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Verb > Shoehorn to force (something or someone) into a small space, a short period of time, etc. A parking garage has been shoehorned between the buildings. She’s trying to shoehorn a year’s worth of classes into a single semester. Read More …
Verb > Embellish (+ object) to decorate (something) by adding special details and features : to make (something) more appealing or attractive a book embellished with colorful illustrations He embellished his speech with a few quotations. (humorous) I didn’t lie, Read More …
Verb > Bring up 1 bring (someone) up or bring up (someone) : to take care of and teach (a child who is growing up) I was born and brought up (=raised, reared) in Chicago. My grandparents brought me up Read More …
Verb > Owe 1 : to need to pay or repay money to a person, bank, business, etc. (+ object) I still owe money on the car. (=I have not yet paid back all the money I borrowed to buy Read More …
Verb > Aspire (no object) to want to have or achieve something (such as a particular career or level of success) — often + to Both young men aspire to careers in medicine. (=both young men want to have careers Read More …
Verb > Tear down to completely destroy (something, such as a building or wall) They tore down the old hospital and built a new one. We’re planning to tear down the wall between the kitchen and the dining room. – Read More …
Verb > Dole out phrasal verb dole out (something) also dole (something) out to give (something) to people She is always doling out advice on relationships. The organization has doled out millions of dollars in grants. The nurse doles the Read More …
Verb > Discombobulate Our word “discombobulate” is only a few hundreds years old. It probably arose as a slangy, silly version of a word like “disconcert” (meaning “to bother, to confuse, to throw someone out of whack”). When something discombobulates Read More …
Verb > Tweak (+ object) 1 : to change (something) slightly in order to improve it : to make small adjustments to (something) The company may have to tweak (=adjust) its image. Our software developers are tweaking (=fine-tuning) the program. Read More …
