The meaning of Bowl

noun

(especially in greek and roman architecture) an open circular or oval building with a central space surrounded by tiers of seats for spectators, for the presentation of dramatic or sporting events.

Usage examples:

The opera was performed in the roman amphitheatre

noun

A circular or oval area of ground around which rows of seats are arranged on a steep slope, for watching plays, sports, etc. outside

noun

A level area surrounded by seating, in which sports, entertainments, and other public events are held.

Usage examples:

Whole towns could be surrounded, or a mile-wide dragnet thrown over an area which contained sportin…

noun

A cylindrical container bulging out in the middle, traditionally made of wooden staves with metal hoops round them.

Usage examples:

The wine is then matured in old barrels

verb

Drive or move in a way that is so fast as to almost be out of control.

Usage examples:

We barrelled across the everglades

noun

A large wooden container with a flat top and bottom and curving sides that are wider in the middle

Usage examples:

We were barreling along at 80 miles an hour.

noun

A bowl for washing, typically attached to a wall and having taps connected to a water supply; a washbasin.

Usage examples:

‘i liked the traditional idea of washing with a basin and ewer,’ he reflects.

noun

A strip of leather or other material worn, typically round the waist, to support or hold in clothes or to carry weapons.

Usage examples:

He tightened his leather belt an extra notch

verb

Fasten with a belt.

Usage examples:

She belted her raincoat firmly

noun

A strip of leather or other material worn around the waist

Usage examples:

A black leather belt, the corn belt (= area known for growing corn), he belted the ball out of the …

noun

A mistake or blunder.

Usage examples:

No mistakes are made but there are lots of “frantic bishes” which cause mr. wilkins to go in for ro…

noun

Used as a euphemism for or playful form of ‘bitch’.

Usage examples:

I miss that crazy bish

noun

A container filled with explosive or incendiary material, designed to explode on impact or when detonated by a timing, proximity, or remote-control device.

Usage examples:

A bomb attack

verb

Attack (a place or object) with a bomb or bombs.

Usage examples:

They bombed the city at dawn

noun

A style of blues played on the piano with a strong, fast beat.

Usage examples:

The strident boogie of the title track

verb

Dance to pop or rock music.

Usage examples:

Pat went off to boogie to a steel band

verb

To dance to pop music

Usage examples:

We boogied away all night long., i like a good boogie.

noun

A roughly cylindrical open container with a handle, made of metal or plastic and used to hold and carry liquids.

Usage examples:

A bucket and spade

verb

Rain heavily.

Usage examples:

It was still bucketing down

noun

A stopper for closing a hole in a container.

Usage examples:

His invention was designed to cut a hole through an existing bung or stopper rather than through th…

verb

Close with a stopper.

Usage examples:

The casks are bunged before delivery

noun

A bribe.

Usage examples:

I know i'm not the only one to have stopped supporting animal welfare groups, so ultimately these g…

noun

A low, continuous humming or murmuring sound, made by or similar to that made by an insect.

Usage examples:

The buzz of the bees

verb

Make a low, continuous humming sound.

Usage examples:

Mosquitoes were buzzing all around us

verb

To make a continuous, low sound such as the sound some insects make, or to move quickly while making this sound

Usage examples:

[ i ] something was buzzing around me as i tried to sleep., [ t ] all were expected to run, literal…

noun

An occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person's life and with opportunities for progress.

Usage examples:

He seemed destined for a career as an engineer like his father

verb

Move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way.

Usage examples:

The coach careered across the road and went through a hedge

noun

A job for which you are trained and in which it is possible to advance during your working life, so that you get greater responsibility and earn more money

Usage examples:

He’s hoping for a career in social work., she left college to pursue an acting career., the bus car…

verb

Cause (light or shadow) to appear on a surface.

Usage examples:

The moon cast a pale light over the cottages

noun

Throw the hooked and baited end of (a fishing line) out into the water.

verb

The actors taking part in a play, film, or other production.

Usage examples:

He draws sensitive performances from his inexperienced cast

noun

An empty space within a solid object.

Usage examples:

The abdominal cavity

noun

A hole in a surface or a hollow inside something

Usage examples:

The abdominal/chest cavity

verb

Throw (something) carelessly or casually.

Usage examples:

Someone chucked a brick through the window

noun

A throw.

Usage examples:

Needless to say, the effort of the big chuck caused me to throw coils of line all over the place, s…

noun

A playful touch under the chin.

