Answer to Question #205590 in English for ANDISWA

Question

explain the meaning of each of the following words; foundling, twine, coils, immortality, maid, mezmerized, pined, peered

Answer 1

A foundling is a child who's been abandoned by their parents. In literature, many characters are foundlings.

A twine refers to a strong string of two or more strands twisted together.

A coil is a thick spiral of wire through which an electrical current passes.

Immortality refers to the ability to live forever; eternal life.

A maid is a female domestic servant. A female domestic employee who cleans accommodations or does cleaning or other housework in a home.

Mezmerized is an adjective that describes being held in place by something not physically but by extreme interest in what you see or hear.

Pined is a verb meaning to suffer a mental and physical decline, especially because of a broken heart.

Peered means to look carefully or with difficulty like when no one answered the door, she peered through the window to see if anyone was there.