This page contains all of the meanings of the words which are used in the chapter 9 of DISCOVERING FICTION. According to the story try to find the proper meanings. Although we could have done it, we just wanted to twist your arms to do it
1 swear
(1) If someone swears, they use rude or blasphemous language, often because they are angry.(2) If you swear to do something, you solemnly promise that you will do it.(3) If you swear that something is true or if you swear to it, you say very firmly that it is true.
2 stack
(1) A stack of things is a neat pile of them.(2) If you stack a number of things, you arrange them in neat piles.(3) If a place or surface is stacked with objects, it is filled with piles of them.(4) Stacks of something means a lot of it; an informal use.(5) If you say that the odds are stacked against someone, or that something they are dealing with is stacked against them, you mean that they are unlikely to succeed in what they want to do, because the conditions are not favourable.(6) If you stack things up, you arrange them in a tall pile.(7) If you ask how one person or thing stacks up against other people or things, you are asking how they compare with them; used in informal American English.
1 timetable
(1) A timetable is a schedule of the times when activities or jobs should be done.(2) A timetable is also a list of the times when trains, boats, buses, or aeroplanes arrive and depart.(3) If you timetable an event such as a meeting, you decide when it should happen, and write a timetable showing the order in which things will happen.
1 obvious
If something is obvious, you can easily see it or understand it.
1 psychiatrist
A psychiatrist is a doctor who treats people suffering from mental illness.
1 mad
(1) Someone who is mad has a mental illness which makes them have strange ideas and sometimes behave oddly.(2) You describe someone as mad when they do or say things that you think are very foolish.(3) You also use mad to describe wild, uncontrolled behaviour.(4) You can say that someone is mad when they are very angry; an informal use.(5) If you are mad about something or someone, you like them very much indeed; an informal use.(6) If you say that someone is driving you mad or that they will drive you mad, you mean that they are annoying you very much.(7) If you do something like mad, you do it very energetically or enthusiastically; an informal expression.
1 insecurity
(1) If you feel insecure, you feel that you are not good enough or are not loved.(2) Something that is insecure is not safe or protected.
1 fear
(1) Fear is the unpleasant feeling of worry that you get when you think that you are in danger or that something horrible is going to happen.(2) A fear is a thought that something unpleasant might happen or might have happened.(3) If you do not do something for fear of something happening, you do not do it because you do not wish that thing to happen.(4) If you fear someone or something, they make you feel nervous or worried; a formal use.(5) If you fear something unpleasant, you are worried that it might happen, or might have happened; a formal use.(6) If you say that you fear that something is the case, you mean that you are sorry or sad about it; a formal use.(7) If you fear for something, you worry that it might be in danger; a formal expression.
1 rest
(1) The rest of something is all that remains of it.(2) When you have been talking about one member of a group of things or people, you can refer to all the other members as the rest.(3) If you rest, you do not do anything active for a period of time.(4) If you get some rest or have a rest, you sit or lie down and do not do anything active.(5) If something such as an idea rests on a particular thing, it depends on that thing; a formal use.(6) If a responsibility or duty rests with you, you have that responsibility or duty; a formal use.(7) If something rests somewhere, its weight is supported there.(8) If your eyes rest on something, you stop looking round you and look at that thing; a literary use.(9) A rest is also an object used to support something.(10) See also rested.(11) When a moving object comes to rest, it stops.(12) If you put someone's mind at rest or set their mind at rest, you say something that stops them worrying.
1 escape
(1) If you escape from a place, you succeed in getting away from it.(2) An escape is the act of escaping from a particular place or situation.(3) You can say that you escape when you survive something such as an accident.(4) If you escape something or someone, you succeed in avoiding them.(5) An escape is a way of avoiding difficulties or responsibilities.(6) If something escapes you or escapes your attention, you do not know about it or do not remember it.(7) When a gas or liquid escapes, it leaks from a pipe or container.(8) See also fire escape.
1 wander
(1) If you wander somewhere, you walk around in a casual or aimless way.(2) If something wanders away from its usual position, it changes direction, often for no apparent reason.(3) If your mind wanders or your thoughts wander, you stop concentrating on something and start thinking about other things.(4) See also wandering.
