n. youth; adolescent; not fully grown or developed
E.g. You know, this is sort of what I call a juvenile approach to a serious problem," the Democrat said.
n. understanding; knowledge; range of vision
E.g. I really do not know the reason. It is beyond my ken.
n. device for measuring and recording graphically
E.g. Experimental psychologists adopted the kymograph as an instrument for recording various time-related events: response times and stimulus presentations.
n. worker; someone who works with their hands
E.g. In addition to the consumer, the laborer is essential to the culture of capitalism.
v. thread a cord through the eyelets or around the hooks of; add a touch of flavor to
E.g. Today's chefs love to lace their goods with lively, pronounced flavors.
n. touchdown; act of coming down to the earth
E.g. Similar restrictions will apply to people coming through Christmas Island and other popular landing places off the north-west coast.
n. scenery; expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
E.g. From palaces to the desert mounds, remnants of this ancient culture litter the landscape.
n. slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory
E.g. Roosevelt defeated Hoover in a landslide.
n. any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
E.g. There were plenty of things to question, but I never batted a lash at that.
v. strike with or as if with a whip; beat or swing rapidly; drive or goad
E.g. The alligators lash their tails in the water.
n. washing; workplace where clothes are washed and ironed
E.g. During the gold rush era, our town's laundry seemed innocent enough.
v. wash or flow against; wash one's face and hands
E.g. The waves lave the shore day and night.
n. tier; a relatively thin sheet like expanse or region lying over or under another
E.g. The layer of thick smoke now covering all of southern California, thousands of firefighters are still struggling to contain ten separate blazes.
n. someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person
E.g. His is just the layman's view of medicine.
n. rent; charter; engage for service under a term of contract
E.g. We provide details of commercial and residential property available for lease.
a. unhurried; slow; taking abundant time
E.g. He looked at me before he proceeded: indeed, he seemed leisurely to read my face, as if its features and lines were characters on a page.
n. state of free person; exemption from subjection to the will of another; freedom
E.g. Tom Sawyer stepped forward with confidence and soared into the indestructible "Give me liberty or give me death" speech.
ad. similarly; as well; too
E.g. Dostam has a record of switching sides when convenient, and there are many supporters who would do likewise.
n. rock consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime
E.g. This recently completed new Gothic church in roughly Texas limestone is located in the Spring Branch section of Houston.
ad. with meaning; word for word; letter by letter
E.g. The word literally translates to 'dispeller of darkness,' or 'one who brings light.'
n. solid part of the earth consisting of the crust
E.g. The lithosphere is the more or less stable crust of the earth, which may have been, to begin with, about fifty miles in thickness.
n. subsistence; financial means whereby one lives
E.g. When your livelihood is in a creative field, especially if you work for yourself, the work never ends.
n. scene; site; place where something is or could be located
E.g. He is somehow a sort of political puppet whose strings are pulled from any other location.
n. self-propelled movement; power or ability to move
E.g. Recent studies with modern cameras have shown that horse locomotion is actually very different to what we thought.
n. small house on the grounds of an estate or a park, used by a caretaker or gatekeeper
E.g. From this window were visible the porter's lodge and the road.
a. suitable for or reaching long distances; involving an extended span of time
E.g. No single space project in this period will be more impressive to mankind, or more important for the long-range exploration of space.
a. unbound; untied; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined
E.g. "Here, Bill! catch hold of this rope - Will the roof bear? - Mind that loose slate - Oh, it's coming down! Heads below!"
n. timber sawed into boards, planks, or other structural members of standard or specified length
E.g. The demand for lumber is going to be the same so for every tree that comes from the water saves one potentially on dry land.
a. clumsy or awkward; heavy, slow and laborious
E.g. I am a huge fan of fast, movie style fiction, so the slow lumbering is too much for me.
a. shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
E.g. The sun is a luminous body.
n. something that tempts or attracts with the promise of pleasure or reward; attraction or appeal
E.g. By this method, the lure is working as soon as it hits the water instead of sinking.
n. shine, polish or sparkle; soft reflected light
E.g. The soft luster of the silk in the dim light was pleasing.
a. rich and superior in quality; lavish
E.g. The carriages could not be called luxurious; to be frank, they were cattle-trucks.
n. something that is an indulgence rather than necessity; excessively expensive
E.g. A luxury tax on large cars was introduced last year.
n. short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion
E.g. Please enjoy such a lyric poetry.
n. tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears
E.g. Their task was to carry the maize from the field to our courtyard.
a. stately; royal; relating to a monarch
E.g. And above it all the great man sat and beamed a majestic judicial smile upon the entire house, and warmed himself in the sun of his own grandeur.
n. greater number or part; a number more than half of the total
E.g. He is not planning to expel foreign companies, but he does want majority control of all ventures and a greater share of the profits.
v. speak evil of; bad-mouth; defame
E.g. Putting her hands over her ears, Rose refused to listen to Betty malign her friend Susan.
n. shopping center; public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
E.g. Is it greener to stay at home and order presents online or head to the mall?