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Wordshowy in a cheap, tasteless way
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showy in a cheap, tasteless way
to remove water from something, especially food, so it can be stored for longer
to change something so it suits a particular country, region, or audience
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
relating to nitrogen, especially in a compound with two oxygen atoms
relating to a ritual or done in a fixed, repeated way
in a way that is hard or impossible to explain
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
a person who has captured and is holding someone prisoner
to give someone the right to have or do something
a machine used to gather crops
relating to myths or to the world of myths
away from the right path or direction
in a kind, gentle, or pleasing way
more able or skilled than someone or something else
showing pity in a way that can seem a little superior
a small school building, especially in the past or in a rural area
to calm someone down by giving them what they want or by making them less angry
giving out or handing out something, often quickly or generously
while facing something difficult or dangerous bravely
to question someone closely for a long time, especially in an official or forceful way
something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
eating meat and other animals
a person who is not accepted by a group or society
having no hair on the body or skin
to make a deep sound because of pain, sadness, or tiredness
to fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else
based on instinct or a feeling rather than careful reasoning
the act of gently rubbing or stroking something
used to show happiness, excitement, or approval
the activity of traveling in a canoe using paddles
small and attractively delicate, especially used about a woman
locked with a key
a woman who is a child's sponsor at baptism
to take someone away illegally by force or trickery
used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English
moving or walking with quick, light steps
the act of adding salt to food or water
the young form of an insect that hatches from an egg and changes into an adult
kind and caring, especially toward people or animals who are suffering
in a way that is useful or fits a plan or situation well
a flat cake with a pattern of squares, often eaten for breakfast
used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic
a shallow dish with a lid, used for growing bacteria or other cells
to look at something with attention or wonder
to move closer to a target or goal and focus on it
to place a child with adoptive parents
the period of life between childhood and adulthood
past tense and past participle of shoot
a small possibility that something will happen
the act of leaving someone or something behind
relating to thinking, learning, memory, and understanding
used to say what you would prefer
the act of beating someone with a whip as punishment
an attractive person, especially one seen as sexually attractive
to shoot and kill someone with a gun
a situation that is extremely urgent or serious
the act of taking someone away by force and keeping them somewhere against their will
not related to the main subject or issue
the needs of people who need extra support, care, or accommodations because of a disability
to practice fighting or boxing without trying to win
to make someone feel excited and eager
to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking
to think that something is probably true or will happen
to smile broadly, often because you are pleased or amused
far away; at a great distance
used to strongly emphasize that something is true or should happen
an obscene gesture made by raising the middle finger
used at the end of a statement to ask for agreement or confirmation
used to say that something does not belong in a place or situation
to do something difficult or unpleasant that you planned or agreed to do
a person who helps two people or groups work or communicate together
to come onto the stage in a performance
to feel a romantic attraction to someone
a machine that browns slices of bread by heating them quickly
relating to a parent or parents
used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned
in a better situation, especially after a change or decision
to check or read something quickly
as; in the same way that
well educated and interested in art, literature, music, and similar subjects
to make a mistake or do something badly
to find an answer to something or understand it after thinking about it
a long, narrow boat that you move with a paddle
an Italian title used before a woman's name
the business of cutting and selling trees for wood
to some extent; fairly
a narrow valley, especially in Scotland
the act of blaming or criticizing someone
a person who carries out an investigation, especially for the police or another organization
a false or different name used by someone
to stay in a place for a while and not leave
used to introduce a question or comment that you are making out of curiosity
an alcoholic drink made from fermented pear juice
a small brush with a long handle, used for cleaning teeth
to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data
wild animals and plants living in nature
bad, useless, or not worth using
used to express relief that something bad did not happen
causing a very heavy defeat or loss