raisin
noun
manner
noun
Some people have no manners.
Someone should teach you some manners!
mind your manners
winding
adjective
a long and winding path through the woods
a winding staircase leads to the top of the lighthouse
poutine
noun
tarmac
noun
- a tarmacadam road, apron, or runway
tarmacadam
noun
equilateral
adjective
an equilateral polygon
an equilateral polyhedron
lobby
noun
a hotel lobby
I’ll meet you in the lobby after the show.
insomnia
noun
Insomnia, also known as sleeplessness, is a sleep disorder where people have trouble sleeping.
etiquette
noun
the couple exhibited poor etiquette when they left the party without saying good-bye to the host and hostess
courteous
adjective
their customer service department always gives courteous responses, even to rude people
underpin
verb
a wall underpinned by metal beams
the central beliefs that underpin a free society
pragmatic
adjective
a pragmatic [=practical] approach to health care
His pragmatic view of public education comes from years of working in city schools.
a pragmatic man, not given to grand, visionary schemes
plenum
noun
A quantum vacuum is more like a plennum than like empty space. (Chapter 4 Further developments - Quantum field theory, Quantum Theory: A Very Short Introduction, John Polkinghorne)
fatuous
adjective
a fatuous remark
the fatuous questions that the audience members asked after the lecture suggested to the oceanographer that they had understood little
ringette
noun
rash
noun
The baby has a skin rash.
dole
noun
In British English, unemployment benefits are also colloquially referred to as “the dole”; receiving benefits is informally called “being on the dole”. “Dole” here is an archaic expression meaning “one’s allotted portion”, from the synonymous Old English word dāl. In Australia, a “dole bludger” is someone on unemployment benefits who makes no effort to find work.
charter
noun
the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (the Charter)
bedrock
noun
They dug down for 10 feet before they hit bedrock.
pitaya
noun
ethnic
adjective
an ethnic German
ethnic foods
The U.S. has a wide variety of ethnic groups made up of immigrants or their descendants.
brainstorm
verb
they brainstormed about ways to raise money for their organization
caretaker
noun
served as caretaker to the younger children
literacy
noun
The program is intended to promote adult literacy among people who have had very little schooling.
vantage
noun
the vantage had all been ours for the first half of the contest
uphold
verb
promise to uphold the law
empathy
noun
He felt great empathy with the poor.
cover
verb
cover band
song cover
reconciliation
noun
Canada marks 4th annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
totem
noun
statutory
adjective
a statutory age limit
a statutory presumption
Today, September 30, is the National day for Truth and Reconciliation. A National day is a Federal Statutory holiday.
crochet
noun
She learned basic crochet stitches from her mother.
aquatic
adjective
aquatic sports
a lifelong fascination with sharks and other fearsome aquatic creatures
mockingbird
noun
glow
verb
The fireplace glowed with the dying coals.
This toy glows in the dark.
noun
We could see the glow of the lamp in the window.
Sunset glow
blunder
verb
We blundered along through the woods until we finally found the trail.
noun
fixed a minor blunder in the advertising flyer