Usage examples:

She gave him a good-natured chuck under the chin

noun

A travelling company of acrobats, clowns, and other entertainers which gives performances, typically in a large tent, in a series of different places.

Usage examples:

I was thrilled by the annual visits of the circus

noun

A group of traveling entertainers including acrobats, clowns, and trained animals, or a performance by such a group, often in a tent

Usage examples:

He quit school in the eighth grade to join the circus., we saw the circus set up in a tent in the m…

noun

A half-open steep-sided hollow at the head of a valley or on a mountainside, formed by glacial erosion.

Usage examples:

The fourth and fifth landscape types are alpine landscapes, consisting of branching networks of tro…

noun

A hollow area almost surrounded by steep slopes at the top of a glaciated valley

Usage examples:

From here you can start to see the rim of the mountains that enclose the cirque.

noun

A flexible or spring-loaded device for holding an object or objects together or in place.

Usage examples:

He undid two clips and lifted the lid

verb

Fasten or be fastened with a clip or clips.

Usage examples:

She clipped on a pair of diamond earrings

noun

An act of clipping or trimming something.

Usage examples:

I gave him a full clip

noun

A large theatre, cinema, or stadium.

Usage examples:

The london coliseum

noun

A large theatre, cinema, or stadium.

Usage examples:

The london coliseum

proper noun

The name since medieval times of the amphitheatrum flavium, a vast amphitheatre in rome, begun c.75 ad.

noun

A large amphitheatre (= a circular or oval area with seats around it for watching sports and entertainments), especially one built by the ancient romans

Usage examples:

The octagon would hold four roman colosseums., romans used to go to the big colosseum to watch glad…

noun

The state or quality of being concave.

Usage examples:

The concavity of her stomach

noun

The quality of curving in, or an object or surface that curves in

Usage examples:

The valley looks utterly serene now - a spacious concavity lying between pine-clad peaks., there is…

noun

An object for holding or transporting something.

Usage examples:

The cakes will keep for up to two weeks if kept in an airtight container

noun

A large bowl-shaped cavity in the ground or on a celestial object, typically one caused by an explosion or the impact of a meteorite.

Usage examples:

The blast left a crater in the car park

verb

Form a crater in (the ground or a planet).

Usage examples:

Pilots returned to the airfields to crater the runways

proper noun

A small and faint southern constellation (the cup), between hydra and leo, said to represent the goblet of apollo.

noun

An earthenware pot or jar.

Usage examples:

The runner beans were then packed in layers of salt in large crocks

verb

Injure (a person or part of the body).

Usage examples:

He crocked a shoulder in the test against south africa

noun

A container made of baked clay

Usage examples:

Dad kept sauerkraut in a twenty-gallon crock., they claimed they wrote that song? what a crock!

noun

A ceramic or metal container in which metals or other substances may be melted or subjected to very high temperatures.

Usage examples:

The crucible tipped and the mould filled with liquid metal

verb

Bring and hand over (a letter, parcel, or goods) to the proper recipient or address.

Usage examples:

The products should be delivered on time

verb

Bring to a destination

verb

To take goods, letters, or packages to people’s houses or places of work

Usage examples:

[ t ] we had the pizza delivered., [ t ] we call our pharmacy with the doctor’s prescription and as…

noun

Feelings of severe despondency and dejection.

Usage examples:

Self-doubt creeps in and that swiftly turns to depression

noun

A feeling of sadness, or medical a type of mental illness that causes long periods of unhappiness

Usage examples:

I’m just beginning to get over the depression from losing my job., medical tiredness, loss of appet…

noun

A recession (= time of low economic activity, when investments lose value, businesses fail and people lose their jobs) that lasts for a long period of time, usually several years

Usage examples:

Plunge/slide into depression the thirties saw the world plunge into depression., the wall street cr…

verb

Put or let something down quickly or briefly in or into (liquid).

Usage examples:

He dipped a brush in the paint

noun

A brief swim.

Usage examples:

They cooled off by taking a dip in the pool

abbreviation

Document image processing, a system for the digital storage and retrieval of documents as scanned images.

noun

A shallow, flat-bottomed container for cooking or serving food.

Usage examples:

An ovenproof dish

verb

Gossip or share information, especially information of an intimate or scandalous nature.

Usage examples:

Groups gather to brag about babies and dish about romances

noun

A piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food

verb

Operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle.

