Issues - English meaning

verb

(of a building or other area) provide lodging or sufficient space for.

Usage examples:

The cottages accommodate up to six people

verb

To provide space or a place for a group

Usage examples:

The new dormitory will be able to accommodate an additional 200 students., we certainly try to acco…

verb

To have or provide the space that someone or something needs

Usage examples:

The centre can accommodate up to 220 students., the airport simply doesn't have enough room to acco…

noun

An event or sequence of events of a specified kind or that has previously been referred to.

Usage examples:

The board admitted responsibility for the affair

noun

A situation or subject that is being dealt with or considered; a matter

Usage examples:

The meeting was addressed by an expert in south american affairs., what i do in my spare time is my…

noun

A situation or subject that is being dealt with or considered

Usage examples:

Foreign affairs as a leader, he's been criticized for his inexperience in foreign affairs., interfe…

noun

A result of a condition or event

Usage examples:

Headaches are an aftereffect of this sort of accident.

noun

The consequences or after-effects of a significant unpleasant event.

Usage examples:

Food prices soared in the aftermath of the drought

noun

The period following an event, such as an accident or war, and the effects caused by the event

Usage examples:

We all worked together in the aftermath of the earthquake.

noun

The period that follows an unpleasant event or accident, and the effects that it causes

Usage examples:

Many more people died in the aftermath of the explosion.

noun

The way that someone or something looks.

Usage examples:

She checked her appearance in the mirror

noun

The way a person or thing looks or seems to other people

Usage examples:

The most striking feature of his appearance was his long hair., her only screen appearances were in…

noun

An occasion when someone appears in public

Usage examples:

It was his first appearance on television/television appearance as president., she will be making a…

noun

Each of the two upper limbs of the human body from the shoulder to the hand.

Usage examples:

She held the baby in her arms

verb

Supply or provide with weapons.

Usage examples:

The security forces are armed with automatic rifles

noun

Either of the two long parts of the upper body that are joined to the shoulders and have hands at the end

Usage examples:

Her arm was bandaged from elbow to wrist., he held his young son in his arms (= closely)., the arm …

noun

A very young child.

Usage examples:

His wife's just had a baby

verb

Treat (someone) as a baby; pamper or be overprotective towards.

Usage examples:

Her aunt babied her and fussed over her clothes

adjective

Comparatively small or immature of its kind.

Usage examples:

A baby version of the oxford movement

idiom

The subject of a dispute

phrase

A subject or issue over which there is continuing disagreement.

Usage examples:

The examination system has long been a serious bone of contention

idiom

Something that two people or groups cannot agree about

Usage examples:

Money is a common bone of contention in many marriages.

noun

A person's regular occupation, profession, or trade.

Usage examples:

Experts who typically conduct their business over the internet

noun

The activity of buying and selling goods and services, or a particular company that does this, or work in general rather than pleasure

Usage examples:

[ c ] he runs a dry cleaning business., [ u ] i’m in baltimore on business., [ u ] our firm does a …

noun

The activity of buying and selling goods and services

Usage examples:

In business she is an academic, but all her brothers work in business., be in business currently, f…

noun

A small waterfall, typically one of several that fall in stages down a steep rocky slope.

Usage examples:

The waterfall raced down in a series of cascades

verb

(of water) pour downwards rapidly and in large quantities.

Usage examples:

Water was cascading down the stairs

noun

A small waterfall, often one of a group

noun

An instance of a particular situation; an example of something occurring.

Usage examples:

A case of mistaken identity

verb

Surround in a material or substance.

Usage examples:

The towers are of steel cased in granite

noun

A particular situation or example of something

Usage examples:

We don’t normally accept credits from courses taken at another university, but we’ll make an except…

noun

A young human being below the age of puberty or below the legal age of majority.

Usage examples:

She'd been playing tennis since she was a child

Pl of child

noun

Plural of child

noun

Movement to and fro or around something, especially that of fluid in a closed system.