1 point
(1) A point is something that you say or write which expresses a particular fact, idea, or opinion.(2) If you say that someone has a point, you mean that you accept that what they have said is worth considering.(3) The point of what you are saying or discussing is the most important part that provides a reason or explanation for the rest.(4) You use point in expressions such as `I don't see the point of it', `What's the point?', and `There's no point' in order to say that a particular action has no purpose or would not be useful.(5) A point is also a detail, aspect, or quality of something or someone.(6) A point is also a particular place or position where something happens.(7) You also use point to refer to a particular time or moment, or a particular stage in the development of something.(8) If something points to a particular situation, it suggests that the situation exists or is likely to occur.(9) If something points to a place or points in a particular direction, it shows where that place is or faces in that direction.(10) The points of a compass are the marks on it that show the directions, especially North, South, East, and West.(11) The point of something such as a pin, needle, or knife is the thin, sharp end of it.(12) On a railway track, the points are the levers and rails which enable a train to move from one track to another.(13) The decimal point in a number is the dot that separates the whole numbers from the fractions.(14) In some competitions and studies a point is one of the single marks that are counted to measure or compare different people and events.(15) A point is also an electric socket.(16) If you point at something, you hold out your finger or an object such as a stick to show someone where it is or to make them notice it.(17) If you point something at someone, you aim the tip or end of it towards them.(18) See also pointed, pointing.(19) If something is beside the point, it is not relevant to the subject that you are discussing.(20) If you make a point of doing something, you do it in a very obvious way and do not miss a chance to do it.(21) If you are on the point of doing something, you are just about to do it.(22) If something is true up to a point, it is partly, but not completely, true.(23) If you point out an object or place, you make people look at it or show them where it is.(24) If you point out a fact or mistake, you tell someone about it.
1 claim
(1) You use claim to report what someone says when you are not sure whether what they are saying is true.(2) A claim is something which a person says but which cannot be proved and which may be false.(3) If someone claims responsibility or credit for something, they say that they are responsible for it.(4) If you claim something such as money or property, you ask for it because you have a right to it.(5) A claim is also a demand for something that you think you have a right to.(6) If a fight or disaster claims someone's life, they are killed in it; a formal use.(7) If you have a claim on someone, you have a right to demand things from them.(8) If you lay claim to something, you say that it is yours; a formal expression.
1 temporary
Something that is temporary lasts for only a short time.
1 refuge
(1) When you seek or take refuge, you try to protect yourself from unhappiness or an unpleasant situation by behaving or thinking in a particular way.(2) To take refuge also means to try and avoid physical harm by hiding somewhere.(3) A refuge is a place where you go for safety and protection.
1 reality
(1) Reality is the real nature of everything, rather than the way someone imagines it to be.(2) The reality of a situation is the truth about it, especially when it is unpleasant.(3) If something becomes a reality, it actually exists or is actually happening.(4) You can use in reality to state the real nature of something, when it contrasts with something that is incorrect or imaginary.
1 peaceful
(1) If a place or time is peaceful, it is quiet, calm, and undisturbed.(2) Someone who feels or looks peaceful is calm and not at all worried.(3) Peaceful people are not violent and try to avoid quarrelling or fighting with other people.(4) A peaceful solution or settlement to a problem is one that results from discussion rather than from violence or armed conflict.
1 block
(1) A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.(2) A block in a town is an area of land with streets on all its sides.(3) A block of a substance is a large rectangular piece of it.(4) To block a road, channel, or pipe means to put something across or in it so that nothing can get past.(5) If something blocks your view, it prevents you from seeing something by being between you and that thing.(6) If you block something that is being arranged, you prevent it from being done.(7) See also building block, road block, stumbling block.(8) If you block out a thought, you try not to think about it.(9) If you block something up or if it blocks up, it becomes completely blocked so that nothing can get through it.
1 practically
(1) Practically means almost.(2) You also use practically to describe something which involves real actions or events rather than ideas or theories.
1 issue
(1) An issue is an important problem or subject that people are discussing or arguing about.(2) If something is the issue, it is the thing you consider to be the most important part of a situation or discussion.(3) An issue of a magazine or newspaper is a particular edition of it.(4) If someone issues a statement, they make it formally or publicly.(5) If you are issued with something or if it is issued to you, it is officially given it to you.(6) When something issues from a place, it comes out of it; a literary use.(7) The thing at issue is the thing that is being argued about.(8) If you make an issue of something, you make a fuss about it.
1 hurry
(1) If you hurry somewhere, you go there quickly.(2) If you hurry to do something, you start doing it as soon as you can.(3) If you hurry someone or something, you try to make them do something more quickly.(4) If you are in a hurry, you need to do something quickly. If you do something in a hurry, you do it quickly.(5) See also hurried.(6) If you say to someone `There's no hurry' or `I'm in no hurry', you are telling them that there is no need to do something immediately.(7) You can also say that you are in no hurry to do something when you are very unwilling to do it.(8) If you say `What's the hurry?', you want to know why something must be done quickly.(9) If you tell someone to hurry up, you are telling them to do something more quickly.(10) If you hurry something up, you make it happen faster or sooner than it would have done.