Usage examples:

He got into his car and drove off

noun

(of a fact or feeling) compel (someone) to act in a particular way, especially one that is considered undesirable or inappropriate.

Usage examples:

He was driven by ambition

verb

To travel in a motor vehicle, esp. as the person who operates it

Usage examples:

[ t ] we drove 40 miles to visit my aunt., [ i ] she drove through pennsylvania to ohio., [ i ] she…

noun

An area that is surrounded by a barrier.

Usage examples:

A deer enclosure

noun

The action of excavating something, especially an archaeological site.

Usage examples:

The methods of excavation have to be extremely rigorous

verb

Throw or hurl forcefully.

Usage examples:

He picked up the debris and flung it away

noun

A short period of enjoyment or wild behaviour.

Usage examples:

One final fling before a tranquil retirement

verb

Throw with force or recklessness

verb

(of a bird, bat, or insect) move through the air using wings.

Usage examples:

Close the door or the moths will fly in

noun

An opening at the crotch of a pair of trousers, closed with a zip or buttons and typically covered with a flap.

Usage examples:

Interesting alternatives are velcro straps or, if the shorts fit perfectly, stylish button flies.

noun

A flying insect of a large order characterized by a single pair of transparent wings and sucking (and often also piercing) mouthparts. flies are of great importance as vectors of disease.

Usage examples:

Almost 40 years ago ed lewis discovered a remarkable fly that differs from an ordinary fly by one e…

verb

Move from one place to another; travel.

Usage examples:

He went out to the shops

noun

An attempt or trial at something.

Usage examples:

Have a go at answering the questions yourself

adjective

Functioning properly.

Usage examples:

All systems go

noun

The solid surface of the earth.

Usage examples:

He lay on the ground

verb

Short for ground bass.

adjective

Past and past participle of grind.

noun

A fast-running, long-eared mammal that resembles a large rabbit, having very long hind legs and typically found in grassland or open woodland.

Usage examples:

European game animals include various deer, wild boar, hare, and rabbit.

verb

Run with great speed.

Usage examples:

He hared off between the trees

verb

Lift or haul (something heavy) with great effort.

Usage examples:

She heaved the sofa back into place

noun

An act of heaving.

Usage examples:

With that last heave, maurice's anchor wrenched clear of the mud

verb

To pull, push, lift, or throw something heavy

Usage examples:

[ t always + adv/prep ] he leaned his weight against the door and heaved it open., [ i ] after the …

verb

Go quickly.

Usage examples:

I hied down to new orleans

verb

To go quickly or to hurry

Usage examples:

Hie me to i must hie me to the sales before all the bargains are gone.

verb

Move or travel fast.

Usage examples:

They hightailed it to india

verb

To leave or go somewhere in a great hurry

Usage examples:

As soon as i heard he was coming i hightailed it out of there.

noun

A theatre or concert hall.

Usage examples:

The birmingham hippodrome

noun

A hollow place in a solid body or surface.

Usage examples:

The dog had dug a hole in the ground

verb

Make a hole or holes in.

Usage examples:

A fuel tank was holed by the attack and a fire started

adjective

Having a hole or empty space inside.

Usage examples:

A hollow metal tube

noun

A hole or depression in something.

Usage examples:

A hollow at the base of a large tree

verb

Form by making a hole.

Usage examples:

A tunnel was hollowed out in a mountain range

exclamation

Used to attract someone's attention.

Usage examples:

‘hoy! look!’

noun

A game resembling bingo, using playing cards.

Usage examples:

Why not bring your friends along to a fun morning playing hoy and then delicious bbq lunch?

noun

A small coastal sailing vessel, typically single-masted.

Usage examples:

Then it was rolled down to the water's edge along a walkway and loaded on to a powder hoy to be fer…

verb

Throw or impel (someone or something) with great force.

Usage examples:

Rioters hurled a brick through the windscreen

noun

A ride in a vehicle; a lift.

Usage examples:

Hey pal, any chance of a hurl?

verb

Throw forcefully

verb

Move or cause to move at high speed, typically in an uncontrolled manner.

Usage examples:

A runaway car hurtled towards them

verb

Move with or as if with a rushing sound

verb

To move very fast, esp. in what seems a dangerous way

Usage examples:

The truck hurtled along at breakneck speed.

noun

The action of indenting or the state of being indented.

