cribbage
a card game for two to four players, in which you score points by making card combinations
Episode vocabulary
Columbo S4E2: English vocabulary
Season 4, Episode 2CrimeDramaMystery
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elapse
to pass, especially of time
spaniel
a dog with long ears and a soft coat
stomaching
the present participle of stomach
tacking
the act of sailing a boat in a zigzag pattern to move against the wind
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
clumsiness
the quality of being clumsy or awkward
shanty
a small, rough, simple building, often used for temporary shelter
hydrochloric
relating to hydrochloric acid
domineering
trying to control other people in an unpleasant way
flunk
to fail an exam, test, or course
welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
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leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
beseech
to ask someone very urgently and sincerely to do something
incriminate
to make someone seem guilty of a crime or wrongdoing
fabricate
to invent false information or a story
terrier
a small dog breed that was originally bred for hunting
inconspicuous
not easy to notice; not attracting attention
bosom
the chest, especially when thought of as the place where feelings are held
miserably
in a very unhappy, unpleasant, or unsuccessful way
ballistics
the science of how bullets, shells, and other projectiles move through the air
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else
bombard
to attack a place with bombs or shells
cocker
a cocker spaniel