1 uptown
If you go uptown, you go away from the centre of a city towards an outer part; used in American English.
1 ordinary
(1) Something that is ordinary is not special or different in any way.(2) Something that is out of the ordinary is unusual or different.
1 guy
(1) A guy is a man; an informal word.(2) Americans sometimes address a group of people as guys or you guys; an informal word.
1 tan
(1) If you have a tan, your skin has become darker than usual because you have been in the sun.(2) Something that is tan is pale brown or golden.
1 gabardine
Gabardine is a fairly thick cloth which is used especially for making coats.
1 suit
(1) A man's suit consists of a matching jacket, trousers, and sometimes a waistcoat.(2) A woman's suit consists of a matching jacket and skirt.(3) A suit can also be a piece of clothing worn for a particular activity.(4) If a piece of clothing or a particular style or colour suits you, it makes you look attractive.(5) If you say that something suits you, you mean that it is convenient, acceptable or appropriate for you.(6) If you suit yourself, you do something just because you want to do it, without considering other people.(7) In a court of law, a suit is a legal action taken by one person against another.(8) A suit is also one of the four types of card in a set of playing cards. The four suits are hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades.(9) If people follow suit, they do what someone else has just done.
1 straw
(1) Straw is the dried, yellowish stalks from crops such as wheat or barley.(2) A straw is a thin tube of paper or plastic, which you drink through.(3) If you are clutching at straws, you are trying unusual or desperate methods to achieve something, often because other methods have failed.(4) If something is the last straw, it is the latest in a series of bad events, and makes you feel that you cannot bear any more.
1 hat
(1) A hat is a covering that you wear on your head.(2) If you say that someone is wearing a particular hat, you mean they are doing the particular job indicated at the time, although they also perform other tasks as well.(3) If something is described as old hat, it is so well known that it has become boring.(4) If you pass the hat or pass the hat round, you collect money from a group of people in order to pay for something or buy something for someone.(5) If you say that you take off your hat or take your hat off to someone, you mean that you admire them for something they have done.(6) If you throw your hat into the ring, you indicate your willingness to take up a particular challenge.
2 fancy
(1) If you fancy something, you want to have it or do it; an informal use.(2) If you fancy someone, you feel attracted to them in a sexual way; an informal use.(3) If you fancy yourself, you think that you are especially clever, attractive, or good at something; used in informal English, showing disapproval.(4) You say `fancy' when you want to express surprise; an informal use.(5) If you fancy that something is the case, you think or suppose that it is true; a formal use.(6) Something that is fancy is special, unusual, or elaborate; an informal use.(7) A fancy is an idea that is unlikely or untrue; a formal use.(8) See also fancy.(9) If you take a fancy to someone or something, you start liking them, usually for no understandable reason; an informal expression.(10) If something takes your fancy when you see or hear it, you like it; an informal expression.
1 band
(1) A band of people is a group of people who have joined together because they share an interest or belief.(2) A band is a group of musicians who play jazz, rock, or pop music. It is also a group who play brass instruments together.(3) A band is also a flat, narrow strip of cloth which you wear round your head or wrists, or round a piece of clothing.(4) A range of numbers or values within a system of measurement can also be referred to as a band.(5) If people band together, they meet and act as a group in order to try and achieve something.
1 dozen
(1) A dozen means twelve.(2) You can use dozens to refer vaguely to a large number.
1 flight
(1) A flight is a journey made by flying, especially in an aeroplane.(2) A flight is also an aeroplane carrying passengers on a particular journey.(3) Flight is the action of flying.(4) A flight of birds is a group of them flying together.(5) Flight is also the act of running away from a dangerous or unpleasant situation; a formal use.(6) A flight of steps is a row of them leading from one level to another.
1 suburban
(1) Suburban means relating to a suburb.(2) If you describe something as suburban, you mean that it is dull, conventional, and not exciting at all.
1 ducked
(1) A duck is a common water bird with short legs, webbed feet, and a large flat beak.(2) Duck refers to the meat of a duck when it is cooked and eaten.(3) If you duck, you move your head quickly downwards to avoid something that is in your way or that is going to hit you, or to avoid being seen.(4) If you duck into a place, you move there quickly, usually in order to escape danger.(5) If you duck a responsibility or duty, you avoid it.(6) See also lame duck, ducking.(7) If you duck out of something that you are supposed to do, or if you duck out, you avoid doing it.
1 arched
An arched roof, window, or doorway has a curved top.
1 doorway
A doorway is the space in a wall when a door is open.
1 corridor
(1) A corridor is a long passage in a building or train.(2) A corridor is also a strip of land that connects one country to another or gives it a route to the sea through another country.
