Modern Family S8E15: English vocabulary

used to show happiness, excitement, or approval

used to show surprise, annoyance, or frustration

the act of gathering a crop from the fields

used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English

an organized effort to damage someone's reputation with false or misleading claims

appealing to people who like serious, thoughtful, or intellectually challenging things

to make a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid

to hit or push with the head or horns

used to tell someone to stop talking or stop making excuses

used to say the same thing back to someone, often in a friendly or joking way

to change the shape of something so it looks twisted or unclear

a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

to make it possible for something to happen

a sarcastic way of saying someone does not have to wait

to sit, lean, or fall heavily, often with a bent back

becoming weaker or less active

to keep talking for a long time in a boring or annoying way

to look at something with attention or wonder

the oldest or most important man in a family or group

a person who bowls in cricket

to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

to indicate or suggest something

an informal date that is expected to be romantic or sexual

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

the liquid that flows through a plant and carries food and other substances

a brief flash of light that appears and disappears repeatedly

a shout warning that an opponent is coming up behind you

a messy mark or streak made by a sticky or greasy substance

to put furniture and other items into a room or house

a bed, especially one on a ship or in a train or bus

proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

the use of light and dark areas in a drawing or picture

used to angrily tell someone to stop bothering you and go away

to make someone want to do something, especially something they know may not be good for them

to openly refuse to obey or accept something

to deal with a problem before it gets worse

a long speech by one person

producing fruit

used for investigating or intended to investigate

making secret plans to get what you want, often in a dishonest way

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

an informal exclamation used to show surprise or excitement

a joke that uses a word with two meanings or two words that sound the same

used to introduce the next thing that will happen or be shown

to think you are seeing something that is not really there

a period when someone or a team keeps winning

the final small detail that makes something complete or better

the act of putting things into bags or packages

a sea animal with a hard shell that lives attached to rocks

in a way that is hard to explain or understand

a shaped part in a machine that makes another part move in a controlled way

a shallow channel under the edge of a roof that carries away rainwater

used to ask if someone is willing to do something or agrees with an idea

a person who is lazy and avoids work

crazy or behaving in a wild or silly way

to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

the way something is presented so that people understand it in a particular way

to cut or carve words or a design into a hard surface

covered with small dots or spots

strange or unusual, often in a way that makes you uneasy

deserving praise, help, or respect

used to tell someone to stop doing something annoying or unwanted

having many small holes or dents on the surface

a piece of material with one thick end and one thin end, used to hold things in place or force them apart

to check on something later or continue dealing with it

to recover from an illness, shock, or painful experience

to feel deep sadness because someone has died

a tool with a flat metal blade and a long handle, used for digging

the part of the large intestine between the small intestine and the rectum

to visit someone or somewhere briefly and casually

as; in the same way that

well educated and interested in art, literature, music, and similar subjects

used to introduce a frank opinion or statement

past tense and past participle of bed

the process of becoming narrower