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Verb > Drub

13/04/2021 frank

Verb – Drub 1 : to beat severely 2 : to berate critically 3 : to defeat decisively Sportswriters often use drub, but the term’s history reveals that it wasn’t always a sporting word. When drub was first used in Read More …

Noun > Vegan

13/04/2021 frank

Noun – Vegan (count) a person who does not eat any food that comes from animals and who often also does not use animal products (such as leather)

Adjective > Dyed-in-the-wool

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Adjective – Dyed-in-the-wool always used before a noun, often disapproving having very strong beliefs, opinions, etc., that you are not willing to change He is known as a dyed-in-the-wool conservative.

Verb > Ebb

11/04/2021 frank

Verb – Ebb This very old word comes from Old English. To ebb is to flow back, to flow backward, to fade away, or to become less. Part of speech: Often a verb, the intransitive kind: “their energy was ebbing,” Read More …

Noun > Vendetta

09/04/2021 frank

Noun – Vendetta 1 : a feud between different clans or families : blood feud 2 : an often prolonged series of retaliatory, vengeful, or hostile acts or exchange of such acts Examples of VENDETTA “In the pilot episode of Read More …

Adjective > spic-and-span

09/04/2021 frank

Adjective – spic-and-span very clean and neat He keeps the house spic-and-span.

Verb > Hang out

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Verb – Hang out 1 informal : to be or stay somewhere for a period of time without doing much The gang hangs out at the corner store. Our dog spends all his time hanging out (=hanging around ) on Read More …

Noun > Hub

08/04/2021 frank

Noun – Hub (count) 1 : the central and most active part or place the hub of the city The island is a major tourist hub. (=a place where many tourists go) She was at the hub of all the Read More …

Verb > Gamble

07/04/2021 frank

Verb – Gamble 1 (no object) : to play a game in which you can win or lose money or possessions : to bet money or other valuable things I like to gamble. He’s been drinking and gambling heavily. gambling Read More …

Idiom > Fly high

07/04/2021 frank

Idiom – Fly high (informal) 1 : to be very happy and excited She was flying high after her excellent exam results. 2 : to be very successful After some difficult years, the company is flying high again.