Category: Nouns

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 …

a substance that is able to flow freely : a liquid substance [count] Please check the fluids in the car’s engine. She needs to drink plenty of fluids. [noncount] Fluid leaked from the car’s engine. a bottle of yellow fluid

1 : a regular, repeated pattern of sounds or movements [count] The music has a fast/slow/steady rhythm.  [=beat] African/Caribbean rhythms — often + of the rhythm of the poetry the rhythm of his breathing the rhythm of the tides [noncount] the composer’s use of jazz rhythm He can’t play/dance in rhythm. Read More …

[count] any one of several types of fruits that have a hard shell and that are used for decoration and not for eating out of your gourd US, informal CRAZY That guy is completely out of his gourd.  [=(more commonly) out of Read More …

[noncount] 1 : the pieces that are left after something has been destroyed After the earthquake, rescuers began digging through the debris in search of survivors. Everything was covered by dust and debris. — sometimes used figuratively She sifted through the debris of her broken marriage. Read More …

[count] 1 : an object (such as a large cup or sculpture) that is given as a prize for winning a competition a golf/bowling trophy a trophy case/room 2 : something that you keep or take to show that you were successful in hunting, war, Read More …

1 [noncount] formal : the state of being famous or celebrated : FAME The actress lived a life of celebrity. 2 [count] : a person who is famous There were many celebrities at the party. She’s become something of a local celebrity.  [=someone who Read More …

[count] 1 : a long, thin mark that is a different color from its background He left streaks where he wiped the glass. The miners had streaks of coal dust on their faces. 2 : a quality that is noticeable especially because it is different from Read More …

  1 [count] : a usually neat pile : a group of things that are put one on top of the other He had arranged the letters in stacks. She took a magazine from near the top of the stack. — often + Read More …

  Noun [count] a sudden heavy rain — usually singular We got caught in a torrential downpour.