Mug - English meaning

noun

A base close to the area of active operations where supplies and troops can be received and evacuated by air.

Usage examples:

It was decided that the teams were able to provide care equal to that available from the hospitals,…

noun

A silly or foolish person.

Usage examples:

A celebrity airhead with no discernible talent

noun

A stupid person

Usage examples:

She's such an airhead.

verb

Make a physical attack on.

Usage examples:

He pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer

noun

A physical attack.

Usage examples:

His imprisonment for an assault on the film director

verb

Attack someone physically or emotionally

verb

Take aggressive military action against (a place or enemy forces) with weapons or armed force.

Usage examples:

In february the germans attacked verdun

noun

An aggressive and violent act against a person or place.

Usage examples:

He was killed in an attack on a checkpoint

verb

An offensive against an enemy

verb

Cook (food) by dry heat without direct exposure to a flame, typically in an oven.

Usage examples:

They bake their own bread and cakes

noun

A dish consisting of a mixture of ingredients cooked in an oven.

Usage examples:

A vegetable bake

noun

A person's mouth.

Usage examples:

Shut your bake!

noun

A drinking container, typically made of plastic, often with a lid for use by children.

Usage examples:

We had been pre-warned that there wasn't an interval in the show so we'd have to take our pre-show …

noun

A wide glass container with a flat bottom and an edge for pouring, used in science laboratories

noun

A glass or plastic container used in chemistry

noun

A foolish or easily deceived person.

Usage examples:

I was left feeling a bit of a chump

noun

A foolish or stupid person

Usage examples:

What a chump he was to quit his job.

noun

A silly or stupid person

Usage examples:

[ as form of address ] you chump! why did you tell her that?

noun

A mechanical or electrical device for measuring time, indicating hours, minutes, and sometimes seconds by hands on a round dial or by displayed figures.

Usage examples:

The church clock struck four

verb

Attain or register (a specified time, distance, or speed).

Usage examples:

I clocked nearly nine hours of uninterrupted sleep

noun

An ornamental pattern woven or embroidered on the side of a stocking or sock near the ankle.

Usage examples:

I was wearing my powder-blue suit, with dark blue shirt, tie and display handkerchief, black brogue…

verb

Persuade (someone) to do or believe something by lying to them.

Usage examples:

I conned him into giving me your home number

noun

An instance of deceiving or tricking someone.

Usage examples:

The charter is a glossy public relations con

noun

A disadvantage of or argument against something.

Usage examples:

Borrowers have to weigh up the pros and cons of each mortgage offer

noun

A person's face or facial expression.

Usage examples:

His impenetrable eyes and inscrutable countenance give little away

verb

Admit as acceptable or possible.

Usage examples:

He was reluctant to countenance the use of force

noun

The appearance or expression of someone’s face

Usage examples:

[ c ] her countenance masked her feelings., this school will not countenance lateness.

noun

A voucher entitling the holder to a discount off a particular product.

Usage examples:

The current rates are $5 per day, $28 per week and a reduced fee if the customer uses available dis…

verb

(of a consumer) collect and use coupons or vouchers offering discounts on goods or services.

Usage examples:

She couponed and budgeted to feed her family of six

noun

A piece of paper that you can use to buy a product or service at a reduced price or to get it free, or to get information

Usage examples:

Send in this coupon with your name and address for a free travel brochure., you can collect points …

verb

Completely fill (a place or container) to the point of overflowing.

Usage examples:

The ashtray by the bed was crammed with cigarette butts

verb

Crowd or pack to capacity

verb

To force a lot of people or things into a small space

Usage examples:

Be crammed into eight children were crammed into the back of the car., be crammed against the room …

noun

A small bowl-shaped container for drinking from, typically having a handle.

Usage examples:

It shows men drinking from porcelain cups without handles, and coffee being served from a metal or …

verb

Form (one's hand or hands) into the curved shape of a cup.

Usage examples:

‘hey!’ dad shouted, with his hands cupped around his mouth

abbreviation

Cambridge university press.

noun

A face of a clock or watch that is marked to show units of time.

Usage examples:

The dial on your dive watch would send a geiger counter into cardiac arrest.

verb

Call (a phone number) by turning a dial or using a keypad or touchscreen.

Usage examples:

She dialled 999

verb

To operate a phone or make a phone call to someone by choosing a particular series of numbers on the phone

Usage examples:

Dial someone/something direct can i dial this number direct, or do i have to go through the operato…

noun

A stupid or silly person.

Usage examples:

This is what causes otherwise innocent young children to grow up into a population of stupid dimwits!

noun

A stupid person

Usage examples:

I've completely forgotten what i came in here for - i'm such a dimwit!, look where you're going, di…

noun

A drug taken illegally for recreational purposes, especially cannabis.

Usage examples:

My dad caught me smoking dope

verb

Administer drugs to (a racehorse, greyhound, or athlete) in order to enhance or inhibit sporting performance.

Usage examples:

The horse was doped before the race

adjective

Administer drugs to (a racehorse, greyhound, or athlete) in order to inhibit or enhance sporting performance.

Usage examples:

The horse was doped before the race

noun

A model or replica of a human being.

Usage examples:

A waxwork dummy

verb

(chiefly in rugby and soccer) feign a pass or kick in order to deceive an opponent.

Usage examples:

Blanco dummied past a static defence

noun

A large model of a human, especially one used to show clothes in a shop

Usage examples:

The dummies in the store windows, a ventriloquist's dummy, uk a shop dummy

verb

Deceive; trick.

Usage examples:

The newspaper was duped into publishing an untrue story

noun

A victim of deception.

Usage examples:

Men who were simply the dupes of their unscrupulous leaders

verb

Make a duplicate or copy of.

Usage examples:

How to dupe 35 mm slides on to 35 mm film

noun

The front part of a person's head from the forehead to the chin, or the corresponding part in an animal.

Usage examples:

She was scarlet in the face and perspiring profusely

verb

Short for typeface.

noun

The front of the head including the eyes, nose, and mouth

Usage examples:

Cal hid his face in his hands., we climbed the north face of mount washington., they are faced with…

noun

A distinctive attribute or aspect of something.

Usage examples:

A well-appointed house with interesting decorative features

verb

Have as a prominent attribute or aspect.

Usage examples:

The hotel features a large lounge, a sauna, and a coin-operated solarium

noun

A noticeable or important characteristic or part

Usage examples:

This car has excellent safety features., she has fine, delicate features (= parts of the face)., th…

noun

A large container in which drink is served, typically with a handle and spout.

Usage examples:

A silver flagon

noun

A large container for especially alcoholic drink, used in the past

Usage examples:

A flagon of wine

noun

A person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person.

Usage examples:

I felt a bit of a fool

verb

Trick or deceive (someone); dupe.

Usage examples:

He fooled nightclub managers into believing he was a successful businessman

adjective

Foolish; silly.

Usage examples:

That damn fool waiter

noun

The side or part of an object that presents itself to view or that is normally seen or used first; the most forward part of something.

Usage examples:

A page at the front of the book had been torn out

adjective

Of or at the front.

Usage examples:

The front cover of the magazine

verb

(of a building or piece of land) have the front facing or directed towards.

Usage examples:

The flats which fronted crow road

noun

A hard, brittle substance, typically transparent or translucent, made by fusing sand with soda and lime and cooling rapidly. it is used to make windows, drinking containers, and other articles.

Usage examples:

The screen is made from glass

verb

Cover or enclose with glass.

Usage examples:

The inn has a long gallery, now glassed in

noun

A hard, transparent material that is used to make windows, bottles, and other objects

Usage examples:

[ c ] she poured some milk into a glass., [ c ] may i have a glass of water?, a glass jar/bottle

noun

A long-winged web-footed seabird with a raucous call, typically having white plumage with a grey or black mantle.

Usage examples:

I could go on and on about the many herons, egrets, gulls, terns, and various and sundry other spec…

verb

Fool or deceive (someone).

Usage examples:

He had been gulled into believing that the documents were authentic

noun

A person who is fooled or deceived.

Usage examples:

The title of this piece might seem to be no more than a comment on the ease with which the flats, m…

adjective

Not guilty of a crime or offence.

Usage examples:

The prisoners were later found innocent

noun

A pure, guileless, or naive person.

Usage examples:

A young innocent abroad

adjective

(of a person) not guilty of a particular crime

Usage examples:

Innocent of he firmly believes that she is innocent of the crime.

verb

Push oneself off a surface and into the air by using the muscles in one's legs and feet.

Usage examples:

The cat jumped off his lap

noun

An act of jumping from a surface by pushing upwards with one's legs and feet.

Usage examples:

In making the short jump across the gully he lost his balance

Move forward by leaps and bounds

idiom

Cause to come or go down

phrasal verb

Demolish a building or other structure.

Usage examples:

The closely packed houses were knocked down

phrasal verb

(especially of a vehicle) strike or collide with someone so as to cause them to fall to the ground.

Usage examples:

I was nearly knocked down by a bus

noun

A stupid person.

Usage examples:

While sitting on the side of the road with nothing to do, the two knuckleheads decided to smoke a j…

noun

A stupid person

noun

A soft, wet, pulpy mass.

Usage examples:

Red lentils cook quickly and soon turn to mush

verb

Reduce (a substance) to a soft, wet, pulpy mass.

Usage examples:

I reached over to his plate with my spoon and mushed together his pie with slice of flan

exclamation

A command urging on dogs pulling a sled during a journey across snow.

noun

A person who is extremely enthusiastic and knowledgeable about a particular subject, especially one of specialist or niche interest.

Usage examples:

The executive is an unabashed film nerd

verb

A foolish or contemptible person who lacks social skills or is boringly studious.

Usage examples:

I was a serious nerd until i discovered girls and cars

noun

A person, especially a man, who is not attractive and is awkward or socially embarrassing

Usage examples:

He was a real nerd in high school - i can't believe he's so handsome now.

noun

A person's head.

