Verb – Clamber This word probably comes from “climb,” in the same way that “chatter” comes from “chat” and “glimmer” comes from “gleam.” To clamber, literally, is to climb in an awkward, effortful way, often with hands and feet. And Read More …
Verb – Clamber This word probably comes from “climb,” in the same way that “chatter” comes from “chat” and “glimmer” comes from “gleam.” To clamber, literally, is to climb in an awkward, effortful way, often with hands and feet. And Read More …
Good Grief & For Goodness’ Sake When you learn English, I recommend learning phrases and not just individual words. When you just study individual words, it’s hard to put them together into a phrase – but when you study phrases, Read More …
Noun – Ice Master 1. A naval officer or pilot who has special experience in navigating vessels in icy waterways. 2. A person responsible for maintaining the ice at a skating rink or similar location. I was walking along the Read More …
Noun – Panorama (count) 1 : a full and wide view of something — usually singular You can see a panorama of the entire bay from here. 2 a : a way of showing or telling something that includes a Read More …
Adjective – Radiant 1. sending out light; shining or glowing brightly. “a bird with radiant green and red plumage” Similar: shining, bright, illuminated, lit, lighted, brilliant, gleaming, glowing, ablaze, luminous, luminescent, lustrous, incandescent, glittering, sparkling, coruscating, dazzling, flashing, shimmering, glowy, Read More …
Noun – Colony (count) 1 a: an area that is controlled by or belongs to a country and is usually far away from it Massachusetts was one of the original 13 British colonies that later became the United States. a Read More …
Verb – Swipe 1 : to reach toward and try to hit (something) with a swinging motion [+ object] The cat swiped the dog across the nose. — usually + at The cat swiped at the dog. 2 [+ object] Read More …
Adjective – Rococo Above is a room in a German palace. It’s decorated in the rococo style: a kind of extremely detailed, highly ornamented way of designing furniture, rooms, ceilings, and entire buildings that was popular in Europe in the Read More …