Intermediate+ Word of the Day: blade

Display problems? Open this email in your web browser. WordReference.com Online Language Dictionaries Intermediate+ Word of the Day: blade The blade is the flat cutting part of a sharp tool or weapon like a knife or a sword and it can actually be used as a synonym for sword too. Part of any mechanism that resembles this and that is used for wiping or scraping is also a blade and, generally, any thin and flat part of something too. In botany, a blade is the leaf of a plant, especially grass or cereal plants, and in sports, the blade is the... Continue reading... Unsubscribe | Manage your subscription

Intermediate+ Word of the Day: spout

Display problems? Open this email in your web browser. WordReference.com Online Language Dictionaries Intermediate+ Word of the Day: spout To spout means 'to throw out with force, as in a stream or jet' or 'to shoot out with violence.' Figuratively, if you say something in a showy and pompous and oratorical manner, you're also spouting. As a noun, a spout is a pipe, tube, or projecting lip used to pour out or to carry liquid along. A continuous stream of... Continue reading... Unsubscribe | Manage your subscription

Intermediate+ Word of the Day: weave

Display problems? Open this email in your web browser. WordReference.com Online Language Dictionaries Intermediate+ Word of the Day: weave To weave means 'to lace together threads, so as to form a fabric' and also 'to form by weaving,' like you can do for example with a basket or some outdoor furniture. Spiders, and other small insects, weave webs. Figuratively, to connect and combine things as a whole is also to weave and also to move by zigzagging or winding. As a noun, a weave is a pattern or... Continue reading... Unsubscribe | Manage your subscription

Intermediate+ Word of the Day: coast

Display problems? Open this email in your web browser. WordReference.com Online Language Dictionaries Intermediate+ Word of the Day: coast You probably know that the coast is the land next to and the region near the sea. But did you know that coast, as a verb, means 'to descend or go down in a car or on a bicycle without using power?' The related noun coast means 'a glide down a hill or slope.' Informally, to coast means 'to progress or go forward with little effort,' especially using... Continue reading... Unsubscribe | Manage your subscription

Intermediate+ Word of the Day: prey

Display problems? Open this email in your web browser. WordReference.com Online Language Dictionaries Intermediate+ Word of the Day: prey Prey, which is an uncountable noun, is an animal or animals hunted for food by other meat-eating animals. A thing or person that is victim to an enemy, affliction, or disease is also prey. As a verb, to prey, always followed by on or upon, means 'to hunt animals for food,' 'to attack in order to destroy or steal,' or 'to trouble... Continue reading... Unsubscribe | Manage your subscription

Intermediate+ Word of the Day: heat

Display problems? Open this email in your web browser. WordReference.com Online Language Dictionaries Intermediate+ Word of the Day: heat Heat is the condition or quality of being hot, the sensation of warmth, a period of hot weather, or the degree of hotness of something. It is also a source of warmth and, when we're talking about food, the spiciness. Figuratively, heat can mean 'passion' or 'the point of greatest intensity.' Informally, heat means a pursuit or investigation run by the police, intense pressure, or... Continue reading... Unsubscribe | Manage your subscription

Intermediate+ Word of the Day: trap

Display problems? Open this email in your web browser. WordReference.com Online Language Dictionaries Intermediate+ Word of the Day: trap As you might already know, a trap is a device used for catching animals or birds or, figuratively, any trick for catching someone by surprise. A situation that's hard to escape from is also a trap. And did you know that, as a slang term, trap means 'mouth?' Traps, always in the plural, are the... Continue reading... Unsubscribe | Manage your subscription