Usage examples:

An extra pump for good water circulation

noun

The movement of blood inside the body

Usage examples:

[ u ] the fans in the air circulation system make a lot of noise., [ c ] the chronicle has a daily …

noun

The use of a particular type of money or payment system in the economy

Usage examples:

Withdraw from/take out of circulation many european currencies were withdrawn from circulation afte…

noun

A fact or condition connected with or relevant to an event or action.

Usage examples:

We wanted to marry but circumstances didn't permit

noun

An event or condition connected with what is happening or has happened

Usage examples:

[ c ] the circumstances of the theft of the painting were not known., [ c ] the circumstances surro…

noun

A fact or event that makes a situation the way it is

Usage examples:

Under the circumstances i think she coped very well under the circumstances., obviously we can't de…

verb

Relate to; be about.

Usage examples:

The story concerns a friend of mine

noun

Anxiety; worry.

Usage examples:

Carole gazed at her with concern

verb

To trouble someone with feelings of anxiety; worry

Usage examples:

The loss didn’t bother him, but his team’s confidence concerns him., this is an issue that should c…

noun

The end or finish of an event, process, or text.

Usage examples:

The conclusion of world war two

noun

A decision made after a lot of consideration

Usage examples:

Dr. gille couldn’t reach any conclusions based on the symptoms i described., [ + that clause ] we c…

noun

A decision or judgment that is made after careful thought

Usage examples:

The findings and conclusions of the report are simply guidelines, not rulings., reach/come to/draw …

noun

A result or effect, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.

Usage examples:

Abrupt withdrawal of drug treatment can have serious consequences

noun

A result of an action or situation, esp. (in the plural) a bad result

Usage examples:

For someone who is old and weak, the consequences of a broken hip can be serious., last summer ther…

noun

A result of a particular action or situation, often one that is bad or not convenient

Usage examples:

Serious consequences not making a will can have serious consequences for your children and other fa…

noun

The action of delivering letters, parcels, or goods.

Usage examples:

Allow up to 28 days for delivery

noun

The act of taking goods, letters, or packages to people's houses or places of work

Usage examples:

[ c ] the company gets two deliveries a day., [ u ] you can pay for the rug on delivery (= when it …

noun

The act of taking goods, letters, parcels, etc. to a place

Usage examples:

Please allow 14 days for delivery., mail/parcel/postal delivery, a delivery driver/truck/van, on de…

noun

A severe flood.

Usage examples:

This may be the worst deluge in living memory

verb

Overwhelm with a flood.

Usage examples:

Caravans were deluged by the heavy rains

noun

A very large volume of something, more than can be managed

Usage examples:

The newspaper received a deluge of complaints about the article., the senator’s office was deluged …

noun

The final part of a play, film, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved.

Usage examples:

The film's denouement was unsatisfying and ambiguous

noun

The final part of a work of literature, after the climax (= the most important or exciting part)

noun

The end of a story, in which everything is explained, or the end result of a situation

noun

A person, plant, or animal that is descended from a particular ancestor.

Usage examples:

She's a descendant of charles darwin

noun

A person related to someone from an earlier generation (= all the people of about the same age within a particular family)

Usage examples:

The pennsylvania dutch are descendants of early german immigrants.

noun

A person who is related to you and who lives after you, such as your child or grandchild

Usage examples:

He has no descendants., descendant of they claim to be descendants of a french duke., we owe it to …

verb

Tell (someone) officially that they can or must leave a place or situation.

Usage examples:

They stressed that staff would not be actively discharging anyone and no programme was in place to …

noun

The action of discharging someone from a hospital or from the armed forces or police.

Usage examples:

Referrals can be discussed before discharge from hospital

verb

To allow someone to leave

Usage examples:

Allen was discharged from the hospital yesterday., [ i ] the soapy water from the washing machine w…

noun

The action of sharing something out among a number of recipients.