Usage examples:

Years later whitman dismissed harlan gently: ‘he was only a fool: there was only a dim light in his…

verb

Nod or wag (one's head).

Usage examples:

‘yeah i had fun too,’ chad replied, noddling his head grinning from ear to ear.

noun

The head or brain of a person

Usage examples:

Did that hit you on the noddle?, use your noddle - clear the shelves before you paint the cupboard!

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

An extremely stupid person

noun

A person's face or expression.

Usage examples:

It was enough to paste his phiz on the cover of time magazine

proper noun

(1815–82), english illustrator; pseudonym of hablot knight browne. he illustrated many of dickens's works, including martin chuzzlewit, pickwick papers, and bleak house. he took his pseudonym to complement dickens's ‘boz’.

proper noun

(1815–82), english illustrator; pseudonym of hablot knight browne. he illustrated many of dickens's works, including martin chuzzlewit, pickwick papers, and bleak house. he took his pseudonym to complement dickens's ‘boz’.

noun

A person's face or expression.

Usage examples:

He has a constant look of surprise on his fizzog

noun

A person's facial features or expression, especially when regarded as indicative of character or ethnic origin.

Usage examples:

Friends began to notice a change in his physiognomy

noun

The physical appearance of the face

noun

The round head of a pin.

Usage examples:

The same printer that publishes bible verses on pinheads prints the radio frequencies on sectional …

noun

The very small round end of a pin

Usage examples:

The problem was caused by a hole no larger than a pinhead.

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

noun

A person who is easy to overcome or influence.

Usage examples:

Colonel moore was benevolent but no pushover

noun

Something easy to do or win, or someone who is easily persuaded, influenced, or defeated

Usage examples:

Krista gets whatever she wants – her parents are real pushovers.

noun

An affectionate term for a cat.

Usage examples:

Dangly baubles can be too tantalizing for even the best behaved pusses

noun

A person's face, mouth, or expression.

Usage examples:

They hush up with little smiles on their pusses

verb

Take property unlawfully from (a person or place) by force or threat of force.

Usage examples:

He tried, with three others, to rob a bank

verb

Take

verb

To take money or property from a person or place illegally

Usage examples:

Two men robbed the store last night., elderly people should not be robbed of their dignity.

phrasal verb

Beat someone up.

Usage examples:

He was roughed up in jail while awaiting trial

phrasal verb

To attack someone physically

Usage examples:

Who roughed this guy up in the parking lot?

noun

A beer mug or glass.

noun

A foolish or gullible person.

Usage examples:

Stop grinning at me like a simpleton

noun

A person without the usual ability to use reason and understand

noun

The vapour into which water is converted when heated, forming a white mist of minute water droplets in the air.

Usage examples:

A cloud of steam

verb

Give off or produce steam.

Usage examples:

A mug of coffee was steaming at her elbow

noun

The hot gas that is produced when water boils

Usage examples:

A steam engine, [ i ] the ship steamed out of the harbor.

noun

A large earthenware beer mug.

Usage examples:

A few years ago i was sitting with a friend in a seedy german restaurant off tenth avenue in new yo…

noun

Variant spelling of steen.

noun

A variety of white grape grown in south africa.

noun

A basin for holy water, especially on the wall near the door of a roman catholic church for worshippers to dip their fingers in before crossing themselves.

Usage examples:

On the walls there were rosaries, medals, several pictures of the virgin, and a holy-water stoup ma…

noun

The devotion of time and attention to gaining knowledge of an academic subject, especially by means of books.

Usage examples:

The study of english

verb

Devote time and attention to gaining knowledge of (an academic subject), especially by means of books.

Usage examples:

I studied classics at college

verb

Applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject

noun

A gullible or easily deceived person.

Usage examples:

If suckers will actually pay to do the work, more fool them

verb

Fool or trick (someone).

Usage examples:

They got suckered into accepting responsibility

noun

A person who believes everything you say and is therefore easy to deceive

Usage examples:

Josie’s a sucker for burnt almond ice cream., my car won’t start again, and hopefully between the t…

verb

Study assiduously.

Usage examples:

Kids swotting for exams

noun

A person who studies very hard.

Usage examples:

That speech confirms what many people feel and fear about politicians: that they were the most desp…

noun

Abbreviation for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats: a method for examining an organization, product, etc. and how it can develop, by considering these four areas

Usage examples:

Carrying out a swot analysis helped them identify two clear markets for their product.

noun

A tall beer mug, typically made of silver or pewter, with a handle and sometimes a hinged lid.

Usage examples:

I'm not one of those that laments the old thick dimpled beer tankards with handles on the side.

noun

A large drinking cup with a handle and usually a lid, mainly used for drinking beer

noun

A stupid person.

Usage examples:

What do these thickheads think they're going to achieve by throwing eggs and breaking windows?

noun

A person's face, with reference to the form or proportions of the features.

Usage examples:

An elegant, angular visage