alien

Definition

  • noun: a person who was born in a different country and is not a citizen of the country in which he or she now lives
  • noun: a person of another family, race, or nation
  • verb: to make over (as property)
  • adjective: not familiar or like other things you have known
  • adjective: belonging or relating to another person, place, or thing
  • often + 'to'
  • synonyms: alienate, strange

Examples

  • The movie is a story about an attack on Earth by an army of 'alien' [='extraterrestrial'] monsters.

  • Honesty seems to be an 'alien' concept in that family. [=people in that family are not honest]

  • The whole idea of having a job was 'alien' [='unfamiliar, foreign'] 'to' him.

Movie quotes

  • (..) - No, it's never come up. - Saved New York? - Never heard that. - Recall that? A hostile alien army came charging through a hole in space. We're standing feet below it. We're the Avengers. We can bust arms dealers all the live long day, but... ...that up there? That's...that's the end game. (..)
    2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron
  • (..) He's fine. He's thirsty. All right. Look alive Jarvis. It's play time. We've only got a couple days with this joystick so let's make the most of it. Update me on the structural and compositional analysis. The scepter is alien. There are elements I can't quantify. So there's elements you can. (..)
    2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron