towrope
a rope or cable used for pulling or towing something
Episode vocabulary
Modern Family S7E2: English vocabulary
Season 7, Episode 2Comedy
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stye
a painful red bump on the edge of the eyelid
imperceptible
too small or slight to notice
artful
clever in a way that is a little dishonest or sneaky
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
scratchy
causing a slight scratching or irritating feeling
ratting
the act of hunting or trapping rats
frosted
covered with a thin layer of ice
lodger
a person who pays to live in someone else's house, usually in a room
welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
bub
a small bubble of air or gas in a liquid.
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poling
the act of moving a boat by pushing a pole against the bottom of the water
wearer
a person who wears a particular piece of clothing, jewelry, or equipment
deuce
a score of two in tennis, or the point that makes the score 40–40
slough
to shed or remove a layer of dead skin or other outer covering
duckling
a young duck
sympathize
to feel sympathy for someone who is having a hard time
pellet
a small, round, compressed piece of material
jacketed
covered with a protective outer layer
evener
something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
rhetorical
relating to rhetoric, or the skill of speaking or writing effectively
midwife
a person trained to help women during childbirth
carding
the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers