Noun – Corsage (count) a flower or small group of flowers that a woman sometimes wears on her clothing or attached to her wrist on special occasions (such as weddings)
Verb – Necessitate When you think of how something “necessary” is needed, and how a “necessity” is a thing that you need, then it makes sense that they both trace back to the Latin necesse, meaning “unavoidable,” or more literally, Read More …
Noun – Parade (count) 1 : a public celebration of a special day or event that usually includes many people and groups moving down a street by marching or riding in cars or on special vehicles (called floats) the annual Read More …
Noun – Bud (count) 1 : a small part that grows on a plant and develops into a flower, leaf, or new branch The bush has plenty of buds but no flowers yet. flower buds If a plant is in Read More …
Noun – Living 1 (count) : a way of earning money : the money that someone needs to pay for housing, food, etc. — usually singular His investments provide him with a good living. (=provide him with enough money to Read More …
Adjective – Flexible 1 : capable of bending or being bent flexible branches swaying in the breeze a material that is both strong and flexible She’s been doing exercises to become stronger and more flexible. 2 a : easily changed Read More …
Idiom – Catch some rays In informal English, if you catch some rays, catch a few rays, soak up a few rays, etc., you sit or lie in the sun. I’m going to the beach to catch some rays. (=to Read More …
(+ object) 1 a : to fasten (something) with pegs Is the tent pegged down all the way? (Brit) She was outside pegging the laundry to the clothesline. b : to put a peg into (something) He pegged the boards. Read More …