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camber

Posted on December 12, 2013December 9, 2013 by admin

kaem bər transitive verb & intransitive verb to arch or cause to arch upward slightly. noun 1. a slight upward arch. The camber of this playing field helps water drain off. 2….

warmed-over

Posted on December 11, 2013December 9, 2013 by admin

wormd o vər adjective 1. of cooked foods, heated and served again. “He had a midnight supper of warmed-over coffee and cold bean sandwiches, but he did not have any sleep.” 2….

sloe-eyed

Posted on December 10, 2013December 9, 2013 by admin

slo aId adjective 1. having soft, very dark eyes. 2. having eyes that are almond-shaped or slanted.  

hard-bitten

Posted on December 9, 2013December 9, 2013 by admin

hard bI tən adjective made tough or stubborn by hard experience. The girl’s eyes admired him, a lean hard-bitten Westerner with eyes as unblinking as an Arizona sun and with muscles like…

plummet

Posted on December 6, 2013December 6, 2013 by admin

pluh miht noun a small weight on a line used for sounding or to verify a vertical; plumb or plumb bob. intransitive verb to fall sharply down, esp. at high speed; plunge….

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