Usage examples:

The government released about 74,000 tonnes of rice for distribution among people affected by the c…

noun

The act of dividing something among people, or spreading or supplying something

Usage examples:

The bill would prohibit the sale and distribution of firearms., a very substantial upward distribut…

noun

The process of transporting products from a manufacturer, storing them, and selling them to different stores and customers

Usage examples:

Control/handle the distribution we handle the distribution of the product in the us and mexico., in…

verb

Cause the water or other liquid in (something) to run out, leaving it empty or dry.

Usage examples:

We drained the swimming pool

noun

A channel or pipe carrying off surplus liquid, especially rainwater or liquid waste.

Usage examples:

The room's toilet pipes and shower drains carry this waste to a holding tank.

verb

Emptying something by allowing liquid to run out of it

noun

The action or process of draining something.

Usage examples:

The pot must have holes in the base for good drainage

noun

The process by which water or other liquids flow away into pipes or into the ground

Usage examples:

The swamp has poor drainage throughout.

noun

The system of water or waste liquids flowing away from somewhere into the ground or down pipes

Usage examples:

Drainage channels/ditches/systems

noun

A change which is a result or consequence of an action or other cause.

Usage examples:

The lethal effects of hard drugs

verb

Cause (something) to happen; bring about.

Usage examples:

The prime minister effected many policy changes

noun

The result of a particular influence; something that happens because of something else

Usage examples:

[ c ] the medicine had the effect of making me sleepy., [ c ] cold water slows hurricane growth, bu…

verb

(of a feeling, quality, or sensation) issue or spread out from (a source).

Usage examples:

Warmth emanated from the fireplace

verb

To come from or out of

Usage examples:

[ i always + adv/prep ] angry voices emanated from the next room.

verb

To express a quality or feeling through the way that you look and behave

Usage examples:

Her face emanated sadness.

verb

Move out of or away from something and become visible.

Usage examples:

Black ravens emerged from the fog

verb

Come out into view, as from concealment

verb

To appear by coming out of something or out from behind something

Usage examples:

The runway lights flashed on, and the first models emerged from behind the stage set., fig. the pre…

noun

The production and discharge of something, especially gas or radiation.

Usage examples:

The effects of lead emission on health

The act of causing to flow forth

noun

An amount of something, especially a gas that harms the environment, that is sent out into the air

Usage examples:

Emissions of sth the bill is intended to lower emissions of greenhouse gases., cut/reduce/limit emi…

noun

A final part of something, especially a period of time, an activity, or a story.

Usage examples:

The end of the year

verb

Come or bring to a final point; finish.

Usage examples:

When the war ended, policy changed

suffix

Denoting a person or thing to be treated in a specified way.

Usage examples:

Dividend

verb

Provide with a quality, ability, or asset.

Usage examples:

He was endowed with tremendous physical strength

verb

To give money that will provide an income for a college or university, a hospital, or other organization

Usage examples:

In 1937, mellon endowed the national gallery of art., people think jefferson was endowed with great…

verb

To give a large amount of money to pay for creating a college, hospital, etc., or to provide an income for it

Usage examples:

$1.5 million was donated to endow a university chair in his name.

verb

Supply with the necessary items for a particular purpose.

Usage examples:

All bedrooms are equipped with a colour tv

verb

Provide with, usually for a specific purpose

verb

To provide someone or something with objects that are needed for a particular activity or purpose

Usage examples:

All of our classrooms are equipped with computers., the convention center is equipped to handle 20,…

verb

Break free from confinement or control.

Usage examples:

Two burglars have just escaped from prison

noun

An act of breaking free from confinement or control.

Usage examples:

The gang had made their escape

verb

Run away from confinement

noun

(in living organisms and cells) the process of eliminating or expelling waste matter.

Usage examples:

The bound hg is then removed from the organism by natural excretion.

noun

The process of getting rid of material such as solid waste or urine from the body

Usage examples:

Excretion is one of several activities common to both plants and animals., eating too much salt cau…

verb

(with reference to moisture or a smell) discharge or be discharged slowly and steadily.

