Shot - English meaning

noun

A supply or quantity of bullets and shells.

Usage examples:

Guns, ammunition, and explosives

noun

Objects such as bullets and bombs that can be shot from a weapon

Usage examples:

The president’s endorsement of the crime bill has deprived his opponents of ammunition to paint him…

noun

Objects that can be shot from a weapon, such as bullets or bombs

Usage examples:

A good supply of ammunition, a shortage of ammunition

noun

A flexible container with an opening at the top, used for carrying things.

Usage examples:

He arrived at the children's ward carrying a bag full of toys for the young patients

verb

Put (something) in a bag.

Usage examples:

Customers bagged their own groceries

noun

A soft container made out of paper or thin plastic, and open at the top, used to hold foods and other goods

Usage examples:

A paper/plastic bag, a bag of apples/nuts, don't eat that whole bag of (= the amount the bag contai…

noun

A solid or hollow spherical or egg-shaped object that is kicked, thrown, or hit in a game.

Usage examples:

A cricket ball

verb

(in cricket) a delivery of the ball by the bowler to the batsman.

Usage examples:

His half century came off only forty balls

noun

A formal social gathering for dancing.

Usage examples:

Anne danced with the captain at a fancy-dress ball

noun

A sudden loud, sharp noise.

Usage examples:

The door slammed with a bang

verb

Strike or put down (something) forcefully and noisily.

Usage examples:

He began to bang the table with his fist

adverb

Exactly.

Usage examples:

The train arrived bang on time

noun

A destructive wave of highly compressed air spreading outwards from an explosion.

Usage examples:

They were thrown backwards by the blast

verb

Blow up or break apart (something solid) with explosives.

Usage examples:

The school was blasted by an explosion

exclamation

Expressing annoyance.

Usage examples:

‘blast! the car won't start!’

noun

A round, deep dish or basin used for food or liquid.

Usage examples:

A mixing bowl

verb

Roll (a ball or other round object) along the ground.

Usage examples:

She snatched her hat off and bowled it ahead of her

noun

A round vessel that is open at the top

noun

A compound of bromine with another element or group, especially a salt containing the anion br− or an organic compound with bromine bonded to an alkyl radical.

noun

A drug used to calm people who are very unhappy or worried

Usage examples:

He took a/some bromide to calm his nerves.

noun

A remark or statement that, although it might be true, is boring and has no meaning because it has been said so many times before

noun

A metal projectile for firing from a rifle, revolver, or other small firearm, typically cylindrical and pointed, and sometimes containing an explosive.

Usage examples:

She said authorities also found in the car automatic rifles, bullet cartridges, plastic explosives …

noun

A small, metal object that is shot from a gun

Usage examples:

A bullet had lodged in the boy's leg.

noun

A bullet point

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

A round metal or stone projectile fired from a cannon.

Usage examples:

Mortars, as seen in the top right and bottom left hand pictures, were used to fire cannonballs over…

noun

A heavy metal or stone ball shot from a cannon

noun

A hit of the ball that is very strong and fast, in tennis and some other sports

Usage examples:

His forehand is very fast and his second or third shot is generally a cannonball., he spent some ti…

verb

Demand (an amount) as a price for a service rendered or goods supplied.

Usage examples:

Wedding planners may charge an hourly fee of up to £150

noun

A price asked for goods or services.

Usage examples:

Our standard charge for a letter is £25

noun

An ambassador's deputy.

verb

Pursue in order to catch or catch up with.

Usage examples:

Police chased the stolen car through the city

noun

An act of pursuing someone or something.

Usage examples:

They captured the youths after a brief chase

verb

Engrave (metal, or a design on metal).

Usage examples:

They didn't have foundries to cast or chase metal

noun

A line on the surface of something along which it has split without breaking apart.

Usage examples:

A hairline crack down the middle of the glass

verb

Break or cause to break without a complete separation of the parts.

Usage examples:

The ice all over the bog had cracked

adjective

Very good or skilful.

