My English Words List - May - 2025

retrieval

retrieval

noun

The system allows quick storage and retrieval of data.

alternator

alternator

noun

The charging system indicator light on indicates the alternator isn’t properly charging the battery, potentially leading to a dead battery and leaving you stranded.

faucet

faucet

noun

Interior water taps with aerators are commonly found in the bathroom and kitchen

don’t forget to turn off the faucet

furnace

furnace

noun

A condensing furnace

scarecrow

scarecrow

noun

Scarecrows in a rice paddy in Japan

knuckle

knuckle

noun

The major knuckles of the hand

She rapped her knuckles on the table.

dent

dent

verb

I’m afraid I dented the wall pretty badly when I was hammering in that nail.

Many of the cans were badly dented.

noun

there was a big dent in the car’s hood where something had hit it

dodgeball

dodgeball

noun

Events will tentatively include games of dodgeball, tic-tac-toe, a relay race, punt/catch, move the mountain and quarterback accuracy. — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025

tournament

tournament

noun

She’s an excellent tennis player who has won many tournaments.

linger

linger

verb

He lingered in bed and missed breakfast.

quintessential

quintessential

adjective

Helen of Troy was supposedly the quintessential beauty of the ancient world.

Daffodils are the quintessential sign of spring’s arrival.

toss

toss

verb

She tossed the ball high in the air.