Usage examples:

The beetle exudes a caustic liquid

verb

To have a lot of a particular quality or feeling

Usage examples:

Sal exudes confidence., some trees exude a sap that repels insect parasites.

verb

If you exude love, confidence, pain, etc., you show that you have a lot of that feeling

Usage examples:

Exude confidence she just exudes confidence.

noun

A group of one or more parents and their children living together as a unit.

Usage examples:

The family lived in a large house with a lot of land

adjective

Designed to be suitable for children as well as adults.

Usage examples:

A family newspaper

noun

A social group of parents, children, and sometimes grandparents, uncles, aunts, and others who are related

Usage examples:

[ c ] her family moved here when she was eleven., [ u ] many people cope with the demands of both c…

noun

Approval, support, or liking for someone or something.

Usage examples:

Training is looked upon with favour by many employers

verb

Feel or show approval or preference for.

Usage examples:

Slashing public spending is a policy that few politicians favour

noun

The support or approval of something or someone

Usage examples:

Find favour these plans are unlikely to find favour unless the cost is reduced., in favour of the c…

phrasal verb

Make arrangements for

verb

To repair or adjust something

Usage examples:

I’ll fix that broken chair today., i need to fix my hair., let’s fix a date for our next meeting., …

verb

To repair something or solve a problem

Usage examples:

They have fixed the bugs in the software., a restaurant would have 48 hours to fix the problem or t…

noun

An overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits, especially over what is normally dry land.

Usage examples:

The villagers had been cut off by floods and landslides

verb

Short for floodlight.

verb

To fill or become covered with water or to cause this to happen to something

Usage examples:

[ t ] a burst pipe flooded the bathroom., [ i ] the basements of many downtown buildings would floo…

verb

(of a liquid, gas, or electricity) move steadily and continuously in a current or stream.

Usage examples:

From here the river flows north

noun

The action or fact of moving along in a steady, continuous stream.

Usage examples:

The flow of water into the pond

verb

(esp. of liquids, gases, or electricity) to move in one direction, esp. continuously and easily

Usage examples:

Air flows over an aircraft’s wing faster than it flows under it., lava from the volcano was flowing…

noun

The action or process of flowing or flowing out.

Usage examples:

The flux of ions across the membrane

verb

Treat (a metal object) with a flux to promote melting.

Usage examples:

It was considered such ideal fluxing ore that the el paso smelter paid the costs for shipping it by…

noun

Continuous change

Usage examples:

Everything is in a state of flux.

noun

The sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed and can be eaten as food.

Usage examples:

Tropical fruits such as mangoes and papaya

verb

(of a tree or other plant) produce fruit.

Usage examples:

The trees fruit very early

noun

An edible and usually sweet product of a plant or tree that contains seeds or a pit (= large hard seed)

Usage examples:

[ c ] we eat a lot of fruits and vegetables at our house., [ u ] i usually eat a piece of fresh fru…

verb

Provide (a house or room) with furniture and fittings.

Usage examples:

The proprietor has furnished the bedrooms in a variety of styles

verb

Provide with objects or articles that make a room usable

verb

To put furniture in something

Usage examples:

They've furnished the room very simply.

verb

(of a liquid) flow out of something in a rapid and plentiful stream.

Usage examples:

Water gushed out of the washing machine

noun

A rapid and plentiful stream or burst of something.

Usage examples:

A gush of blood

verb

To flow or pour out suddenly in large amounts

Usage examples:

Water gushed out of the broken pipe., "this is the best party i’ve ever had," taylor gushed., [ i ]…

noun

A person legally entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.

Usage examples:

His eldest son and heir

noun

A person who will legally receive money, property, or a title from another person, especially an older member of the same family, when that other person dies

Usage examples:

Heir to the guest of honour was the romanov heir to the throne of all russia., son and heir despite…

noun

Someone who now has responsibility for dealing with a problem or situation that existed or was created earlier

Usage examples:

Heir to the french finance minister is heir to a tradition of central control that goes back to lou…

verb

Put (money) into financial schemes, shares, property, or a commercial venture with the expectation of achieving a profit.

Usage examples:

The company is to invest £12 m in its manufacturing site at linlithglow

verb

To put money or effort into something to make a profit or achieve a result

Usage examples:

[ t ] she tends to invest a lot of energy in her work., [ i ] i think it’s time to invest in (= buy…

verb

To buy something that you think will go up in value, for example shares or property, in order to make a profit

Usage examples:

It's a good time to invest., invest in sth he's not certain whether to invest in the property marke…

noun

The action of supplying or distributing something, especially for official purposes.

Usage examples:

Construction cannot be commenced prior to the issuance of a building permit

noun

→  issue noun

Usage examples:

$715,000 was provided from the issuance of common stock., stock/bond issuance the firm plans to rai…

noun

→  issue noun

Usage examples:

$715,000 was provided from the issuance of common stock., stock/bond issuance the firm plans to rai…

verb

Supply or distribute (something) for use or sale.

Usage examples:

Licences were issued indiscriminately to any company

noun

An important topic or problem for debate or discussion.

Usage examples:

The issue of racism

noun

The action of supplying or distributing an item for use, sale, or official purposes.

Usage examples:

The issue of notes by the bank of england

noun

An individual article or unit, especially one that is part of a list, collection, or set.

Usage examples:

The items on the agenda

adverb

Used to introduce each item in a list.

Usage examples:

Item two statute books … item two drums

noun

One thing that is a part of a list or a collection of things

Usage examples:

There were several more items on the agenda., a news item in this morning’s newspaper, basic food i…

noun

A rapid stream of liquid or gas forced out of a small opening.

Usage examples:

A jet of boiling water spurted over his hand

verb

Spurt out in jets.

Usage examples:

Blood jetted from his nostrils

noun

A hard black semi-precious variety of lignite, capable of being carved and highly polished.

Usage examples:

Jet beads

noun

A child or young person.

Usage examples:

She collected the kids from school

verb

(of a goat) give birth.

Usage examples:

Milk fever usually occurs in heavy milkers shortly after kidding

verb

Deceive (someone) in a playful way; tease.

Usage examples:

You're kidding me!

noun

The accidental admission or escape of liquid or gas through a hole or crack.

Usage examples:

We're saving water by reducing leakage

noun

The condition of leaking

Usage examples:

The cause of the leakage of the chemical is under investigation, he said.

noun

A situation in which a liquid or gas escapes from an opening in a pipe or container, or the amount that escapes

Usage examples:

Continued leakage from the plant means that the river remains polluted., leakage of sth three diffe…

noun

Physical substance in general, as distinct from mind and spirit; (in physics) that which occupies space and possesses rest mass, especially as distinct from energy.

Usage examples:

The structure and properties of matter

verb

Be important or significant.

Usage examples:

It doesn't matter what the guests wear

noun

A situation or subject that is being dealt with or considered

Usage examples:

Her arrival complicates matters even further., i think this is a matter best left to the mayor to d…

noun

A particular event, or the time at which it takes place.

Usage examples:

On one occasion i stayed up until two in the morning

verb

Cause (something).

Usage examples:

Something vital must have occasioned this visit

noun

A particular time when something happens

Usage examples:

Sarah loves dressing up for special occasions., she has lied on several occasions., this meeting pr…

noun

A person's child or children.

Usage examples:

The offspring of middle-class parents

noun

The young of an animal, or a person’s children

Usage examples:

Champion horses have numerous offspring.

noun

The way a thing turns out; a consequence.

Usage examples:

It is the outcome of the vote that counts

noun

The result or effect of an action, situation, or event

Usage examples:

It’s too early to predict the outcome of the election.

noun

The result or effect of an action, situation, etc.

Usage examples:

It's too early to predict the outcome of the meeting.

noun

A set of clothes worn together, especially for a particular occasion or purpose.