Usage examples:

He is a crack shot

noun

A small pointed missile that can be thrown or fired.

Usage examples:

The classroom was littered with paper darts

verb

Move or run somewhere suddenly or rapidly.

Usage examples:

She darted across the street

verb

A sudden quick movement

verb

Run or travel somewhere in a great hurry.

Usage examples:

I dashed into the garden

exclamation

Used to express mild annoyance.

Usage examples:

Dash it all, i am in charge

noun

An act of running somewhere suddenly and hastily.

Usage examples:

She made a dash for the door

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 or state of enlarging or being enlarged.

Usage examples:

Talks on the enlargement of the eu

noun

The fact of being enlarged

Usage examples:

I am pleased to announce the enlargement of the history department by three new teachers.

noun

Something, especially a photograph, that has been enlarged

Usage examples:

I had an enlargement of my graduation photo done for my grandparents.

verb

Put (a plan, order, or course of action) into effect.

Usage examples:

The corporation executed a series of financial deals

verb

To do or perform something planned

Usage examples:

Now that we have approval, we can go ahead and execute the plan.

verb

To do or perform something in a planned way

Usage examples:

Local authority officials will check that the work is being executed according to the plans submitt…

noun

A violent shattering or blowing apart of something, as is caused by a bomb.

Usage examples:

Three explosions damaged buildings at the barracks

noun

A violent burst, often with a loud noise

Usage examples:

[ c ] the fire was caused by a gas explosion., [ u ] the explosion of the space shuttle shocked the…

noun

The fact of something such as a bomb exploding

Usage examples:

The fire was thought to have been caused by a gas explosion.

noun

The state of having no protection from something harmful.

Usage examples:

The dangers posed by exposure to asbestos

noun

The fact of experiencing something or being affected by it because of being in a particular situation or place

Usage examples:

Exposure to you should always limit your exposure to the sun., even a brief exposure to radiation i…

noun

The fact of something bad that someone has done being made public

Usage examples:

Exposure of the exposure of the politician's love affair forced him to resign., more than anything …

verb

Past of fall.

noun

An amount of timber cut.

noun

A hill or stretch of high moorland, especially in northern england.

Usage examples:

Cross fell

noun

A thin flexible strip of plastic or other material coated with light-sensitive emulsion for exposure in a camera, used to produce photographs or motion pictures.

Usage examples:

He had already shot a whole roll of film

verb

Capture on film as part of a series of moving images; make a film of (a story, event, or book).

Usage examples:

She glowered at the television crew who were filming them

verb

To make pictures of something in making a movie, or to make a movie

Usage examples:

[ t ] her last movie was filmed in spain., a roll of film, i didn’t get my film developed yet., a f…

verb

Shine in a bright but brief, sudden, or intermittent way.

Usage examples:

Lightning flashed overhead

noun

A sudden brief burst of bright light.

Usage examples:

A flash of lightning

adjective

Ostentatiously stylish or expensive.

Usage examples:

A flash new car

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

noun

A rigid structure that surrounds something such as a picture, door, or windowpane.

Usage examples:

His mother stood in the frame of the kitchen door, hands on her hips and a grim expression on her f…

verb

Place (a picture or photograph) in a frame.

Usage examples:

He had had the photo framed

noun

A set of criteria or stated values in relation to which measurements or judgements can be made.

Usage examples:

The observer interprets what he sees in terms of his own cultural frame of reference

noun

The fastest pace of a horse or other quadruped, with all the feet off the ground together in each stride.

Usage examples:

The horse broke into a furious gallop

verb

(of a horse) go at the pace of a gallop.

Usage examples:

We galloped along the sand

verb

A fast gait of a horse

noun

The repeated firing of a gun or guns.

Usage examples:

They'd been caught up in gunfire in beirut

noun

The shooting of one or more guns, or the sound this makes

Usage examples:

We could hear gunfire but couldn't tell where it was coming from.

noun

The usually repeated shooting of one or more guns

Usage examples:

The sound of gunfire echoed into the night.

verb

Be quick to do something.