1 lobby
(1) The lobby of a building is the main entrance area with corridors and staircases leading off it.(2) A lobby is also a group of people who try to persuade the government that something should be done.(3) If you lobby a member of a government, you try to persuade them that a particular thing should be done.
1 staircase
A staircase is a set of stairs inside a building.
1 root
(1) The roots of a plant are the parts that grow underground.(2) The root of a hair or tooth is the part beneath the skin.(3) Your roots are the place or culture that you or your family grew up in, which you have now left.(4) The root of something is its original cause or basis. Count noun here but can also be used as an attributive adjective. e.g. ...the root causes of poverty.(5) If you root through things, you search through them thoroughly.(6) See also grass roots, square root.(7) To take root means to start to grow or develop.(8) If you put down roots in a place, you begin to feel that you belong there, for example because you take part in activities there and have made a lot of friends, so that eventually you think of the place as your home.(9) If you root for someone or something, you support them and hope that they succeed in what they are trying to do.(10) If you root someone or something out, you find them and remove them from a place.
1 exit
(1) An exit is a door through which you can leave a public building.(2) An exit is also a place where traffic can leave a motorway.(3) If you make an exit from a room, you leave it; a formal expression.
1 slant
(1) Something that slants is sloping, rather than horizontal or vertical.(2) If something is on a slant, it is in a slanting position.(3) If someone slants news or information, they present it in a way that shows favour towards a particular group or opinion.(4) A particular slant on a subject is a particular way of thinking about it, especially one that is biased or prejudiced.
1 downward
(1) If you move or look downwards, you move or look towards the ground or a lower level.(2) If an amount or rate moves downwards, it decreases.
1 footstep
Your footsteps are the sounds that your feet make when you walk.
1 hollow
(1) Something that is hollow has a hole or space inside it.(2) A surface that is hollow curves inwards or downwards.(3) A hollow is an area that is lower than the surrounding surface.(4) A hollow situation or opinion has no real worth or effectiveness; a formal use.(5) If someone gives a hollow laugh, they laugh in a way that shows that they do not really find something funny.(6) A hollow sound is dull and echoing.(7) If you hollow something out, you remove the inside part of it.
1 roar
(1) If something roars, it makes a very loud noise. Verb here but can also be used as a singular noun. e.g. I could hear the roar of traffic outside.(2) If someone roars, they shout very loudly.(3) When a lion roars, it makes the loud sound typical of a lion. Verb here but can also be used as a count noun. e.g. The lion let out one of its roars.(4) See also roaring.
1 ahead
(1) If something is ahead, it is in front of you.(2) If you are ahead of someone in your work or achievements, you have made more progress than they have.(3) If a person or a team is ahead in a competition, they are winning.(4) If something happens ahead of another thing, it happens some time before the other thing.(5) Ahead also means in the future.(6) See also go-ahead.
1 booth
(1) A booth is a small area separated from a larger public area by screens or thin walls where you can do something privately, for example make a telephone call.(2) A booth is also a small tent or stall, usually at a fair, in which you can buy goods or watch some entertainment.
1 wore
Wore is the past tense of wear.
1 sleeve
(1) The sleeves of a garment are the parts that cover your arms.(2) A record sleeve is the stiff envelope in which a gramophone record is kept.(3) If you have something up your sleeve, you have an idea or plan which you have not told anyone about; an informal expression.
1 protector
A protector of someone or something is a person or device that prevents them from being harmed or damaged.
1 dim
(1) A dim place is rather dark because there is not much light in it.(2) Something that is dim is not very easy to see.(3) If your memory of something is dim, you can hardly remember it at all.(4) If you take a dim view of someone or something, you disapprove of them or have a low opinion of them.(5) If you say that someone is dim, you think they are stupid; an informal use.(6) If a light dims or if you dim it, it becomes less bright.(7) See also dimmer.
1 flickering
(1) If a light or flame flickers, it shines unsteadily. Verb here but can also be used as a count noun. e.g. ...a faint flicker of lightning.(2) A flicker of feeling is a brief experience of it.(3) If an expression flickers across your face, it appears briefly.(4) You can also say that something flickers when it moves lightly and quickly, especially up and down or backwards and forwards.
1 flame
(1) A flame is a long, pointed stream of burning gas that comes from something that is burning.(2) You can also use flame to refer to a person's or a group's spirit of resistance or to their determination to achieve something.(3) If something is in flames, it is on fire.(4) If something bursts into flames, it suddenly starts burning.(5) If you fan the flames or add fuel to the flames of a difficult situation, the things that you say or do make the situation worse.
