Phrasal Verb > Pick out 1 a : pick (something) out or pick out (something) : to choose or select (the best or most appropriate person or thing) from a group It took him an hour to pick out [=pick] Read More …
Phrasal Verb > Pick out 1 a : pick (something) out or pick out (something) : to choose or select (the best or most appropriate person or thing) from a group It took him an hour to pick out [=pick] Read More …
Adverb > Partially somewhat but not completely : to some extent or in some degree : PARTLY I guess I’m partially responsible for what happened. He only partially explained his reason for leaving. The building was partially destroyed in the Read More …
Noun > Transparency 1 (noncount) : the quality of being transparent: such as a : the quality that makes it possible to see through something the transparency of a piece of glass b : the quality that makes something obvious Read More …
Verb > Uproot (+ object) 1 : to pull (a plant and its root) completely out of the ground uproot a vine Many trees were uprooted by the storm. 2 : to remove (something) completely Will we ever be able Read More …
Phrasal Verb > Prop up 1 : prop up (something) or prop (something) up : to stop (something) from falling or slipping by placing something under or against it We propped up the fence with long boards. 2 : prop Read More …
Adjective > Elusive 1 : hard to find or capture elusive creatures The solution remains elusive. The truth may prove elusive. 2 : hard to understand, define, or remember an elusive concept/idea/name — elusively adverb — elusiveness noun (noncount) the Read More …
Vocabulary > What is the difference between wide and broad? Something that is wide or broad measures a large distance from one side to the other. You can say that something such as a street or river is wide. Broad Read More …