Usage examples:

He hastened to refute the assertion

verb

To hurry, or to make something go or happen faster

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] they didn’t get what they were after – thanks to you, i hasten to add., [ t ] t…

verb

To make something happen sooner or more quickly

Usage examples:

There is little doubt that poor medical treatment hastened her death., these recent poor results ha…

verb

Bring one's hand or a tool or weapon into contact with (someone or something) quickly and forcefully.

Usage examples:

The woman hit the mugger with her umbrella

noun

An instance of striking or being struck.

Usage examples:

Few structures can withstand a hit from a speeding car

verb

Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument

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 act with great haste.

Usage examples:

We'd better hurry

noun

Great haste.

Usage examples:

In my hurry to leave i knocked over a pile of books

verb

To move or act quickly, or to cause someone to move or act quickly

Usage examples:

[ i ] we have to hurry if we’re going to make it there in time., [ t ] i hurried the kids through t…

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

A representation of the external form of a person or thing in art.

Usage examples:

Her work juxtaposed images from serious and popular art

verb

Make a representation of the external form of.

Usage examples:

Artworks which imaged women's bodies

noun

An idea, esp. a mental picture, of what something or someone is like

Usage examples:

I had an image of texas in my head that was totally different from how it really is., he’s trying t…

verb

Do physical harm or damage to (someone).

Usage examples:

The explosion injured several people

verb

Cause bodily harm to

verb

To hurt or cause physical harm to a person or animal

Usage examples:

A bomb exploded at the embassy, injuring several people., she fell and injured her shoulder., he wa…

adjective

Showing luminous colours that seem to change when seen from different angles.

Usage examples:

The drake's head has an iridescent purple sheen

adjective

Showing many bright colours that change with movement

Usage examples:

Her latest fashion collection features shimmering iridescent materials.

verb

Strike or propel forcibly with the foot.

Usage examples:

I think someone just kicked down my door

noun

A blow or forceful thrust with the foot.

Usage examples:

A kick in the head

noun

An indentation in the bottom of a glass bottle, diminishing the internal capacity.

verb

Cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing).

Usage examples:

Her father was killed in a car crash

noun

An act of killing, especially of one animal by another.

Usage examples:

A lion has made a kill

noun

(in place names, especially in new york, new jersey, and pennsylvania) a stream, creek, or tributary.

Usage examples:

Kill van kull

noun

The fact or quality of being alike; resemblance.

Usage examples:

Her likeness to him was astonishing

noun

A similarity

Usage examples:

Sandy bears a much stronger likeness to her mother than to her father.

noun

The fact of being similar in appearance

Usage examples:

There's a definite family likeness around the eyes.

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.

adjective

Having lustre; shining.

Usage examples:

Large, lustrous eyes

adjective

Very shiny

Usage examples:

Long, lustrous hair

noun

Silk fabric that has been subjected to heat and pressure rollers after weaving to give it a rippled appearance.

Usage examples:

A backless dress fashioned out of moire in the new fashionable colour

adjective

(of silk) having a rippled, lustrous finish.

Usage examples:

Now they carried the 60 feet of pale rose-colored moiré silk to the pit and held them high above th…

noun

Cloth, especially silk, with a pattern on the surface that looks similar to waves on water

Usage examples:

She was wearing a stunning backless dress made out of moire.

adjective

Marked with spots or smears of colour.

Usage examples:

A bird with mottled brown plumage

verb

Mark with spots or smears of colour.

Usage examples:

Green leaves that are heavily mottled with chocolate and maroon

adjective

Marked with areas of different colors in an irregular pattern

Usage examples:

Mottled skin

adjective

Having many colours.

Usage examples:

These squares are planted with vegetables of contrasting colours, which gives the impression of a m…

adjective

Having many different colours

Usage examples:

Multicoloured fish, a multicoloured scarf

adjective

Consisting in or characterized by the absence rather than the presence of distinguishing features.

Usage examples:

The records of her transaction, and loan would have been available and in their absence i draw a ne…

noun

A word or statement that expresses denial, disagreement, or refusal.

Usage examples:

She replied in the negative

verb

Refuse to accept; reject.

Usage examples:

The bill was negatived on second reading by 130 votes to 129

adjective

Showing many small points of shifting colour against a pale or dark ground.

Usage examples:

An opalescent sky

noun

A small, rounded, compressed mass of a substance.

Usage examples:

Fish food pellets

verb

Form (a substance) into pellets.

Usage examples:

The business made its name pelleting sugar beet seed

noun

A small, hard, ball-shaped or tube-shaped piece of any substance

Usage examples:

Shotgun pellets, plastic pellets

noun

A photograph.

Usage examples:

He asked residents to send in any photos, slides or images of the area from bygone days.

verb

Take a photograph of.

Usage examples:

Do we wait till you've had him photoed?

combining form

Relating to light.

Usage examples:

Photochemical

noun

A picture made using a camera, in which an image is focused on to light-sensitive material and then made visible and permanent by chemical treatment, or stored digitally.

Usage examples:

A photograph of her father

verb

Take a photograph of.

Usage examples:

She has photographed all of the major ballet companies worldwide

verb

A representation of a person or scene in the form of a print

noun

A painting or drawing.

Usage examples:

Draw a picture of a tree

verb

Represent in a photograph or picture.

Usage examples:

He is pictured with party guests

noun

A representation of someone or something produced by drawing, painting, or photographing

Usage examples:

He drew/painted a picture of my dog., brian takes lots of pictures (= photographs)., it’s an old se…

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 flat dish, typically circular and made of china, from which food is eaten or served.

Usage examples:

He pushed his empty plate to one side and sipped his wine

verb

Cover (a metal object) with a thin coating of a different metal.

Usage examples:

The nickel is plated on the alloy or steel by using heat and chemistry.

noun

Dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten

noun

A piece of solid material fitting tightly into a hole and blocking it up.

Usage examples:

Somewhere in the pipes there is a plug of ice blocking the flow

verb

Short for fireplug.

noun

A painting, drawing, photograph, or engraving of a person, especially one depicting only the face or head and shoulders.

Usage examples:

A portrait of george iii

adjective

Of or in a format of printed matter or screen display that is higher than it is wide.

Usage examples:

To take photos in a portrait or landscape mode, just swivel the phone

noun

A painting, photograph, or drawing of a person

Usage examples:

The book paints a grim portrait of wartime suffering.

adjective

Consisting in or characterized by the presence rather than the absence of distinguishing features.

Usage examples:

Mitomycin c and cyclophosphamide were used as positive controls in the absence and presence of s9, …

noun

A desirable or constructive quality or attribute.

Usage examples:

Take your weaknesses and translate them into positives

adjective

Without any doubt; certain

Usage examples:

I’m absolutely positive that he’s the man i saw., it’s important to have a positive attitude when y…

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

Produce (books, newspapers, etc.), especially in large quantities, by a mechanical process involving the transfer of text or designs to paper.

Usage examples:

A thousand copies of the book were printed

noun

The text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication, especially with reference to its size, form, or style.

Usage examples:

She forced herself to concentrate on the tiny print

verb

The text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication

noun

A missile designed to be fired from a gun.

Usage examples:

The guns were deployed to flail the village with their one-ton projectiles

adjective

Denoting or relating to a projectile.

Usage examples:

A projectile weapon

noun

An object that is thrown or fired, esp. from a weapon

noun

Evidence or argument establishing a fact or the truth of a statement.

Usage examples:

You will be asked to give proof of your identity

adjective

Able to withstand something damaging; resistant.

Usage examples:

The marine battle armour was proof against most weapons

verb

Make (fabric) waterproof.