1 brass
(1) Brass is a yellow metal made from copper and zinc. It is used especially for making ornaments and musical instruments.(2) The section of an orchestra which consists of brass wind instruments such as trumpets and horns is called the brass.(3) You can refer to the most senior members of an army as the brass; an informal use.
1 glint
(1) If something glints, it produces or reflects a quick flash of light. Verb here but can also be used as a singular noun. e.g. ...a glint of metal.(2) If someone's eyes glint, they shine and express a particular emotion. Verb here but can also be used as a singular noun. e.g.There was an ironic glint in his eyes.
1 vest
(1) A vest is a piece of underwear which is worn to keep the top part of your body warm.(2) A vest is also the same as a waistcoat; used in American English.
1 snap
(1) If something snaps, it breaks suddenly, usually with a sharp sound. Verb here but can also be used a singular noun. e.g. The snap of a twig broke the silence.(2) If someone snaps, or if their patience snaps, they suddenly stop being calm and become angry because the situation has become too tense or difficult for them.(3) If something snaps around or into something else, it moves quickly into position, with a sharp sound. Verb here but can also be used a singular noun. e.g. The trap closes with a sudden snap.(4) If you snap your fingers, you make a sharp sound by moving your middle finger quickly across your thumb in order to accompany music or to order someone to do something.(5) If an animal snaps at you, it shuts its jaws quickly near you, as if it was going to bite you.(6) If someone snaps at you, they speak to you in a sharp, unfriendly way.(7) A snap decision or action is taken suddenly, often without careful thought.(8) A snap is a photograph that is taken quickly and casually; an informal use.(9) If you snap something up, you buy it quickly because it is a bargain or because it is just what you want; an informal expression.
2 glance
(1) If you glance at something, you look at it very quickly and then look away. Verb here but can also be used as a count noun. e.g. He cast a quick glance at his friend.(2) If you glance through or at a newspaper or book, you spend a short time looking at it without reading it carefully.(3) See also glancing.(4) If you can see or recognize something at a glance, you can see or recognize it immediately.(5) If you say that something is true or seems to be true at first glance, you mean that it seems to be true when you first see it or think about it, but that your first impression may be wrong.(6) If something glances off another object, it hits it at an angle and bounces away in another direction.
1 frown
(1) If you frown, you move your eyebrows close together because you are annoyed, worried, or thinking hard. Verb here but can also be used as a count noun. e.g. ...a frown of disappointment. His frown lines are getting deeper and deeper.(2) If something is frowned on or is frowned upon, people disapprove of it.(3) If something is frowned on or is frowned upon, people disapprove of it.
1 derby
(1) The Derby is a famous English horse race which takes place every year.(2) A derby is a sporting event between teams from the same area or city.(3) In American English, a derby is a bowler hat.
1 lapel
The lapels of a jacket or coat are the two parts at the front that are folded back on each side and join the collar.
1 handlebar
The handlebars of a bicycle consist of the curved metal bar with handles at each end which are used for steering.
1 beard
A man's beard is the hair that grows on his chin and cheeks.
1 gate
(1) A gate is a door-like structure used at the entrance to a field, a garden, or the grounds of a building.(2) In an airport, a gate is an exit through which passengers reach their aeroplane.(3) The gate at a sporting event is the total number of people who attended.
1 mutton
Mutton is meat from an adult sheep; an old-fashioned word.
1 glimpse
(1) If you glimpse something, you see it very briefly and not very well. Verb here but can also be used as a count noun. e.g. ...the first glimpse I caught of Fanny.(2) You can also say that you glimpse something when you experience or think about it briefly, and begin to understand it better. Verb here but can also be used as a count noun. e.g. ...glimpses of his kindness.
1 locomotive
A locomotive is a railway engine; a formal word.
1 funnel
(1) A funnel is an object with a wide top and a tube at the bottom, which is used to pour substances into a container.(2) A funnel is also a chimney on a ship or railway engine.(3) If something funnels or is funnelled somewhere, it is directed through a narrow space or through a limited number of places.(4) If you funnel money or resources somewhere, you send them there from several sources.
1 lawn
A lawn is an area of grass that is kept cut short. A lawn is usually part of a garden or park.
1 tremendous
(1) Tremendous means very great in quantity or intensity.(2) You also describe something as tremendous when you think it is very good or impressive.
1 branch
(1) The branches of a tree are the parts that grow out from its trunk and that have leaves, flowers, or fruit growing on them.(2) A branch of a business or other organization is one of the offices, shops, or local groups which belong to it.(3) A branch of a subject is a part or type of it.(4) A road or path that branches off from another one starts from it and goes in a slightly different direction.(5) If you branch out, you do something different from your normal activities or work.