Usage examples:

Paragraphs are marked off by indentation

noun

A part of a surface that curves inward

Usage examples:

If a surgeon takes out too much fat, he may leave indentations in the skin.

noun

A large bowl or jug used for serving drinks such as tea or punch.

Usage examples:

Most of these already hefty meals were ‘washed down’ with jorums of ultra-sweet beverages, notably …

verb

Set (a boat) in motion by pushing it or allowing it to roll into the water.

Usage examples:

The town's lifeboat was launched to rescue the fishermen

noun

An act or instance of launching something.

Usage examples:

The launch of a new campaign against drinking and driving

noun

A large motorboat, used especially for short trips.

Usage examples:

She cruised the waterways on a luxury motor launch

verb

Throw or hit (a ball or missile) in a high arc.

Usage examples:

He lobbed the ball over their heads

noun

(in sport) a ball lobbed over an opponent or a stroke producing this result.

Usage examples:

Federer played a lob and nadal's high volley was in the net

verb

To hit or throw something, esp. a ball, in a high curve

Usage examples:

Smith lobbed a perfect pass over the basket to watkins.

noun

A room or space directly under the roof of a house or other building, used for accommodation or storage.

Usage examples:

The best way to prevent this heat loss is by insulating the loft

verb

Kick, hit, or throw (a ball or missile) high up.

Usage examples:

He lofted the ball over the goalkeeper

noun

A hardwood drinking bowl.

Usage examples:

They possessed a healing cup, recently identified as a fourteenth-century mazer bowl.

noun

Bowl used with an electric mixer

noun

A large bowl used for mixing foods together when cooking

Usage examples:

Sift the flour and baking powder into a mixing bowl., whisk the egg whites in a mixing bowl until s…

noun

A short smooth-bore gun for firing shells (technically called bombs) at high angles.

Usage examples:

Mortars and machine guns

verb

Attack or bombard with a mortar.

Usage examples:

The commando positions were being heavily mortared

verb

Fix or join using mortar.

Usage examples:

The pipe can be mortared in place

noun

A machine, especially one powered by electricity or internal combustion, that supplies motive power for a vehicle or for another device with moving parts.

Usage examples:

These electric motors are highly reliable

adjective

Driven by a motor.

Usage examples:

A motor van

verb

Travel in a motor vehicle.

Usage examples:

They motored north up the m6

verb

Go in a specified direction or manner; change position.

Usage examples:

She moved to the door

noun

A change of place, position, or state.

Usage examples:

She made a sudden move towards me

verb

Change location

noun

A metal container used for cooking food in.

Usage examples:

Heat the olive oil in a heavy pan

verb

Criticize severely.

Usage examples:

The movie was panned by the critics

noun

A panning movement.

Usage examples:

That slow pan over london

noun

A large public garden or area of land used for recreation.

Usage examples:

A walk round the park

verb

Bring (a vehicle that one is driving) to a halt and leave it temporarily, typically in a car park or by the side of the road.

Usage examples:

He parked his car outside her house

verb

A piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area

noun

A short pin or bolt, typically tapered at one end, that is used for securing something in place, hanging things on, or marking a position.

Usage examples:

She put her mac on a peg in the hall

verb

Fix, secure, or mark with a peg or pegs.

Usage examples:

Drape plants with nets, pegging down the edges

abbreviation

Polyethylene glycol.

verb

Hurl missiles repeatedly at.

Usage examples:

Two boys pelted him with rotten apples

noun

An act of hurling something at someone.

noun

The skin of an animal with the fur, wool, or hair still on it.

Usage examples:

Traders brought reindeer pelts

noun

A large hole in the ground.

Usage examples:

I do not see any risk of these pits becoming breeding grounds for mosquitoes.

verb

Set someone or something in conflict or competition with.

Usage examples:

You'll get the chance to pit your wits against the world champions

verb

Remove the pit from (fruit).

Usage examples:

Leave some cherries whole so people can see later on how hard you worked pitting real cherries.

noun

The quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone.

Usage examples:

Her voice rose steadily in pitch

verb

Set (one's voice or a piece of music) at a particular pitch.

Usage examples:

You've pitched the melody very high

verb

Cover, coat, or smear with pitch.

Usage examples:

He pitched the ship inside and outside

noun

A long, sturdy piece of timber or metal set upright in the ground and used as a support or marker.

