Intermediate+ Word of the Day: fin

Display problems? Open this email in your web browser. WordReference.com Online Language Dictionaries Intermediate+ Word of the Day: fin A fin is the wing-like part of the body of fishes and water mammals such as whales used for moving, steering, and balancing. Any part that resembles this is also called a fin, like the ones aircraft or boats have. Fins, usually in the plural, are the rubber devices that some swimmers or divers use on their feet when swimming underwater. As a verb, fin is... Continue reading... Unsubscribe | Manage your subscription

Intermediate+ Word of the Day: buzz

Display problems? Open this email in your web browser. WordReference.com Online Language Dictionaries Intermediate+ Word of the Day: buzz A buzz is a low humming sound, like the ones bees make. Lively and excited activity is also a buzz and, informally, a phone call can be called buzz too. As a slang term, a buzz is a feeling of excitement or exhilaration or of slight intoxication. As a verb, to buzz means 'to make a buzzing sound,' 'to whisper or gossip,' or, often followed by around or, in UK English, about, 'to move busily from... Continue reading... Unsubscribe | Manage your subscription

Intermediate+ Word of the Day: yak

Display problems? Open this email in your web browser. WordReference.com Online Language Dictionaries Intermediate+ Word of the Day: yak A yak is a large, shaggy-haired ox with curved horns found in the Tibetan highlands. Nowadays, wild yaks are considered vulnerable, while domestic yaks are more common. Unrelatedly, yak (sometimes spelled yack) is a slang verb that means 'to talk idly and without stopping, to chatter.' As a noun... Continue reading... Unsubscribe | Manage your subscription

Intermediate+ Word of the Day: shear

Display problems? Open this email in your web browser. WordReference.com Online Language Dictionaries Intermediate+ Word of the Day: shear To shear means 'to remove hair or wool from an animal by cutting' or 'to cut through something with a sharp instrument.' It also means 'to progress as by cutting,' often with the preposition through, and, usually followed by off, 'to break as the result of pressure.' Followed by of, it means 'to deprive or strip.' As a noun, shears, usually in the plural, are... Continue reading... Unsubscribe | Manage your subscription

Intermediate+ Word of the Day: coaster

Display problems? Open this email in your web browser. WordReference.com Online Language Dictionaries Intermediate+ Word of the Day: coaster A coaster is a person or thing that coasts, that is, that slides or glides down a hill or slope, and also, in US English, a sled used for coasting. A coaster is also a small dish or mat used under a glass or cup to protect the surface of the table. As a nautical term, a coaster is a ship engaged in trade around the... Continue reading... Unsubscribe | Manage your subscription

Intermediate+ Word of the Day: tinker

Display problems? Open this email in your web browser. WordReference.com Online Language Dictionaries Intermediate+ Word of the Day: tinker Mainly historical now, as the trade has died out, a tinker is a person who fixes pots and pans and wanders from place to place looking for customers or, in US English, a person skilled in many minor kinds of work, especially mechanical or manual work. It also means 'a clumsy or unskillfull worker.' In Scottish and Irish English, it is the standard word for... Continue reading... Unsubscribe | Manage your subscription

Intermediate+ Word of the Day: mild

Display problems? Open this email in your web browser. WordReference.com Online Language Dictionaries Intermediate+ Word of the Day: mild Mild means 'gentle or soft' and it can refer to feelings or manners. It can also mean 'not severe, temperate' or 'moderate in strength, force, or degree'. When we use it to talk about food, it means 'not sharp in taste or smell' and, when we are talking about disease, it means... Continue reading... Unsubscribe | Manage your subscription