Usage examples:

Her wedding outfit

verb

Provide with a set of clothes.

Usage examples:

Warders outfitted in special suits

noun

A set of clothes worn for a particular occasion or activity

Usage examples:

Susan wore a black outfit., she got a complete ski outfit as a gift from her parents., our company …

noun

A large amount of money, liquid, or people that moves or is transferred out of a place.

Usage examples:

An outflow of foreign currency

noun

The flow from something

Usage examples:

An outflow of waste water

noun

The amount of money that leaves a company, industry, or country during a particular period

Usage examples:

The outflow of sth currency devaluation triggered a rapid outflow of foreign funds., concerns over …

noun

Something that flows out.

Usage examples:

She encouraged people to start donating to msf after the tsunami, and discovered an outflowing of s…

noun

An exit or flowing out of a large amount of a substance or a large number of people.

Usage examples:

A major outflux of gas

noun

Something that streams out rapidly.

Usage examples:

A massive outpouring of high-energy gamma rays

noun

Something that flows out in large amounts or with strong force, esp. emotion

Usage examples:

An outpouring of love/sympathy

noun

A rushing out of something; a violent outflow.

Usage examples:

He saw an outrush of water as the tide went out

verb

Carry the ball further forward than (another player or team); surpass in rushing.

Usage examples:

Williams might outrush okoeye

noun

A sudden movement of something out of somewhere

Usage examples:

If the hole hadn't been plugged, there would have been an outrush of air., the problems in these co…

idiom

Eliminate by paying off (debts)

phrasal verb

(of a course of action) yield good results; succeed.

Usage examples:

All the hard work i had done over the summer paid off

phrasal verb

Pay a debt in full.

Usage examples:

I've saved up enough to pay off my mortgage

noun

The tapered, sharp end of a tool, weapon, or other object.

Usage examples:

The point of his dagger

verb

A fielding position on the off side near the batsman.

adjective

In a particular place.

Usage examples:

A doctor must be present at the ringside

noun

The period of time now occurring.

Usage examples:

They are happy and at peace, refusing to think beyond the present

verb

Give or award formally or ceremonially.

Usage examples:

The duke presented certificates to the men

noun

A matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome.

Usage examples:

They have financial problems

adjective

Denoting or relating to people whose behaviour causes difficulties to themselves and others.

Usage examples:

Practitioners help families develop strategies for managing problem behaviour in teens

noun

Something that causes difficulty or that is hard to deal with

Usage examples:

Financing the camp’s athletic program is a problem., he has a serious health problem., i’m having p…

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…

verb

Begin a course of action.

Usage examples:

The consortium could proceed with the plan

verb

Present participle of proceed

Usage examples:

His lawyers have decided not to proceed with the case., preparations for the festival are now proce…

noun

A descendant or the descendants of a person, animal, or plant; offspring.

Usage examples:

Shorthorn cattle are highly effective in bestowing their characteristics on their progeny

verb

Make available for use; supply.

Usage examples:

These clubs provide a much appreciated service for this area

verb

Give something useful or necessary to

verb

To give something that is needed or wanted to someone

Usage examples:

The company provides medical benefits to all employees., i can provide you with directions to their…

noun

The action of providing or supplying something for use.

Usage examples:

New contracts for the provision of services

verb

Supply with food, drink, or equipment, especially for a journey.

Usage examples:

Civilian contractors were responsible for provisioning these armies

noun

Something that is needed or wanted, or the act of considering the need for something and arranging for it

Usage examples:

[ u ] when designing buildings in california, you have to make some provision for earthquakes., [ c…

noun

The preparation and issuing of a book, journal, or piece of music for public sale.

Usage examples:

The publication of her first novel

noun

A book, magazine, newspaper, or document, or the act of making information or writing available, esp. in a printed form

Usage examples:

[ c ] his writing appears frequently in french, mexican, and canadian publications., [ u ] the publ…

noun

The act of making information, stories, or pictures available to people either in books, newspapers, magazines, etc. or online

Usage examples:

They secured a high court injunction to stop the publication of a misleading advertisement., the ca…

noun

The occupation or activity of preparing and issuing books, journals, and other material for sale.