Usage examples:

Follow the blue posts until the track meets a road

verb

Display (a notice) in a public place.

Usage examples:

A curt notice had been posted on the door

adverb

With haste.

Usage examples:

Come now, come post

noun

A rounded or cylindrical container, typically of metal, used for cooking.

Usage examples:

Pots and pans hung from a rack

verb

Plant in a flowerpot.

Usage examples:

Pot individual cuttings as soon as you see new young leaves

noun

Cannabis.

Usage examples:

We smoked pot at football games

verb

Begin a course of action.

Usage examples:

The consortium could proceed with the plan

verb

To start or continue an action or process

Usage examples:

The building project is proceeding smoothly., you should ask a lawyer for advice on how to proceed.…

verb

To continue as planned

Usage examples:

The merger is proceeding according to schedule and should be complete by july., proceed with sth it…

noun

An individual or collaborative enterprise that is carefully planned to achieve a particular aim.

Usage examples:

A research project

verb

Estimate or forecast (something) on the basis of present trends or data.

Usage examples:

Spending was projected at £72,900 million

verb

A planned undertaking

verb

Drive or push something forwards.

Usage examples:

The boat is propelled by using a very long paddle

verb

Cause to move forward with force

noun

A bowl used for mixing and serving punch.

Usage examples:

We show up with a group of friends to mask our alone-ness, but when the dance party gets started, w…

noun

A hollow object used to contain something.

Usage examples:

Fast-food receptacles

noun

A container for holding things or that you can put things in

Usage examples:

A trash receptacle

noun

A place where or receptacle in which things are or may be stored.

Usage examples:

A deep repository for nuclear waste

noun

A place where things are stored

Usage examples:

A nuclear waste repository, fig. the proverbs amounted to a repository of wisdom.

verb

Move in a particular direction by turning over and over on an axis.

Usage examples:

The car rolled down into a ditch

noun

A cylinder formed by winding flexible material round a tube or by turning it over and over on itself without folding.

Usage examples:

A roll of carpet

verb

Move by turning over or rotating

verb

Go or leave somewhere quickly.

Usage examples:

They scooted off on their bikes

verb

Run or move very quickly or hastily

verb

Cause to go or be taken to a particular destination; arrange for the delivery of, especially by post.

Usage examples:

We sent a reminder letter but received no reply

verb

Variant spelling of scend (noun).

verb

The push or surge created by a wave.

verb

Move or cause to move from one place to another, especially over a small distance.

Usage examples:

A team from the power company came to shift the cables away from the house

noun

A slight change in position, direction, or tendency.

Usage examples:

A shift in public opinion

verb

Move very slightly

verb

Kill or wound (a person or animal) with a bullet or arrow.

Usage examples:

He was shot in the leg during an armed robbery

noun

A young branch or sucker springing from the main stock of a tree or other plant.

Usage examples:

He nipped off the new shoots that grew where the leaves joined the stems

exclamation

Variant spelling of chute1.

adjective

Nervous or timid in the company of other people.

Usage examples:

I was pretty shy at school

verb

(especially of a horse) start suddenly aside in fright at an object, noise, or movement.

Usage examples:

Their horses shied at the unfamiliar sight

noun

A sudden startled movement, especially of a frightened horse.

noun

A cavity in the ground, especially in a limestone formation, caused by water erosion and providing a route for surface water to disappear underground.

Usage examples:

The enclosed depressions are complex forms of dolines or sinkholes, which act as centripetal draina…

noun

A hole in the ground, especially in an area of limestone rock, that has been formed naturally, for example by water that has worn away the rock

Usage examples:

Rain gradually dissolves the limestone, forming features such as limestone pavements, sinkholes, an…

noun

A flexible strap or belt used in the form of a loop to support or raise a hanging weight.

Usage examples:

The horse had to be supported by a sling fixed to the roof

verb

Suspend or arrange (something), especially with a strap or straps, so that it hangs loosely in a particular position.

Usage examples:

A hammock was slung between two trees

noun

A sweetened drink of spirits, especially gin, and water.

Usage examples:

In the capital, clubbers drink kabul slings and canned russian beer.

noun

A bowl for serving soup

noun

The rate at which someone or something moves or operates or is able to move or operate.

Usage examples:

We turned on to the runway and began to gather speed

verb

Move quickly.

