1 wear (someone) out or wear out (someone) : to make (someone) tired All that work in the yard yesterday really wore me out. She was worn out (=exhausted) from exercising. 2 wear out or wear (something) out or wear Read More …
Verb > Wear out
Category: Verbs
Verb > Faze
This word might have come from an Old English one meaning “to drive away.” When something fazes you, it bothers you and makes you visibly worried, scared, confused, or embarrassed. Pronunciation: FAZE (rhymes with “daze” and “ways”) Part of speech: Read More …
Verb > Anaesthetize
With Greek roots that mean “without feeling” or “without sensation,” the word “anesthesia” means “a loss of the ability to feel.” Often this is literal: before you get surgery, you get either general anaesthesia, so that you’re asleep and you Read More …
Verb > Steep
to put (something) in a liquid for a period of time (+ object) Steep the tea for three minutes. (no object) The tea steeped for five minutes. steep in (phrasal verb) 1 steep (someone) in (something) : to make (someone) Read More …
Verb > Skylark
A lark, or a skylark, is a kind of high-flying songbird. Figuratively, a lark is a spree, a silly game, or a playful adventure. And to lark, or to skylark, is to play around, often in a loud, silly, or Read More …
Verb > Plummet
(no object) 1 always followed by an adverb or preposition : to fall suddenly straight down especially from a very high place The acrobat plummeted into the net. The car plummeted to the bottom of the canyon. The satellite plummeted Read More …
Verb > Refurbish
Verb > Kindle
To kindle a fire is to get it started, to light it. (And if we’re talking about rabbits, they kindle their young, meaning they give birth to them. Either way, the idea is about creating something, bringing something into being.) Read More …
Verb > Pose
1 (+ object) : to be or create (a possible threat, danger, problem, etc.) Smog poses a threat to our health. (=smog threatens our health) His careless behavior poses a hazard to others. (=his careless behavior is dangerous to others) Read More …
Verb > Howl
1 [no object] of a dog, wolf, etc. : to make a long, loud cry that sounds sad The dogs were howling at the moon. 2 [no object] of the wind : to make a long, loud sound The wind Read More …