1 palm
(1) A palm or a palm tree is a type of tree. It has long leaves at the top and no branches.(2) The palm of your hand is the flat surface which your fingers can bend towards.
1 leaf
(1) The leaves of a tree or plant are the parts that are flat, thin, and usually green.(2) If you decide to turn over a new leaf or to turn a new leaf, you decide to try and behave in a better or more acceptable way.(3) If you leaf through a book or newspaper, you turn the pages quickly without looking at them carefully.
1 fan
(1) If you are a fan of someone or something, you like them very much and are very interested in them.(2) A fan is a flat object that you hold in your hand and wave in order to move the air and make yourself cooler.(3) If you fan yourself, you wave a fan or other flat object in order to move the air and make yourself cooler.(4) A fan is also a piece of electrical equipment with revolving blades which keeps a room or machine cool or which gets rid of unpleasant smells.(5) To fan a fire means to create a current of air so that the fire burns more strongly.(6) To fan an emotion such as fear or hatred means to cause people to feel it more strongly.(7) to [QF]fan the flames: see flame.(8) When people or things fan out, they move forwards together from the same point, while moving farther apart from each other.
1 firefly
A firefly is an insect that glows in the dark.
1 clerk
(1) A clerk works in an office, bank, or law court and looks after the records or accounts.(2) In American English, a clerk is also a person whose job is to sell things in a shop or large store.
1 figure
(1) A figure is a particular amount expressed as a number, especially a statistic.(2) A figure is also any of the ten written symbols from 0 to 9 that are used to represent a number.(3) A figure is the shape of a person you cannot see clearly.(4) Someone who is referred to as a particular type of figure is well-known and important in some way.(5) If you say that someone is, for example, a mother figure or a hero figure, you mean that they have the qualities typical of a mother or hero.(6) Your figure is the shape of your body.(7) A figure is also a drawing or diagram in a book.(8) If you figure that something is the case, you think or guess that it is the case; an informal use.(9) A thing or person that figures in something appears in it or is included in it.(10) A number in double figures is between ten and ninety-nine. A number in single figures is between nought and nine.(11) When you put a figure on an amount, you say exactly how much it is.(12) If you figure out a solution to a problem or the reason for something, you work it out; an informal expression.
1 fare
(1) The fare is the money that you pay for a journey by bus, taxi, train, boat, or aeroplane.(2) You can refer to a particular type of food as a particular fare.(3) If you fare badly in a particular situation, you are unsuccessful or are treated badly. If you fare well, you are successful or are treated well; a formal use.
1 hatband
A hatband is a strip of cloth that is put round a hat above the brim as a decoration.
1 coach
(1) A coach is a bus that carries passengers on long journeys.(2) A coach on a train is one of the separate sections for passengers.(3) A coach is also an enclosed four-wheeled vehicle pulled by horses.(4) If you coach someone, you help them to become better at a particular sport or subject.(5) A coach is also someone who coaches a person or sports team.
1 count
(1) When you count, you say all the numbers in order up to a particular number.(2) If you count all the things in a group, you add them up to see how many there are.(3) A count is a number that you get by counting a particular set of things.(4) The thing that counts in a particular situation is the most important thing.(5) If a particular thing counts for something, it is valuable or important.(6) If you count something as another thing or if something counts as a particular thing, it is regarded as being that thing.(7) A count is also a European nobleman with the same rank as a British earl.(8) If you keep count of a number of things, you keep a record of how many have occurred or exist. If you lose count of a number of things, you cannot remember how many have occurred or exist.(9) If something is wrong on a number of counts, it is wrong for that number of reasons.(10) If something counts against you, it may cause you to be punished or rejected.(11) To count on or count upon someone or something means to rely on them.(12) If you count out a sum of money, you count it as you put the notes or coins in a pile.(13) If you count up all the things of a particular kind, you count them.
1 stare
(1) If you stare at something, you look at it for a long time. Verb here but can also be used as a count noun. e.g. ...a dreamy stare.(2) If a situation or the answer to a problem is staring you in the face, it is very obvious although you may not be immediately aware of it.
1 nod
(1) If you nod, you move your head down and up to show that you are answering `yes' to a question, or to show agreement, understanding, or approval.(2) To nod also means to bend your head once in a particular direction in order to indicate something.(3) To nod also means to bend your head once, as a way of saying hello or goodbye.(4) A nod is a quick movement of your head down and up.(5) If you nod off, you fall asleep, especially when you had not intended to; an informal expression.
1 bill
(1) A bill is a written statement of money that you owe for goods or services.(2) A bill is also a piece of paper money; used in American English.(3) In systems of government, a bill is a formal statement of a proposed new law that is discussed and then voted on.(4) The bill of a show or concert is the people who are going to appear in it, or the items of entertainment that a show or concert consists of.(5) If a performer or show is billed as a particular thing, they are advertised as that thing.(6) A bird's bill is its beak.
