as gulfweed.
11 Scythe:An agricultural tool with a long, curving blade fastened at an angle to a handle.
12 Tern:An aquatic bird related to a gull but usually with a more slender body and bill, and smaller feet.
13 Gaunt:very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
14 Thole:a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
15 Fathom:a linear unit of measurement for water depth
16 Iridescent:varying in color when seen in different lights
17 Carapace:hard outer covering or case of certain organisms
18 Mysticism:obscure or irrational thought
19 Myriad:a large indefinite number
20 Astern:at, near, or toward the stern of a ship or airplane
21 Malignancy:quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will
22 Sustenance:a source of materials to nourish the body
23 Annul:cancel officially
24 Grippe:an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
25 Relic:something of sentimental value