Category: Nouns

1 : (count) : a lump of something There’s a gob of gum stuck to the bottom of my shoe. 2 : gobs (plural) US, informal : a large amount of something They make gobs of money. She wore gobs Read More …

formal a large amount of something (singular) — often + of a profusion of flowers/colors (noncount) The flowers grow in profusion.

(count) 1 : a business deal : an occurrence in which goods, services, or money are passed from one person, account, etc., to another business/commercial transactions The entire transaction took place over the phone. a real estate transaction a record Read More …

(noncount) a hard, strong material that is used for building and made by mixing cement, sand, and broken rocks with water slabs of concrete

(count) a female friend or relative who helps a bride at her wedding I was a bridesmaid in my sister’s wedding.

(count) 1 US : a building on a school campus that has rooms where students can live a college dormitory (=dorm, residence hall) 2 : a large room with many beds where people can sleep Guests at the camp can Read More …

(count) a performer who is able to speak in a way that makes it appear that the words are being said by a large doll (called a dummy)

(count) 1 : a type of loose rubber sandal She wore flip-flops to the beach. He wore his flip-flops with socks. 2 : chiefly US, informal : a sudden change of opinion a politician accused of doing flip-flops on important Read More …

1 : a decoration on a surface made by pressing small pieces of colored glass or stone into a soft material that then hardens to make pictures or patterns (count) a church decorated with old mosaics (noncount) a picture done Read More …

1 a : (count) : something (such as a building or large piece of equipment) that is built for a specific purpose a large manufacturing facility a new sewage-treatment facility The injured child was rushed to a medical facility. (=a Read More …