My English Words List - September - 2021

ukulele

ukulele

noun

Martin 3K Ukulele

a musical instrument that is like a small guitar with four strings

Ukulele

PIN

abbreviation

personal identification number

Personal identification number

tuba

tuba

noun

A bass tuba in F

Tuba

easel

easel

noun

An example of a tripod design easel with an inclining mechanism built in.

a frame for supporting something (such as an artist’s canvas)

pickle

pickle

noun

A deli dill pickle

an article of food that has been preserved in brine or in vinegar specifically : a cucumber that has been so preserved

Pickled cucumber

hitchhike

hitchhike

verb

Two of the signs used in the United States, forbidding hitchhiking

Her car broke down, so she had to hitchhike back home.

Hitchhiking

chapel

chapel

noun

Chapel of St Michael & St George, St Paul's Cathedral, London.

a wedding chapel in Las Vegas

Chapel

hedgehog

hedgehog

noun

European hedgehog

porcupine

porcupine

noun

North American porcupine

Porcupine

allergy

allergy

noun

a condition in which a person is made sick by something that is harmless to most people

Allergy

Many people have some form of allergy.

allergy aware school

attorney

attorney

noun

a person and usually a lawyer who acts for another in business or legal matters

finished law school and became an attorney

annul

annul

verb

  • to say officially that something is no longer valid
  • to make (something) legally void

wants the marriage annulled

  • to cancel by law
  • take away the legal force of

annul a marriage

acorn

acorn

noun

Acorns from small to large of the Willow Oak

the nut of the oak tree

Acorn

typo

typo

noun

a mistake (such as a misspelled word) in typed or printed text

I spotted three typos on the menu.

Typographical error

A typographical error (often shortened/nicknamed to typo), also called misprint, is a mistake (such as a spelling mistake) made in the typing of printed (or electronic) material.

alumnus

alumnus

noun

plural alumni

someone who was a student at a particular school, college, or university

Alumnus