1 mister
(1) Mr is used before a man's name when you are speaking or referring to him; it is the written abbreviation for `Mister'.(2) Mr is sometimes used before titles such as `President' or `chairman' when you are addressing the person who holds that position; it is the written abbreviation for `Mister'.
1 skin
(1) Your skin is the natural covering of your body.(2) An animal skin is the natural covering of an animal's body together with its fur or hair, which has been removed from a dead animal in order to make things such as coats or rugs.(3) The skin of a type of food is its outer layer or covering.(4) If a skin forms on the surface of a liquid, a fairly solid layer forms on it.(5) If you skin a dead animal, you remove its skin.(6) If you skin part of your body, you accidentally scrape some of the skin off.(7) If you do something by the skin of your teeth, you only just manage to do it.(8) If someone tries to save their own skin or protect their own skin, they try to save themselves from something dangerous or unpleasant, often without caring what happens to anyone else.
1 cash
(1) Cash is money in the form of notes and coins rather than cheques.(2) If you cash a cheque, you exchange it at a bank for the amount of money that it is worth.(3) If you cash in on a situation, you use it to gain an advantage for yourself; an informal expression.
1 drawer
A drawer is a part of a desk or other piece of furniture that is shaped like a rectangular box. You pull it towards you to open it.
1 beside
(1) Something that is beside something else is at the side of it or next to it.(2) [QQ]See also besides.(3) If you are beside yourself with anger or excitement, you are extremely angry or excited.
1 suppose
(1) If you suppose that something is true, you think that it is likely to be true.(2) You use suppose or supposing when you are considering a possible situation or action and trying to think what effects it would have.(3) You say I suppose to show that you are not certain or enthusiastic about something.(4) See also supposed.
1 draw
(1) If you draw a picture, pattern, or diagram, you make it using a pencil, pen, or crayon.(2) When vehicles or people draw away, they move away. When they draw near, they move near.(3) If you draw someone or something in a particular direction, you pull them there.(4) If a cart or other vehicle, or an agricultural implement, is drawn by an animal, the animal moves along pulling the vehicle or implement behind it.(5) If you draw a curtain or blind, you pull it across a window to cover it or uncover it.(6) If someone draws a gun, sword, or knife, they pull it out of its holder so that it is ready to use.(7) If you draw a deep breath, you take a lot of air into your lungs in order to calm you down. If you draw a sharp breath, you take a sudden breath of air into your lungs because you have been shocked in some way.(8) If you draw money out of a bank or building society, you take it out so that you can use it.(9) If something is drawn from a thing or place, it is obtained from that thing or place.(10) If you draw a conclusion, distinction, or comparison, you decide that it exists or is true.(11) If something that you do draws a particular reaction, that is the way that people react to it.(12) In a game or competition, if one person or team draws with another one, they get the same number of points and nobody wins. Verb here but can also be used as a count noun. e.g. The fifth game ended in a draw.(13) See also drawing, drawn, drew.(14) If you draw people's attention to something, you make them aware of it.(15) When an event or period of time draws to a close or draws to an end, it finishes.(16) If you draw someone into something, you cause them to become involved in it.(17) If you draw on or draw upon something, you use it.(18) To draw on a cigarette means to suck it and inhale the smoke.(19) When you draw up a document, list, or plan, you prepare it and write it out.(20) When a vehicle draws up, it comes to a place and stops.
1 currency
(1) The money used in a country is referred to as its currency.(2) If ideas, expressions, or customs have currency at a particular time, they are generally used and accepted by people at that time; a formal use.
1 dealer
A dealer is a person whose business involves buying and selling things.
1 premium
(1) A premium is an extra sum of money which is paid in addition to the normal cost of something.(2) A premium is also a sum of money that you pay regularly to an insurance company for an insurance policy.(3) If something is at a premium or if it is sold at a premium, it is wanted but is hard to obtain or has been sold at a high price because it is in short supply.
1 proof
(1) Proof is a fact or a piece of evidence which shows that something is true or exists.(2) A proof is a first printed copy of something such as a book. It is produced so that mistakes can be corrected before more copies are printed.(3) Proof is used after a number to show the alcoholic strength of a drink such as whisky or brandy.
1 fussing
(1) Fuss is unnecessarily anxious or excited behaviour.(2) When people fuss, they behave in an unnecessarily anxious or excited way.(3) If you make a fuss of someone, you pay a lot of attention to them.(4) If you make a fuss or kick up a fuss, you become angry or upset about something, often unnecessarily.(5) If you fuss over someone or something, you pay them too much attention or worry about them too much.
