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March 2020

Intermediate+ Word of the Day: creek

In US English, a creek is a stream, smaller than a river. In UK English, it’s a place where the sea runs some way inland along a narrow passage or a tidal estuary. Unrelatedly, a Creek, with a capital letter, is a member of…

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March 13, 2020

Intermediate+ Word of the Day: harbor

As a noun, a harbor is a body of water deep enough to anchor a ship and that protects ships from wind and weather. This can be a natural or an artificial body of water. Figuratively, a harbor is…

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March 12, 2020

Intermediate+ Word of the Day: bend

To bend means ‘to force something from a straight to a curved shape’ or ‘to become curved.’ It also means ‘to lean’ or ‘to turn in a particular direction.’ Figuratively, to bend means…

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March 11, 2020

Intermediate+ Word of the Day: crab

A crab is a crustacean, a sea animal with claws and five pairs of legs, and also the flesh of this animal served as food. Unrelatedly, and informally, we call an ill-tempered and unpleasant person a crab, and the related verb means…

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March 10, 2020

Intermediate+ Word of the Day: heel

The heel is the back part of the foot, below and behind the ankle, and it is the same part on a shoe or sock or anything that covers the foot. It is also a solid, possibly high, base attached to a…

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March 5, 2020

Intermediate+ Word of the Day: jive

We think you might know that jive is the name of a kind of dance and music related to swing and jazz. The verb to jive means ‘to dance or play’ this kind of music. However, mainly in US English, jive is also…

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March 3, 2020

Intermediate+ Word of the Day: dim

As an adjective, dim means ‘lacking light’ and ‘not seen clearly or in detail.’ It also means ‘not seeing clearly,’ like when our eyes are filled with tears. Dim is also used to mean…

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March 2, 2020