Noun – Jet lag (noncount) a tired and unpleasant feeling that you sometimes get when you travel by airplane to a place that is far away I had bad jet lag after that last trip overseas. — jet–lagged /ˈʤɛtˌlægd/ adjective Read More …
Noun > Jet lag
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Noun > Edifice
Noun – Edifice This word has Latin roots that mean “making a temple” or “making a house.” Strictly speaking, an edifice is a building that’s large and impressive, such as a church or a palace. And more loosely speaking, an Read More …
Adjective > Clairvoyant
Adjective – Clairvoyant We took this word from French, where it means “clear-sighted.” If you trace that French word back to its Latin roots, you’ll see how it ultimately comes from the Latin clarus (“clear, or loud“) and videre (“to Read More …
Noun > Clover
Noun – Clover a small plant that has usually three leaves on each stem and that usually has round flowers that are white, red, or purple (noncount) a field of clover (count) It’s good luck to find a four-leaf clover. Read More …
Noun & Adjective > Yo-Yoing
Noun & Adjective – Yo-Yoing ou know the toy: one axle, two discs, one long string that can’t wait to get hopelessly tangled. Figuratively speaking, a yo-yo is anything that moves up and down, over and over, in a jerky Read More …
Noun > Rivulet
Noun – Rivulet Like it sounds, a rivulet is a little river, or anything that reminds you of a little river because it seems to flow, trickle, or wind through something. Pronunciation: RIV yuh lut Part of speech: Noun, the Read More …
Noun > Piffling
Noun > Piffling As you breathe out, make a dismissive sound with your lips like “ppfff.” It’s a sound that says, “Whatever,” or “That’s dumb,” or “That doesn’t matter.” It’s the sound people probably had in mind when they started Read More …
Noun > Document
(count) 1 : an official paper that gives information about something or that is used as proof of something It is important to keep all of your financial documents in a safe place. legal/official/historical documents An important classified document has Read More …
