v.  turn aside or ward off (a blow or an attack) by using one's own weapon or one's hand to block it
adj. very careful in spending money or using resources; mean
n. excessive carefulness in spending money or using resources; meanness ;
adj.  of or forming a part; not complete
n.  ~ being partial(
n.  enthusiastic and often uncritical supporter of a person, group or cause
n.  action of dividing or state of being divided into parts, esp the division of one country into two or more nations
n. person who has suddenly risen from a low social or economic position to one of wealth or power
adj.  not active; submissive
n.  moist soft mixture, esp of a powdery substance and a liquid
n.  literary, musical or artistic work in the style of another author, composer, etc
adj.  relatingto or portraying country life, the countryside or shepherds, esp in an idealized way
n.  mixture of flour, fat and water baked in an oven and used as a base or covering for tarts, pies, etc
adj. ~ obvious; clear; evident
adj.  causing one to feel pity or sadness
adj.  of or relating to pathology
n. quality, esp in speech, writing, acting, etc that causes a feeling of pity or sadness
n.  green coating that forms on the surface of old bronze or copper
n. dialect spoken by the common people of a region and differing from the standard language of the country
n.  male head of a family or tribe
n. member of the aristocracy
n. property inherited from one's father or ancestors
to be kind or helpful to, but in a haughty or snobbish way, as if dealing with an inferior
n. ~ (fml ) smallness of number or quantity
n. very poor person
n. small unimportant offence or sin
adj. of or concerning money
n.  teacher
n. study or science of ways and methods of teaching
n.  person who attaches too much importance to detail or to rules, esp when learning or teaching
adj. of or like a pedant
v.  go from house to house to sell goods; be a pedlar ;
n.  base of a column
n. person walking in the street
expert in children's diseases
n.  line of ancestors
n.  person who is equal to another in rank, status or merit
adj. superior to all others; without equal ;
adj. easily annoyed (esp by unimportant things); irritable ;
adj. expressing criticismor scorn; derogatory; disparaging
adv.  in a hurrying, disorderly manner; headlong
adj.  transparentor translucent; very clear
n.  instrument for writing with ink, consisting of a pointed piece of split metal, a metal ball, etc, fixed into a metal or plastic holder
n.  ~ punishment that one imposes on oneself to show that one is sorry for having done wrong
n. ~ for sth liking or taste for sth
n.  ornament that hangs from a chain worn round the neck
adj. waiting to be decided or settled
adj. hanging down loosely so as to swing from side to side
v.  ~ sth make a way into or through sth
adj. feeling or showing regret or remorse for having done sth wrong
n. study of crime and its punishment, and the management of prisons
adj. thinking deeply about sth, esp in a sad or serious way
n. partly shaded area around the shadow of an opaque object (esp around the total shadow of the moon or earth in an eclipse)
adj.  very poor
n. extreme poverty
n.  person employedas a messenger
adj.  quick to notice and understand things
n.  striking of two (usu hard) objects together
n.  everlasting punishment of the wicked after death
n.  travelling
adj.  (esp derog ) (of a person, his manner, etc) insisting on immediate obedience or submission; domineering
adj.  lasting for a long time
adj. ~ (fml ) treacherous, deceitful or disloyal
v.  make a hole or holes through
adj. a) (of an action) done as a duty or routine, without care or interest
n. point in the orbit of the moon, a planet or a spacecraft at which it is nearest to the earth
n.  outer edge of a closed geometric shape
adj.  going from place to place
adj.  ~ of secondary or minor importance (to sth)
n.  boundary of a surface or an area
n. action of perjuring oneself
adj. that can be permeated by fluids or gas; porous ;
adj. allowing great freedomof behaviour, esp to children or in sexual matters
adj. ~ (to sb/sth) having a very harmful or destructive effect (on sb/sth)
n.  last part of a speech; summing up
v. commit (a crime, etc)
adj.  continuing indefinitely; permanent
v. cause to continue
n. (fml )  (infml  perk) money or goods given or regarded as a right in addition to one's pay
v. ~ ~ (with sb) (usu approv ) continue trying to do sth, esp in spite of difficulty
v.  ~ continue to do sth, esp in an obstinate and determined way and in spite of opposition, argument or failure
adj. having a pleasant appearance or manner
v.  treat (sth) as if it were a human being
adj. having or showing great insight or judgement; discerning
plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
adj. expressed clearly
adj.  not showing respect; cheeky
adj. holding firmly to an opinion or a course of action; determined
adj. ~ (fml ) relevant (to sth); to the point
v. make (sb) very worried; disturb
v.  read (sth), esp carefully or thoroughly
adj. present and perceived everywhere; pervading
adj.  (of a person) deliberately continuing to behave in a way that is wrong, unreasonable or unacceptable
n.  changing sth from right to wrong; perverting
v.  turn away from its proper nature or use
n.  tendency to be gloomy and believe that the worst will happen
n.  annoying person or thing
causing plague; baneful
n. heavy round-ended tool used for crushing and grinding things to powder, esp in a special bowl
take away power to feel through terror; turn to stone
adj. (derog )  small or trivial; unimportant
adj. unreasonably impatient or irritable
n. (in ancient Greece) close formation, esp of infantry ready for battle
pertaining to the Pharisees who paid scrupulous attention to tradition; hypocritical
(Judaism)  a member of an ancient Jewish sect that was opposed to the Sadducees, teaching strict observance of Jewish tradition as interpreted rabbinically and believing in life after death and in the coming of the Messiah
observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation
n. man who does this
n. person who helps others, esp through charitable work or donations of money
n. person who collects postage stamps
n. person who has no interest in or understanding of the arts, or is hostile to them; uncultured person
n. science or studyof the development of language or of a particular language
adj. calm and even-tempered; showing the quality of phlegm
n. extreme or abnormal dislike or fear of sth; aversion
n. mythical bird of the Arabian desert, said to live for several hundred years before burning itself and then rising born again from its ashes ,
n. (biology ) major division in the animal or plant kingdom
n.  features of a person's face
adj. of or concerning physiology
adj. covered with irregularly-shaped patches of two colours, usu black and white ,
adv. piece by piece; a part at a time
adj. having mixed colours, esp black and white
n. devotion to God and respect for religious principles; being pious
n.  colouring matter used for making dyes, paint, etc
v. ~ (from sb/sth) steal (sth, esp of small value or in small quantities)
n. (esp formerly) stealing or damaging of property, esp by soldiers in war ,
n. wooden framework with holes for the head and hands, into which wrongdoers were locked in former times, so that they could be publicly ridiculed .
v.  take or hold (sth) in a tight grip between the thumb and finger
n. (also `pine tree) any of several types of evergreen tree that bear cones and have needle-shaped leaves growing in clusters
n.  outer segment of a bird's wing
n. small motor boat carried on a ship for taking people ashore, loading goods, etc ,
n.  small pointed ornament built on to a roof or buttress
adj.  having or showing a deep devotion to religion
adj.  having a pleasantly sharp taste
v.  hurt the pride or self-respect of (sb); offend
adj.  of or concerning fishing or fishermen
n.  unsuspected danger or difficulty
n.  soft spongy substance that fills the stems of certain plants, eg reeds ,
adj.  concise and full of meaning; terse
n. very small or insufficient amount of money paid or received as wages or an allowance
adj.  of or forming a pivot
v. make less angry; soothe or pacify
n.  (medical ) harmless substance given as if it were medicine to calm a patient who mistakenly believes he is ill
adj. calm and peaceful; undisturbed
to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own:use (another's production) without crediting the source
adj. sounding sad; sorrowful
v. weave or twist (three or more lengths of hair, straw, etc) under and over one another to make one rope-like length
n.  (geometry ) surfacesuch that a straight line joining any two points in it touches it at all points
n.  soft mixture of lime, sand, water, etc that becomes hard when dry and is used for making a smooth surface on walls and ceilings
n. state or quality of being able to be moulded or shaped
n. commonplace remark or statement, esp when it is said as if it were new or interesting
adj.  Platonic of or concerning the Greek philosopher Plato or his teachings
n. (fml ) applause, praise or some other sign of approval
adj.  seeming to be right or reasonable; believable
adj.  of the lower social classes
n. (decision made by a) direct vote by all qualified citizens on an important political matter
adj.  attended by all who have the right to attend
a full supply
n. quantity greater than what is needed; over-abundance
adj.  easily bent, shaped or twisted; flexible
adj.  bending easily; supple
n. serious and difficult situation or condition
n. words or actions, eg in a game, intended to win an advantage over one's opponent
v.  ~ sth gather or remove sth by pulling; pick sth
n. feathers covering a bird's body
n.  piece of lead that is tied to a cord and used to find the depth of water or test whether a wall, etc is vertical ,
n. person whose job is to fit and repair water-pipes, water-tanks, cisterns, etc in buildings
n. feather, esp a large one used as a decoration
n.  plumb-line
adj. (esp of an animal, a person, parts of the body) having a full rounded shape; fleshy
n.  government by a rich and powerful class
n. = chiropodist
n. small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, a lecturer, etc to stand on
n. state or quality of being poignant
v. be or keep balanced or suspended
adj.  of or near the North or South Pole
n.  possession or location of negative and positive poles
to break up into opposing factions or groupings
n.  ~ (against/in favour of sth/sb) speech, piece of writing, etc containing very forceful arguments (against or for sth/sb)
adj.  of polemics
adj. (of actions) well judged; prudent
n.  form or process of government
man who practices this
adj. knowing, using or written in many languages
n. being pompous
adj.  slow and awkward because of great weight
adj.  of the Pope
n. any of the tiny openings in the surface of the skin or of a leaf, through which moisture can pass
adj.  allowing liquid or air to pass through, esp slowly
n.  soft food made by boiling a cereal in water or milk
v. be a sign or warning of (sth in the future); foreshadow
n. ~ (fml ) sign or warning of a future (often unpleasant) event; omen
adj. (esp of an older person) having a stout body; fat
v.  ~ (for sb) sit or stand in a particular position in order to be painted, drawn or photographed
n. (derog) person who behaves in an unnatural affected way in order to impress others
n.  following or future generations
adj. happening or given after death
occurring after death
v. put (sth) forward as a fact or accept (sth) as true, esp as a basis for reasoning or argument
n.  attitude or position of the body
adj. fit for drinking; drinkable ;
adj.  (of drugs, etc) having a strong effect