intransitive verb to remark in a loud, mocking, abusive manner.The strikers jeered at the company’s representative. transitive verb to mock or deride loudly.The crowd jeered his every attempt at conciliation. noun the…
Word of the Day
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WOTD: latter
adjective the second of two mentioned.I like the taste of both red wine and white wine, but the latter makes me sleepy.Now that I’ve heard both of them again, I’m sure I…
WOTD: invaluable
adjective having value too great to estimate or measure; priceless.I thanked him for his invaluable advice.This ring given to me by my grandmother is invaluable to me. See the full entry
WOTD: swindle
transitive verb to cheat, esp. by deceit; dupe.The nephew swindled the old man of all his property. intransitive verb to practice deceit or fraud, esp. in order to obtain money or property….
WOTD: frank
adjective sincere and straightforward.Please give me your frank opinion about my short story.The actor was frank with the reporters and revealed some surprising information.She doesn’t mean to upset people, but sometimes her…