Tag: Noun

[noncount] paper that is partly used or is of poor quality but that you can use for unimportant things Please take out a piece of scrap paper and practice the math problems on the board. — called also (British) rough Read More …

[count] a very large usually roofless building that has a large open area surrounded by many rows of seats and that is used for sports events, concerts, etc.

When some vehicle (like a car, a boat, or a helicopter) moves forward, the current flowing behind it is a slipstream: a current of air or water that follows closely behind that moving vehicle. Figuratively, a slipstream is something that seems to flow Read More …

someone who is not accepted by other people He felt like a social outcast.

[noncount] a type of handwriting in which all the letters in a word are connected to each other He writes in cursive when he takes notes. — cursive adjective cursive handwriting

Umbrage is a feeling of being annoyed, offended, and/or angry. Pronunciation: UM bridge Part of speech: Noun, the uncountable kind: “he took umbrage at her remark,” “she channels her umbrage into her art.” Other forms: umbrageous, umbrageously, umbrageousness How to use it: This word is formal and serious. Read More …

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 …