All 4 Uses of
embedded
in
The Hidden Oracle
- From the ground, Meg scooped up a frozen black peach and threw it with such force it embedded itself in the spirit's forehead, knocking him down.†
p. 58.3 *embedded = firmly within; or placed firmly within
- The arrow embedded itself up to the fletching in the ant's forehead.†
p. 256.9
- The arrow embedded itself in the packed earth with a dull thunk.†
p. 261.5
- We flattened ourselves against Mama's armored head as she smashed through the trees, leaving a thousand wooden splinters embedded in my back.†
p. 315.8
Definition:
firmly within; or placed within
in various senses, including:
- firmly stuck into -- as a thorn into a finger
- enclosed within -- as a fossil within a rock
- implanted as a part -- sometimes specifically of a reporter
- integrated in hardware -- as of a computer chip
- firmly set within -- as of a character trait