Usage examples:

She worked in publishing

verb

Prepare and issue (a book, journal, piece of music, etc.) for public sale, distribution, or readership.

Usage examples:

We publish practical reference books

noun

The business of making books, magazines, or newspapers available to the public

Usage examples:

She hopes to pursue a career in publishing.

verb

Provide or supply (food, drink, or other goods) as one's business.

Usage examples:

Shops purveying cooked food

verb

To provide food, services, or information as a business

Usage examples:

The two mall shops purvey nearly identical merchandise., radio stations are purveyors of music, inf…

verb

To sell goods or services to customers

Usage examples:

Susan was approached by a gentleman who purveyed counterfeit chanel perfume.

noun

A sentence worded or expressed so as to elicit information.

Usage examples:

We hope this leaflet has been helpful in answering your questions

verb

Ask (someone) questions, especially in an official context.

Usage examples:

Four men were being questioned about the killings

verb

A sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply

verb

Allow or enable to escape from confinement; set free.

Usage examples:

An official confirmed the prisoners would be released

noun

The action or process of releasing or being released.

Usage examples:

A campaign by the prisoner's mother resulted in his release

noun

A thing that is caused or produced by something else; a consequence or outcome.

Usage examples:

The tower collapsed as a result of safety violations

verb

Occur or follow as the consequence of something.

Usage examples:

Anger may result from an argument

noun

Something that happens or exists because of something else

Usage examples:

The mayor says crime is lower as a result of good police work., a lot of people survived the crash …

verb

Move with urgent haste.

Usage examples:

Oliver rushed after her

noun

A sudden quick movement towards something, typically by a number of people.

Usage examples:

There was a rush for the door

noun

An erect, tufted marsh or waterside plant resembling a sedge or grass, with inconspicuous greenish or brownish flowers. widely distributed in temperate areas, some kinds are used for matting, chair seats, and baskets.

Usage examples:

Then the land went down, and there was marsh of rushes and willow and hazel.

noun

A young shoot or twig of a plant, especially one cut for grafting or rooting.

Usage examples:

Rose wilt was long thought to be a suspected viral disease caused by grafting scions onto imported …

noun

A young member of a rich and famous family

noun

The unit of reproduction of a flowering plant, capable of developing into another such plant.

Usage examples:

Cut open the peppers and remove the seeds

verb

Sow (land) with seeds.

Usage examples:

The shoreline is seeded with a special grass

noun

A small, usually hard part of a plant from which a new plant can grow

Usage examples:

A good defense lawyer knows how to plant these little seeds of doubt in the minds of jurors., we se…

noun

A set of circumstances in which one finds oneself; a state of affairs.

Usage examples:

The situation between her and jake had come to a head

noun

A condition or combination of conditions that exist at a particular time

Usage examples:

I was in a situation where i didn’t have cash handy.

noun

The conditions that exist at a particular time and place

Usage examples:

Some dealers have taken advantage of the situation by adding £1,000 or more to the suggested retail…

verb

(of a fish, frog, mollusc, crustacean, etc.) release or deposit eggs.

Usage examples:

The fish spawn among fine-leaved plants

noun

The eggs of fish, frogs, etc.

Usage examples:

The fish covers its spawn with gravel

verb

Gush out in a sudden and forceful stream.

Usage examples:

He cut his finger, and blood spurted over the sliced potatoes

noun

A sudden gushing stream.

Usage examples:

A sudden spurt of blood gushed into her eyes

noun

The goods or merchandise kept on the premises of a shop or warehouse and available for sale or distribution.

Usage examples:

The store has a very low turnover of stock

adjective

(of a product or type of product) usually kept in stock and thus regularly available for sale.

