Noun > Rake (count) a tool that has a series of metal, wooden, or plastic pieces at the end of a long handle and that is used to gather leaves, break apart soil, make ground smooth, etc. a leaf rake
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Noun > Crate
Noun > Crate (count) 1 a : a large wooden or plastic box used for moving things from one place to another The bear arrived at the zoo in a crate. packing/shipping crates crates of apples/equipment 1 b : a Read More …
Noun > Debacle
Noun > Debacle Think of a frozen river, and how the ice bars the water from moving. In Latin, bacculare literally meant “to unbar.” Now imagine the ice in the river melting in spring: the river has been unbarred, or Read More …
Noun > Antipathy
Noun > Antipathy If we have sympathy for others, we feel for them: our feelings are aligned with them. But if we have antipathy for others, we feel against them. The word “antipathy” has roots that mean “feeling against.” Someone’s Read More …
Noun > Ruse
Noun – Ruse We took the word “ruse” from French, but you can trace it all the way back to a Latin word meaning “to reject or oppose.” Imagine you’re hunting a deer. She wants to throw you off her Read More …
Noun > Spread
Noun – Spread 1 (noncount) : growth or increase that causes something to cover a larger area, affect a larger number of people, etc. — often + of We need to slow the spread of the disease/virus. the spread of Read More …
Noun > Eccentricity
Noun – Eccentricity The word “eccentric” comes through Latin, but it has Greek roots that mean “out of the center.” Originally, an eccentric circle was one that didn’t have the same center as some other particular circle. And an eccentric Read More …
Noun > Foyer
Noun > Anomaly
Noun – Anomaly “Anomaly” comes through Latin, but it has Greek roots. You can see how it literally means “(something that’s) not the same.” The “a-” part means “not,” and the “nom” part comes from homos, “same.” An anomaly is Read More …
Noun > Crease
Noun – Crease 1 a (count) : a line or mark made by folding, pressing, or crushing something (such as cloth or a piece of paper) He ironed his pants to make the creases sharp. a crease in the paper Read More …