Usage examples:

If you are using a piece of lightweight canvas it will be necessary to proof the fabric when complete

noun

A competition between runners, horses, vehicles, etc. to see which is the fastest in covering a set course.

Usage examples:

Hill started from pole position and won the race

verb

Compete with another or others to see who is fastest at covering a set course or achieving an objective.

Usage examples:

The vet took blood samples from the horses before they raced

noun

Each of the major groupings into which humankind is considered (in various theories or contexts) to be divided on the basis of physical characteristics or shared ancestry.

Usage examples:

People of all races, colours, and creeds

verb

Give a spoken or written account of something that one has observed, heard, done, or investigated.

Usage examples:

The minister reported a decline in milk production

noun

An account given of a particular matter, especially in the form of an official document, after thorough investigation or consideration by an appointed person or body.

Usage examples:

The chairman's annual report

verb

To give an account or representation of in words

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

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.

adjective

Shining with a soft, slightly wavering light.

Usage examples:

The shimmering waters of lake como

verb

Shine with a soft, slightly wavering light.

Usage examples:

The sea shimmered in the sunlight

adjective

Reflecting a gentle light that seems to move slightly

Usage examples:

We drove across the desert, through the shimmering heat haze., a shimmering new production of "a mi…

noun

A sports competition in which each competitor throws a heavy metal ball as far as possible

verb

Kill (a person or animal) in a violent way.

Usage examples:

St george slew the dragon

noun

Variant spelling of sley.

noun

A tool used in weaving to force the weft into place.

verb

Move smoothly along a surface while maintaining continuous contact with it.

Usage examples:

She slid down the bank into the water

noun

A structure with a smooth sloping surface for children to slide down.

Usage examples:

Anna played on the slide

verb

Move smoothly along a surface

noun

A tough-skinned terrestrial mollusc which typically lacks a shell and secretes a film of mucus for protection. it can be a serious plant pest.

Usage examples:

Slugs and snails are mainly nocturnal, and the sun's heat can be fatal to slugs and to all mollusc …

verb

Drink (something, typically alcohol) in a large draught; swig.

Usage examples:

She picked up her drink and slugged it straight back

noun

A hard blow.

Usage examples:

Adam frowned and gave him a hard slug in the shoulder.

verb

Break suddenly and completely, typically with a sharp cracking sound.

Usage examples:

Guitar strings kept snapping

noun

A sudden, sharp cracking sound or movement.

Usage examples:

She closed her purse with a snap

adjective

Done or taken on the spur of the moment, unexpectedly, or without notice.

Usage examples:

A snap decision

noun

An informal photograph taken quickly, typically with a small handheld camera.

Usage examples:

A collection of family snapshots

noun

An informal photograph

noun

The way that a particular figure or set of figures gives an understanding of a situation at a particular time

Usage examples:

Credit rating agencies provide a snapshot of the risks an investment poses at any one time.

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 …

noun

A sudden panicked rush of a number of horses, cattle, or other animals.

Usage examples:

The herd was fleeing back to the high land in a wild stampede

verb

(of horses, cattle, or other animals) rush wildly in a sudden mass panic.

Usage examples:

The nearby sheep stampeded as if they sensed impending danger

noun

A situation where a large group of frightened animals, esp. horses or cattle, or a large group of people, all run in the same direction

Usage examples:

The film clip showed a stampede of wild horses., the government said that it would investigate the …

adjective

Not moving or making a sound.

Usage examples:

The still body of the young man

noun

Deep silence and calm; stillness.

Usage examples:

The still of the night

adverb

Up to and including the present or the time mentioned; even now (or then) as formerly.

Usage examples:

He still lives with his mother

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

Hit forcibly and deliberately with one's hand or a weapon or other implement.

Usage examples:

He raised his hand, as if to strike me

noun

A refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, typically in an attempt to gain a concession or concessions from their employer.

Usage examples:

Dockers voted for an all-out strike

verb

Deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon

noun

An act of hitting or striking someone or something; a blow.