Usage examples:

25 per cent off stock items

verb

Have or keep a supply of (a particular product or type or product) available for sale.

Usage examples:

Most supermarkets now stock a range of organic produce

noun

A small, narrow river.

Usage examples:

A perfect trout stream

verb

(of liquid, air, gas, etc.) run or flow in a continuous current in a specified direction.

Usage examples:

She sat with tears streaming down her face

noun

A small river that flows on or below the surface of the ground

Usage examples:

Rivers are wider, deeper, and longer than streams., the faucet leaked in a steady stream., an endle…

noun

A person or thing that is being discussed, described, or dealt with.

Usage examples:

I've said all there is to be said on the subject

adjective

Likely or prone to be affected by (a particular condition or occurrence, typically an unwelcome or unpleasant one).

Usage examples:

He was subject to bouts of manic depression

adverb

Conditionally upon.

Usage examples:

Subject to the ec's agreement, we intend to set up an enterprise zone in the area

noun

A person or thing that succeeds another.

Usage examples:

Schoenberg saw himself as a natural successor to the german romantic school

noun

Someone or something that follows and takes the job, place, or position that was held by another

Usage examples:

The company will announce the appointment of a successor to its retiring chairman at the next board…

noun

Someone or something that comes after another person or thing

Usage examples:

Successor to sb/sth she has been appointed successor to the retiring chief executive., network rail…

verb

Make (something needed or wanted) available to someone; provide.

Usage examples:

The farm supplies apples to cider makers

noun

A stock or amount of something supplied or available for use.

Usage examples:

A farm with good water supply

adverb

Variant spelling of supplely (see supple).

verb

Make (something needed or wanted) available to someone; provide.

Usage examples:

The farm supplies apples to cider makers

noun

A stock or amount of something supplied or available for use.

Usage examples:

A farm with good water supply

noun

A person, especially a schoolteacher, acting as a temporary substitute for another.

Usage examples:

A supply teacher

noun

The subject of a talk, piece of writing, exhibition, etc.; a topic.

Usage examples:

The theme of the sermon was reverence

verb

Give a particular theme or setting to (a leisure venue, event, etc.).

Usage examples:

The amusement park will be themed as a caribbean pirate stronghold

noun

The topic of discussion or writing

Usage examples:

The theme of the conference was the changing role of women in modern society.

noun

An object that one need not, cannot, or does not wish to give a specific name to.

Usage examples:

Look at that metal rail thing over there

A separate and self-contained entity

noun

A device, product, or part of nature that is not named

Usage examples:

There’s a new thing that seals plastic bags., there are some nice things in the stores on sale righ…

noun

A matter dealt with in a text, discourse, or conversation; a subject.

Usage examples:

Sleep deprivation became a frequent topic of conversation

noun

A strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid.

Usage examples:

Rain poured down in torrents

noun

A large stream of water that moves very fast

Usage examples:

Heavy storms turned the river into a raging torrent., fig. the tv station received torrents of angr…

noun

A large number or amount of something

Usage examples:

A torrent of sth we got a torrent of e-mails complaining about the advertisement., a torrent of cri…

noun

The final or eventual outcome or conclusion of a discussion, action, or series of events.

Usage examples:

The upshot of the meeting was that he was on the next plane to new york

noun

Something that happens as a result of other actions, events, or decisions

Usage examples:

The upshot of the discussions was that no one will be laid off.

verb

(of a liquid) rise up to the surface and spill or be about to spill.

Usage examples:

Tears were beginning to well up in her eyes

adverb

In a good or satisfactory way.

Usage examples:

The whole team played well

adverb

In a thorough manner.

Usage examples:

Add the mustard and lemon juice and mix well

noun

A child, young person, or young animal.

Usage examples:

Members are organising a transport survey to find out how youngsters get to school.

noun

A young person

Usage examples:

The program was designed to find summer jobs for city youngsters ages 14 to 21.

noun

A young person, usually an older child

Usage examples:

The scheme is for youngsters between the ages of ten and 16.