A stump is the lower part of a tree trunk that’s left standing after the upper part is cut down or falls. It’s also the part of a limb of the body that remains after the rest of the limb is cut off. Unrelatedly, in US English, a stump is a…
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…
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…
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…
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…