Usage examples:

I got into the car and home we sped

noun

(a) rate at which something moves or happens

Usage examples:

[ c ] a speed of 25 miles per hour, [ u ] both cars were traveling at high speed., [ u ] they came …

verb

Turn or cause to turn or whirl round quickly.

Usage examples:

The girl spun round in alarm

noun

A rapid turning or whirling motion.

Usage examples:

He concluded the dance with a double spin

verb

Revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

noun

An athletic or sports ground with tiers of seats for spectators.

Usage examples:

In fact, it would be a fair point to state that mandatory seating in premier league stadia has play…

noun

A large structure consisting of many rows of seats surrounding an area of land on which sports are played and where sometimes other public events happen

Usage examples:

A football stadium, yankee stadium

noun

A long, thin line or mark of a different substance or colour from its surroundings.

Usage examples:

A streak of oil

verb

Cover (a surface) with streaks.

Usage examples:

Tears streaking her face, cynthia looked up

noun

A mark of a color that is different from what surrounds it, or a thin strip of light

Usage examples:

Streaks of gray and black colored the marble., the comet appeared as a dazzling streak in the sky.,…

verb

Clean (an area) by brushing away dirt or litter.

Usage examples:

I've swept the floor

noun

An act of sweeping something with a brush.

Usage examples:

I was giving the floor a quick sweep

verb

Pull (something) apart or to pieces with force.

Usage examples:

I tore up the letter

noun

A hole or split in something caused by it having been pulled apart forcefully.

Usage examples:

There was a tear in her dress

verb

(of the eye) produce tears.

Usage examples:

The freezing wind made her eyes tear

verb

Propel (something) with force through the air by a movement of the arm and hand.

Usage examples:

I threw a brick through the window

noun

An act of throwing something.

Usage examples:

Holding's throw hit the stumps

verb

Propel through the air

noun

A device or implement, especially one held in the hand, used to carry out a particular function.

Usage examples:

Gardening tools

verb

Impress a design on (leather, especially a leather book cover).

Usage examples:

Volumes bound in green leather and tooled in gold

noun

A piece of equipment that you use to help you do a job, esp. something that you use with your hands to make or repair something

Usage examples:

The only tools you need for this job are a hammer and a screwdriver., we believe the new law will b…

verb

Throw (something) somewhere lightly or casually.

Usage examples:

Suzy tossed her bag on to the sofa

noun

An act or instance of tossing something.

Usage examples:

A defiant toss of her head

verb

Throw with a light motion

verb

Go from one place to another, typically over a distance of some length.

Usage examples:

The vessel had been travelling from libya to ireland

noun

The action of travelling.

Usage examples:

My job involves a lot of travel

verb

To go from one place to another on a trip, usually over a long distance

Usage examples:

[ i ] the train was traveling (at) about 100 miles an hour., [ t ] i travel long distances as part …

noun

A long, narrow open container for animals to eat or drink out of.

Usage examples:

A water trough

verb

Eat greedily.

Usage examples:

The culprit turned out to be my dog, caught red-handed troughing into the berries when she thought …

noun

A narrow, open box to hold water or food for animals

Usage examples:

Investors have to live through stock market troughs.

noun

A low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it.

Usage examples:

The thames valley

noun

A ship or large boat.

Usage examples:

The bridge only opens with two keys, at the moment it is high and open, which would allow ships and…

noun

A large boat or ship

Usage examples:

A scattering of vessels anchored in the harbor., we used bowls, pots, bottles, pitchers – any vesse…

noun

A large boat or a ship

Usage examples:

Two tugboats guided the 70,000 ton vessel into port., a cargo/container/freight vessel, a commercia…

adverb

In a good or satisfactory way.

Usage examples:

The whole team played well

adjective

In good health; free or recovered from illness.

Usage examples:

I don't feel very well

exclamation

Used to express a range of emotions including surprise, anger, resignation, or relief.

Usage examples:

Well, really! the manners of some people!

verb

Make or produce a loud noise.

Usage examples:

The cheerleader whanged on a tambourine

noun

A noisy blow.

Usage examples:

He gave a whang with his hammer

noun

A man's penis.

noun

(in a bird) a modified forelimb that bears large feathers and is used for flying.

Usage examples:

Besides having forelimbs that resemble the wings of modern birds, the animal sported long feathers …

verb

Travel on wings or by aircraft; fly.

Usage examples:

George satisfied his keen urge to fly by winging homewards with the royal air force