My English Words List - March - 2022

granola

granola

noun

Closeup of a granola bar showing the detail of its pressed shape

  • a mixture typically of rolled oats and various added ingredients (such as brown sugar, raisins, coconut, and nuts) that is eaten especially for breakfast or as a snack

granola bar

Granola

almond

almond

noun

Almond in shell, shell cracked open, unshelled and blanched seed

Almond

burrito

burrito

noun

A basic burrito that has not been fully wrapped, with meat, refried beans, sauce and cheese

  • a flour tortilla rolled or folded around a filling (as of meat, beans, and cheese)

Burrito

casserole

casserole

noun

Macaroni casserole with cheese topping

Vegetable casserole

I made tuna casserole for dinner.

meat and noodles served in a casserole

Casserole

artichoke

artichoke

noun

Artichokes for sale

Artichoke

slab

slab

noun

a slab of stone

Suspended slab under construction, with the formwork still in place

Concrete slab

Floor with slabs in a street of Pompeia

Stone slab

sanction

sanction

noun

Countries around the world are imposing fresh sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

What sanctions are being imposed on Russia?

crisp

crisp

adjective

  • notably sharp, clean-cut, and clear

a crisp illustration

  • concise and to the point

a crisp reply

crumple

crumple

verb

She crumpled the piece of paper into a ball and tossed it into the garbage can.

The car’s fender was crumpled in the accident.

taco

taco

noun

  • a corn tortilla usually folded and fried and filled with a spicy mixture (as of ground meat and cheese)

Three varieties of taco

Taco

albatross

albatross

noun

Albatrosses range over huge areas of ocean and regularly circle the globe.

Albatross

kiosk

kiosk

noun

Payment kiosk

a museum with interactive kiosks

You can pick up your plane tickets at one of the airport’s kiosks.

Interactive kiosk

compass

compass

noun

A simple dry magnetic portable compass

Compass

A compass with an extension accessory for larger circles

Compass (drawing tool)

prance

prance

verb

horses prancing

She pranced around in her new dress.

blaze

blaze

noun

a blaze of color

the blaze of the sun

paycheck

paycheck

noun

I went to the office to pick up my paycheck.

Your weekly paycheck will be almost $600 after taxes.

Paycheck

As inflation heats up, 64% of Americans are now living paycheck to paycheck

straw

straw

noun

  • a tube (as of paper, plastic, or glass) for sucking up a beverage
  • a slender tube for sucking up a beverage

She drank the juice through a straw.

Plastic drinking straws with bellows segment

Drinking straw

clipboard

clipboard

noun

  • a small writing board with a clip at the top for holding papers

A wooden clipboard

Clipboard

  • a section of computer memory that temporarily stores data (such as text or a graphics image) especially to facilitate its movement or duplication

Copy the sentence to the clipboard and paste it in a new document.

Clipboard (computing)

denim

denim

noun

Denim fabric dyed with indigo

He’s wearing faded denims and cowboy boots.

Denim

equinox

equinox

noun

March equinox

Spring equinox

Illumination of Earth by the Sun at the equinox

agenda

agenda

noun

  • a list of things to be done or talked about

There are several items on the agenda for tonight’s meeting.

What’s the first item on the agenda?

Agenda (meeting)