Noun – Eve (count) 1 literary : EVENING one pleasant summer’s eve “…from noon to dewy eve…” — John Milton, Paradise Lost (1667) 2 : the evening or the day before a special day — usually singular New Year’s Eve Read More …
Noun > Eve
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Adjective > Aerobic
Adjective – Aerobic 1 of exercise : strengthening the heart and lungs by making them work hard for several minutes or more aerobic exercises like running and swimming an aerobic workout 2 technical : using oxygen aerobic organisms such as Read More …
Verb > Displease
Noun > Anomaly
Noun – Anomaly “Anomaly” comes through Latin, but it has Greek roots. You can see how it literally means “(something that’s) not the same.” The “a-” part means “not,” and the “nom” part comes from homos, “same.” An anomaly is Read More …
Adjective > Abandoned
Adjective – Abandoned 1 a : left without needed protection or care an abandoned baby b : left by the owner an abandoned house/car c : no longer held or thought of : given up abandoned (=forsaken) hopes/dreams 2 (more Read More …
Verb > Pad
Verb – Pad (+ object) 1 : to cover or fill (something) with soft material especially to protect it or make it more comfortable He padded the inside of the box with cloth and crumpled newspaper. She used a cushion Read More …
Adverb > Under way
Adverb – Under way 1 : in or into motion The train has had to stop briefly, but it should be under way again soon. The ship finally got under way. (=began sailing) 2 : happening now Preparations for their Read More …
Noun & Verb > Sluice
Noun & Verb – Sluice In Latin, excludere means “to shut out” or “to close off.” This excludere eventually gave us the word “exclude,” as well as the word we’re checking out right now: “sluice.” A sluice, literally speaking, is Read More …
Noun > Crease
Noun – Crease 1 a (count) : a line or mark made by folding, pressing, or crushing something (such as cloth or a piece of paper) He ironed his pants to make the creases sharp. a crease in the paper Read More …
