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--- runner-up (n)
definition : a competitor or team taking second place in a contest.
1. he was runner-up in the 200 m individual medley.
--- upbeat (adj)
definition: cheerful; optimistic.
1. I like a story with an upbeat ending.
2. I tried to stay upbeat about losing the election.
--- rake in (v)
definition: (Informal) to acquire (money) in large amounts
1. Since she accepted the new position, she has been raking it in
--- hammock (n) /hamək/
definition: a bed made of canvas or of rope mesh
and suspended by cords at the ends,
used as garden furniture or on board a ship.
--- virago (n)
definition: a domineering, violent, or bad-tempered woman.
synonyms : shrew - harridan - termagant
1. fairy tales that typically portray stepmothers as viragoes.
2. if you were married to that harridan, you, too, would take to drink.
3. Rip Van Winkle went off into the mountains to escape his wife, a shrew who made his life miserable.
4. living with that termagant was almost as bad as living with a rabid dog.
--- procession (n)
definition: a number of people or vehicles moving forward in an orderly fashion,
esp. as part of a ceremony or festival.
1. There was a procession of children carrying candles.
2. The cars moved in procession to the cemetery.
--- livestock herder (n)
definition:
(livestock) farm animals
(herder) a person who looks after a herd of livestock or makes a living from keeping livestock.
1. sometimes I like to be as free as a livestock herder in an open desert.
--- malediction (n)
definition: a magical word or phrase uttered
with the intention of bringing about evil or destruction
synonyms: curse, damnation
1. the two old women began casting aspersions
and heaping maledictions upon one another
--- cringe (v)
definition : bend one's head and body in fear or in a servile manner.
1. he cringed away from the blow.
2. Many English teachers cringe when their students use the word “ain't.”...
3. I always cringe when I hear that song.
4. Just the thought of eating broccoli makes me cringe.
5. The dog cringed at the noise.
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--- hunker down (v)
definition: sit on one's heels
synonyms : squat
1. Jeff hunkered down on the pavement and watched the world go by.
definition : a small ornament or item of jewelry that is of little value.
synonyms : knickknack - bibelot - bauble - gewgaw
P.S : memorize all of its synonyms
[ندعوك للتسجيل في المنتدى أو التعريف بنفسك لمعاينة هذه الصورة] --- hatch (n)
definition:
1. an opening of restricted size allowing for passage from one area to another, in particular.
2. a door in an aircraft, spacecraft, or submarine.
3. an opening in the deck of a boat or ship leading to the cabin or a lower level, esp. a hold.
4. an opening in a ceiling leading to a loft.
5. an opening in a kitchen wall for serving or selling food through.
6. the rear door of a hatchback car.
[ندعوك للتسجيل في المنتدى أو التعريف بنفسك لمعاينة هذه الصورة] --- blighted (adj)
definition: 1. infect (plants or a planted area) with blight. 2. spoil, harm, or destroy.
1. a peach tree blighted by leaf curl.
2. the scandal blighted the careers of several leading politicians
3. plans to establish enterprise zones in blighted areas
[ندعوك للتسجيل في المنتدى أو التعريف بنفسك لمعاينة هذه الصورة] --- sentry (n)
definition : a soldier stationed to keep guard or to control access to a place.
synonyms: guard, sentinel, lookout, watch, watchman, patrol
1. The general placed an armed sentry at the bridge.
2. a sentry posted to watch for intruders.
3. a lone sentinel kept watch over the fort.
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