1 stamp
(1) A stamp or a postage stamp is a small piece of gummed paper which you stick on an envelope or parcel before you post it, to show that you have paid the appropriate fee.(2) A stamp is also a small block of wood or metal with words or a design on it. You press it onto an inky pad and then onto a document in order to produce a mark on the document. The mark is also called a stamp.(3) If you stamp a mark or word on an object, you press the mark or word onto the object using a stamp or other device.(4) If something bears the stamp of a particular quality or person, it clearly has that quality or was done by that person.(5) If you stamp your foot, you put your foot down very hard on the ground because you are angry.(6) If you stamp on something, you put your foot down on it very hard.(7) See also stamped.(8) If someone stamps on a dishonest or undesirable activity, they stop it happening or spreading.(9) If you stamp something out, you put an end to it or destroy it completely.
1 issued
(1) An issue is an important problem or subject that people are discussing or arguing about.(2) If something is the issue, it is the thing you consider to be the most important part of a situation or discussion.(3) An issue of a magazine or newspaper is a particular edition of it.(4) If someone issues a statement, they make it formally or publicly.(5) If you are issued with something or if it is issued to you, it is officially given it to you.(6) When something issues from a place, it comes out of it; a literary use.(7) The thing at issue is the thing that is being argued about.(8) If you make an issue of something, you make a fuss about it.
1 envelope
(1) An envelope is the rectangular paper cover in which you send a letter through the post.(2) An envelope is also a substance that covers another object, completely enclosing it.
1 postmark
A postmark is a mark printed on letters and parcels at a post office. It shows the time and place at which they are sorted.
1 dull
(1) Something or someone that is dull is not interesting.(2) You say that someone is dull when they show no interest in anything.(3) A dull colour or light is not bright.(4) You say that the weather is dull when it is cloudy.(5) A dull sound is not clear or loud.(6) Dull feelings are weak and not intense.(7) If something dulls a pain or feeling, it causes it to seem less intense.
1 naturally
(1) You use naturally to indicate that something is obvious and not surprising.(2) If one thing develops naturally from another, it develops as a normal result of it.(3) Something that happens or exists naturally happens or exists in nature and was not made or caused by people.(4) You say that someone is behaving naturally when they are not trying to hide anything or pretend in any way.(5) You can also use naturally to talk about qualities that people were born with, rather than those that were learned later.(6) If something comes naturally to you, you can do it easily.
1 porch
(1) A porch is a sheltered area at the entrance to a building. It has a roof and sometimes walls.(2) A porch is also a raised platform built along the outside wall of a house and often covered with a roof; used in American English.
1 lemonade
(1) Lemonade is a clear, sweet, fizzy drink.(2) In the United States, lemonade is a drink which is made from fresh lemons with water and sugar added.
1 worth
(1) If something is worth an amount of money, it can be sold for that amount or has that value.(2) You use worth to indicate that the value of something is equal to a particular amount of money. For example, fifty dollars' worth of equipment can be bought for fifty dollars.(3) Someone's worth is their value, usefulness, or importance; a formal use. Uncount noun here but can also be used as a predicative adjective. e.g. No man can say what another man is worth.(4) You can use worth to say how long something will last. For example, a week's worth of food is the amount of food that will last you for a week.(5) You use worth to say that something is so enjoyable or useful that it is a good thing to do or have.(6) If an action or activity is worth your while, it will be helpful or useful to you.
1 ought
(1) If you say that someone ought to do something, or ought to have done it, you mean that it is the right thing to do, or that it would have been the right thing to do.(2) If you say that something ought to be true, you mean that you expect it to be true.
1 hay
Hay is grass which has been cut and dried so that it can be used to feed animals.
1 grain
(1) A grain of wheat, rice, or other cereal crop is a seed from it.(2) Grain is a cereal crop, especially wheat or corn, that has been harvested for food.(3) A grain of something such as sand or salt is a tiny hard piece of it.(4) A grain of a quality is a very small amount of it; a literary use.(5) The grain in wood is the natural pattern and direction of lines on its surface.(6) If an idea or action goes against the grain, it is very difficult to accept it or do it, because it conflicts with your beliefs.
1 feed
(1) If you feed a baby or an animal, you give it food. Verb here but can also be used as a count noun. e.g. What time is his next feed?(2) When an animal or baby feeds, it eats something.(3) Feed is food that is given to an animal.(4) If you feed your family or a community, you supply or prepare food for them.(5) If something feeds on something else or is fed by it, it grows stronger as a result of it.(6) If you feed something into a container, store, or other object, you gradually put it in.(7) See also fed.
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