sabbatical
Adjectives
sabbatical year
Nouns
break or change from a normal routine (as of employment)
A sabbatical is a rest or break from work.
evict
verb
His landlord has threatened to evict him if he doesn’t pay the rent soon.
They were evicted from their apartment.
Eviction is the removal of a tenant from rental property by the landlord.
smirk
verb
She smirked at the thought of how this would hurt him.
noun
He had a big smirk on his face when he told me the news.
urinal
topple
verb
The strong winds toppled many trees.
The earthquake toppled the buildings.
2 statues of queens toppled at Manitoba Legislature
ladle
buttock
fart
verb
to expel intestinal gas from the anus
noun
an expulsion of intestinal gas
lotion
noun
scone
noun
inventory
noun
We made an inventory of the library’s collection.
The dealer keeps a large inventory of used cars and trucks.
racquet/racket
noun
massage
noun
She gave him a neck massage.
using massage to help relax
mustard
noun
Would you like some mustard on your hot dog?
biceps
noun
jumbo
noun
Jumbo the gigantic elephant
Jumbo (about December 25, 1860 – September 15, 1885), also known as Jumbo the Elephant and Jumbo the Circus Elephant, was a 19th-century male African bush elephant born in Sudan.
cheapskate
noun
a miserly or stingy person
one who tries to avoid paying a fair share of costs or expenses
flyer
noun
A flyer (or flier) is a form of paper advertisement intended for wide distribution and typically posted or distributed in a public place, handed out to individuals or sent through the mail.
handyman
noun
A handyman, also known as a fixer, handyperson or handyworker, is a person skilled at a wide range of repairs, typically around the home.
crib
noun
a small child’s bedstead with high enclosing usually slatted sides
An infant bed (commonly called a cot in British English, and, in American English, a crib or cradle, or far less commonly, stock) is a small bed especially for infants and very young children.
stroll
verb
We strolled the streets of the village.
noun
one day, after heavy shower, I happened to be walking in my garden when I noticed a huge number of snails taking a stroll on some of my prize plants.
potty
noun
A potty or potty chair is a proportionately small chair or enclosure with an opening for seating very young children to “go potty.”
Potty chairs are used during potty training, a.k.a. toilet training.
lighter
noun
midwife
noun
a person who assists women in childbirth
A midwife is a health professional who cares for mothers and newborns around childbirth, a specialization known as midwifery.
bandage
noun
wobble
verb
The vase wobbled but didn’t fall over.
The boy was wobbling along on his bicycle.
noun
Moon’s ‘wobble’ to amplify coastal flooding due to climate change, says NASA
hump
noun
a buffalo’s or camel’s hump containing its fat reservoir
A camel is an even-toed ungulate in the genus Camelus that bears distinctive fatty deposits known as “humps” on its back.
Camels do not directly store water in their humps; they are reservoirs of fatty tissue.
birdie
noun
I made birdie on the fifth hole.
nipple
noun
Incorrect nursing signs include your baby’s head not being in line with their body, your baby is sucking on the nipple only but not on the areola and your baby’s cheeks being puckered inward. — Sarah Molano, CNN, 21 July 2021