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1 : to bring (someone or something) back to a normal, healthy condition after an illness, injury, drug problem, etc. [+ object] The clinic rehabilitates drug addicts. He’s still rehabilitating the knee he injured last summer. They try to rehabilitate horses that have suffered injuries. [no object] Read More …
A student asked me, “Is there a difference between finish and finish up?” The answer is no. There’s no difference in meaning. I’ll be home soon, I just need to finish a few things at the office. I’ll be home soon, I just need to finish Read More …
The word “circumscribe” has Latin roots that mean “written around.” To circumscribe something is to encircle it, to draw a circle around it, or, more figuratively, to limit it in a narrow way, as if you’re drawing a tight, strict circle around it. Read More …
phrasal verb 1 : ring (something) up or ring up (something) : to use a special machine (called a cash register) to calculate the cost of (something, such as goods or services) The cashier rang up our purchases. 2 : to achieve (something) The Read More …
[+ object] 1 : to produce (something) or cause (something) to be produced windmills used to generate electricity generate heat This business should generate a lot of revenue. 2 : to be the cause of or reason for (something, such as interest or excitement) His theories have generated a Read More …
When some vehicle (like a car, a boat, or a helicopter) moves forward, the current flowing behind it is a slipstream: a current of air or water that follows closely behind that moving vehicle. Figuratively, a slipstream is something that seems to flow Read More …
Umbrage is a feeling of being annoyed, offended, and/or angry. Pronunciation: UM bridge Part of speech: Noun, the uncountable kind: “he took umbrage at her remark,” “she channels her umbrage into her art.” Other forms: umbrageous, umbrageously, umbrageousness How to use it: This word is formal and serious. Read More …
a terrible disaster [count] The oil spill was an environmental catastrophe. Experts fear a humanitarian catastrophe if food isn’t delivered to the refugees soon. global/nuclear/economic catastrophe [noncount] an area on the brink of catastrophe — catastrophic kætəˈstrɑːfɪk adjective [more catastrophic; most catastrophic] The effect of the war on the Read More …
