n.
1.a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland
2.a group of animals of the same type living together
3.one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States
4.a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
5.(microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell
Idiom of the Day
knock on wood
to knock on something made of wood to keep from having bad luck
I do not think that I will lose my job - knock on wood.