Usage examples:

He received three strokes of the cane

verb

Move one's hand with gentle pressure over (a surface), typically repeatedly; caress.

Usage examples:

He put his hand on her hair and stroked it

verb

A single complete movement

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

verb

(especially of a bird) move rapidly downwards through the air.

Usage examples:

The barn owl can swoop down on a mouse in total darkness

noun

A swooping or snatching movement or action.

Usage examples:

Four members were arrested following a swoop by detectives on their homes

verb

To move quickly in a smooth path, esp. through the air

Usage examples:

Swarms of birds swooped down from the sky., he lifted the baby up in one swoop.

verb

Lay hold of (something) with one's hands; reach for and hold.

Usage examples:

Mrs morgan took another biscuit

noun

A scene or sequence of sound or vision photographed or recorded continuously at one time.

Usage examples:

He completed a particularly difficult scene in two takes

verb

Get into one's hands

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

The condition of being transparent.

Usage examples:

The transparency of ice

noun

The quality of being easy to see through

Usage examples:

[ u ] this plastic has the transparency of glass., [ c ] they used transparencies to show pages of …

noun

A situation in which business and financial activities are done in an open way without secrets, so that people can trust that they are fair and honest

Usage examples:

We need to strike balance between the need for transparency and respect for individual privacy., us…

adjective

Consisting of several different colours.

Usage examples:

The varicoloured light from the lanterns

adjective

Exhibiting different colours, especially as irregular patches or streaks.

Usage examples:

Variegated yellow bricks

verb

Alter in appearance, especially by adding different colours.

Usage examples:

The designer can variegate the object's colour and physical character as needed

adjective

Having a pattern of different colours or marks

Usage examples:

Variegated leaves, a variegated plant

verb

Pour or sprinkle water over (a plant or area) in order to encourage plant growth.

Usage examples:

I went out to water the geraniums

noun

A colourless, transparent, odourless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms.

Usage examples:

Sodium chloride dissolves in water

noun

A stretch or area of water, such as a river, sea, or lake.

Usage examples:

The lawns ran down to the water's edge

verb

Move or cause to move rapidly round and round.

Usage examples:

Leaves whirled in eddies of wind

noun

A rapid movement round and round.

Usage examples:

The tempestuous whirl of circum-antarctic waters is also responsible for their being among the most…

verb

The shape of something rotating rapidly

verb

Move quickly through the air with a whistling or buzzing sound.

Usage examples:

The missiles whizzed past

noun

A whistling or buzzing sound made by something moving fast through the air.

Usage examples:

I can add whizzes, bangs and sparkles really easily.

noun

Someone who is very good and successful at something

Usage examples:

A whizz at/on/with sth you don't have to be a whizz at computers in this job., a computer/financial…

verb

Move quickly or suddenly with a rushing sound.

Usage examples:

A train whooshed by

noun

A sudden movement accompanied by a rushing sound.

Usage examples:

There was a big whoosh of air

exclamation

Used to imitate sudden movement accompanied by a rushing sound.

Usage examples:

The starlings gather, then suddenly—whoosh!—flocks rise and swirl

noun

An injury to living tissue caused by a cut, blow, or other impact, typically one in which the skin is cut or broken.

Usage examples:

A knife wound

verb

Inflict a wound on.

Usage examples:

The sergeant was seriously wounded

verb

Past and past participle of wind2.

verb

Destroy or obliterate.

Usage examples:

Zap the enemy's artillery before it can damage your core units

noun

A sudden effect or event that makes a dramatic impact, especially a sudden burst of energy or sound.

Usage examples:

The eggs get an extra zap of uv light

verb

A sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact

verb

Move or travel very quickly.

Usage examples:

He jumped into his car and zoomed off

noun

A camera shot that changes smoothly from a long shot to a close-up or vice versa.

Usage examples:

As a result, instead of the clean visuals that typify the science fiction genre, we see lens flares…

exclamation

Used to express sudden fast movement.

Usage examples:

Then suddenly, zoom!, he's off