newt
pronunciation
How to pronounce newt in British English:
UK [njuːt]
How to pronounce newt in American English:
US [nuːt]
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- Noun:
- small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia
Word Origin
- newt
- newt: see nickname
- newt (n.)
- early 15c., misdivision of an ewte (see N for other examples), from Middle English evete (see eft). "Eft, though now only provincial, is strictly the correct form" [Century Dictionary].
Example
- 1. The medicare reform process characterises newt gingrich 's style .
- 2. Then newt gingrich shared a secret : if you say you might run , people will listen to your ideas .
- 3. They even renamed newt 's plan the contract on america .
- 4. A rough-skinned newt one of the garter 's favorite bits of prey can contain enough tetrodotoxin to kill seven humans .
- 5. The nationalization of midterm elections was newt gingrich 's major contribution to modern electioneering .