Noun > Time-out 1 : a short period of time during a sports event when the game stops and the players rest or talk to their coach (count) The coach asked for a time-out to talk to her players. The Read More …
Noun > Time-out
Category: Nouns
Noun > Debacle
Noun > Debacle Think of a frozen river, and how the ice bars the water from moving. In Latin, bacculare literally meant “to unbar.” Now imagine the ice in the river melting in spring: the river has been unbarred, or Read More …
Noun > Bric-a-brac
Noun > Debt
Noun > Debt 1 : (count) : an amount of money that you owe to a person, bank, company, etc. He is trying to pay off gambling debts. The company has run up huge debts. Their debts are piling up. Read More …
Noun > Casserole
Noun > Casserole 1 : food (such as meat, noodles, and vegetables) baked together and served in a deep dish [count] a seafood casserole [noncount] I made tuna casserole for dinner. 2 : [count] : a deep dish used for Read More …
Noun > Assortment
Noun > Antipathy
Noun > Antipathy If we have sympathy for others, we feel for them: our feelings are aligned with them. But if we have antipathy for others, we feel against them. The word “antipathy” has roots that mean “feeling against.” Someone’s Read More …
Noun > Core
Noun > Core 1 : the central part of a fruit (such as an apple) that contains the seeds an apple core 2 : the central part of something the core of a golf ball The pads have a foam Read More …
Noun > Platter
Noun > Platter (count) 1 a : a large plate that is used for serving food and especially meat a silver platter 1 b : the food that is served on a platter large platters of hot turkey and ham Read More …
