Noun > Place setting (count} a set of dishes, knives, forks, etc., that are put on a table for one person Please lay another place setting for our guest.
Verb > Hang out 1 informal : to be or stay somewhere for a period of time without doing much The gang hangs out at the corner store. Our dog spends all his time hanging out (=hanging around) on the Read More …
Noun > Humanitarian (count) a person who works to make other people’s lives better She has been recognized as a great humanitarian for her efforts to end world hunger. — humanitarian adjective, always used before a noun humanitarian efforts humanitarian Read More …
Verb > Distill Sometimes the Oxford English Dictionary gets poetic. It defines our word distill as “to extract the quintessence of.” I love that: when you’re distilling something, you’re drawing out its quintessence: the parts of it that are purest, Read More …
Noun > Contrast 1 (count) : something that is different from another thing — + to Today’s weather is quite a contrast to yesterday’s. (=today’s weather is very different from yesterday’s weather) 2 : a difference between people or things Read More …
Noun > Hurdle 1 a (count) : one of a series of barriers to be jumped over in a race 1 b the hurdles : a race in which runners must jump over hurdles He won a medal in the Read More …
Verb > Lounge (no object) to sit or lie in a relaxed way She was lounging on the sofa. lounging in bed to spend time resting or relaxing He was lounging by the pool all afternoon. lounging at the bar Read More …