Category: Nouns

Noun – Respect 1 : a feeling of admiring someone or something that is good, valuable, important, etc. (noncount) He has earned/gained/won their respect. The soldier saluted as a sign of respect. Despite our differences, I have enormous respect for Read More …

Noun – Tablecloth (count) a cloth that is placed on a table before other objects are placed on it

Noun – Mass transit (noncount) chiefly US the system that is used for moving large numbers of people on buses, trains, etc. The mayor is trying to encourage more commuters to use mass transit in order to alleviate traffic in Read More …

Noun – Intention (count) the thing that you plan to do or achieve : an aim or purpose She announced her intention to run for governor. He seemed to think that I was trying to cause problems, but that was Read More …

Noun – Dearth The Old English deore, meaning “costly or precious,” eventually gave us the word “dear.” And the related Old English word derthe, meaning “a scarcity of food,” gave us the English “dearth.” “Dearth” originally meant “dearness or costliness.” Read More …

Noun – Bubble gum (noncount) a type of gum that you chew and that can be blown into large bubbles

Noun – Clangor In Latin, clangere means “to ring, or to resound,” and in Greek, klange means “a sharp sound.” Clangere and klange were probably formed by imitating the sound of a bell, a bird, or a trumpet. And they Read More …

Noun – Caricature (count) 1 : a drawing that makes someone look funny or foolish because some part of the person’s appearance is exaggerated An artist was doing caricatures in the park. 2 : someone or something that is very Read More …