Vocabulary Words

noun, verb

A body of sounds, signs and/or signals by which animals communicate, and by which plants are sometimes also thought to communicate. (+13 more)

adjective, noun, verb

(of water) To wash against a surface with a splashing sound (+44 more)

noun

A laptop computer.

adjective, adverb, noun

(plural: large) A thousand dollars/pounds. (+16 more)

adverb

For the most part (+5 more)

noun, verb

(by extension) One who wakes early (+8 more)

noun, verb

A beam of light produced by such a device (+7 more)

adjective, adverb, noun, verb

(sequence) after everything else (+25 more)

adjective, noun

An arbitrary (non-specific) point in time, too close to a deadline to reasonably begin a critical task. (+1 more)

noun

One's family name (+1 more)

adjective, noun, verb

A durable woollen material formerly used for women's shoes. (+11 more)

adverb

(discourse marker) Used to signal that the speaker is about to yield control of the conversation. (+1 more)

adjective

Just before it is too late (+1 more)

adjective, adverb, noun

(usually not comparable) Associated with the end of a period. (+15 more)

noun

One who arrived late. (+1 more)

adverb

Recently (+2 more)

adjective, adverb, interjection

(usually not comparable) Associated with the end of a period. (+18 more)

adjective, adverb, noun

(usually not comparable) Associated with the end of a period. (+15 more)

adjective

In the past, but close (or closer) to the present time. (+2 more)

noun, verb

(followed by "at") To make an object of laughter or ridicule (+15 more)

noun

A movement (usually involuntary) of the muscles of the laughing face, particularly of the lips, and of the whole body, with a peculiar expression of the eyes, indicating merriment, satisfaction or derision, and usually attended by a sonorous and interrupted expulsion of air from the lungs. (+3 more)

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