Horror - English meaning

noun

An anxious awareness of danger.

Usage examples:

The boat tilted and the boatmen cried out in alarm

verb

Make (someone) feel frightened, disturbed, or in danger.

noun

Sudden anxiety and fear, esp. that something very bad or dangerous might happen

Usage examples:

Nicholas detected a note of alarm in her voice., firefighters said the tragedy could have been avoi…

noun

(in christian and jewish belief) the supreme spirit of evil; satan.

Usage examples:

Belief in the devil

verb

Act as a junior assistant for a barrister or other professional.

Usage examples:

There is the possibility of devilling for fellow members of the bar

noun

An evil being, often represented in human form but with a tail and horns

Usage examples:

What the devil are you doing?

verb

Anticipate with great apprehension or fear.

Usage examples:

Jane was dreading the party

noun

Great fear or apprehension.

Usage examples:

The thought of returning to london filled her with dread

adjective

Greatly feared; dreadful.

Usage examples:

He was stricken with the dread disease and died

noun

An unpleasant emotion caused by the threat of danger, pain, or harm.

Usage examples:

I cowered in fear as bullets whizzed past

verb

Be afraid of (someone or something) as likely to be dangerous, painful, or harmful.

Usage examples:

I hated him but didn't fear him any more

verb

An emotion in anticipation of some specific pain or danger

noun

The quality of being frightened or worried about something

Usage examples:

Fearfulness about the future, despite her initial fearfulness, maria ended her journey feeling calm.

noun

A sudden intense feeling of fear.

Usage examples:

I jumped up in fright

verb

Frighten.

Usage examples:

Come, be comforted, he shan't fright you

noun

The feeling of fear, esp. if felt suddenly, or an experience of fear which happens suddenly

Usage examples:

[ u ] when the rescue team reached him, he was shaking with fright., [ c usually sing ] you gave he…

noun

A rowdy or mischievous person, especially a child.

Usage examples:

One minute she would sound like a wounded angel, the next like a streetwise hellion.

noun

Someone who causes a lot of trouble

Usage examples:

Some children are very cute and sweet as infants but turn into hellions once they become toddlers.,…

noun

A small, mischievous devil or sprite.

Usage examples:

You say, ‘i've never seen any imps, sprites or goblins in this whole neighborhood!’

verb

Repair a damaged feather in (the wing or tail of a trained hawk) by attaching part of a new feather.

abbreviation

Manx pound(s).

noun

A small to medium-sized primate that typically has a long tail, most kinds of which live in trees in tropical countries.

Usage examples:

It was a place where you can see wild monkeys living in the trees.

verb

Behave in a silly or playful way.

Usage examples:

I saw them monkeying about by the shop

noun

Any of various long-tailed primates

noun

Sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety, often causing wildly unthinking behaviour.

Usage examples:

She hit him in panic

verb

Feel or cause to feel panic.

Usage examples:

The crowd panicked and stampeded for the exit

noun

A cereal and fodder grass of a group including millet.

Usage examples:

Two of the most common, but functionally indeterminate, grass grains regularly identified from amer…

noun

A mischievous or awkward person, especially a child.

Usage examples:

Some pushy little perisher

noun

A child who is being annoying

noun

A mischievous person.

Usage examples:

They were the rapscallions behind this practical joke

noun

A mischievous or cheeky person, especially a child or man (typically used in an affectionate way).

Usage examples:

A lovable rascal

noun

A person who behaves badly or dishonestly but who is usually likable

Usage examples:

The group includes thieves, politicians, and rascals of every sort.

noun

A long-necked onion with a small bulb, in particular a spring onion.

Usage examples:

Unlike their larger bulb cousins, green onions, scallions and leeks should be refrigerated.

noun

A small, thin onion with a white bottom and a green stem and leaves, which is eaten in salads and other dishes

noun

A person, typically a child, who behaves badly but in an amusingly mischievous rather than harmful way; a rascal.

Usage examples:

That scallywag of a son of yours

noun

Someone, especially a child, who has behaved badly but who is still liked

noun

A person, especially a child, who is mischievous in a likeable or amusing way.

Usage examples:

Some little scamp stuffed tissue paper in between the hammer and the bell

verb

Do (something) in a perfunctory or inadequate way.

Usage examples:

She had scamped her work

noun

A child that behaves badly in a way that is funny rather than serious

noun

A mischievous or wayward person, especially a young person or child; a rascal.

Usage examples:

Her husband, john hall, is decent and dull, which tuck milligan doesn't mitigate: rafe, the would-b…

noun

Extreme fear.

Usage examples:

People fled in terror

noun

A feeling of fear or anxiety about something that may happen.

Usage examples:

The men set off in fear and trepidation

noun

Worry or anxiety about something that is going to happen

Usage examples:

With some trepidation, i set out to find my first job.

noun

Fear or worry about what is going to happen

Usage examples:

We view future developments with some trepidation.

noun

A small child, especially a cheeky or mischievous one.

Usage examples:

Is the little tyke up to his tricks again?

noun

A small child

noun

A troublesome wild animal.

Usage examples:

The long punishing jaws of a borzoi can snatch up small and not-so-small varmints both wild or dome…

noun

An annoying or harmful small animal or insect

Usage examples:

A ferret to some is a household pet and to others a varmint that threatens agriculture and native w…