New Words
@lingobites
mag‧ni‧tude /ˈmæɡnɪtjuːd $ -tuːd/ noun
a number that shows the power of an earthquake
The 8.2-magnitude earthquake was stronger than the 1985 quake that killed thousands and destroyed large parts of Mexico City.
ˈchewing gum noun
a type of sweet that you chew for a long time but do not swallow
It was near the point of collision between three tectonic plates, the Cocos, the Caribbean and the North American.
col‧li‧sion /kəˈlɪʒən/ noun
a crash in which two or more things or people hit each other
He told the Associated Press that his "house moved like chewing gum.