Noun – Ornament 1 (count) : a small, fancy object that is put on something else to make it more attractive She wore a hair ornament. (US) the hood ornament on a car (=a small metal figure on the front Read More …
Noun > Ornament
Category: Англійська щодня
Idiom > On pins and needles
Verb > Shrug
Verb – Shrug to raise and lower your shoulders usually to show that you do not know or care about something (no object) I asked if he wanted to go out to dinner, and he just shrugged. (+ object) He Read More …
Noun > Multiplicity
Noun – Multiplicity We took the word “multiplicity” from a Latin one meaning “a state of being many times as great in number.” More literally, its roots mean “something with many folds.” In English, a multiplicity of things is a Read More …
Noun > Approval
Noun – Approval 1 (noncount) : the belief that something or someone is good or acceptable : a good opinion of someone or something children who never gained/won their parents’ approval He nodded in full approval of their decision. (=he Read More …
Noun > Gravity
Noun – Gravity 1. the force that attracts a body towards the centre of the earth, or towards any other physical body having mass. the degree of intensity of gravity, measured by acceleration. 2. extreme importance; seriousness. crimes of the Read More …
Noun > Ditch
Noun > Compass
Noun – Compass 1 (count) : a device that is used to find direction by means of a needle that always points north He always carries a compass when he walks in the woods. Guests arrived from all points of Read More …
Adjective > Rugged
Adjective – Rugged 1 : having a rough, uneven surface the rugged surface of the moon She did a painting of the region’s rugged coastline. 2 : of a man’s face : having rough but attractive features People are attracted Read More …
Verb > Quarrel
Verb – Quarrel (no object) to argue about or disagree with something The children quarrel all the time. She and her husband are always quarreling about/over money. I don’t want to quarrel with you. I won’t quarrel (=disagree) with your Read More …