Verb – Applaud 1 : to strike the hands together over and over to show approval or praise (no object) The audience stood and applauded (=clapped) at the end of the show. (+ object) Everyone applauded the graduates as they Read More …
Verb – Applaud 1 : to strike the hands together over and over to show approval or praise (no object) The audience stood and applauded (=clapped) at the end of the show. (+ object) Everyone applauded the graduates as they Read More …
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 …
Verb – Deny (+ object) 1 a : to say that something is not true He denied the report that he would be quitting his job. She denies all the charges that have been made against her. I don’t deny Read More …
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 …
Idiom > Up to par good enough : as good as expected or wanted She was checking to see if his work was up to par. — usually used in negative statements His course work is not up to par. Read More …
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 …
(no object) informal to spend more money than usual on something for yourself You should let yourself splurge once in a while. — often + on We decided to splurge on a bottle of good wine for dinner. — splurge Read More …
(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 legal/official/historical documents An important classified document has Read More …