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24 Basic+ Word of the Day Short Story Contest Winners!
24 Intermediate+ Word of the Day Short Story Contest
24 Intermediate+ Word of the Day Short Story Contest Winners!
bask
blaze
bloat
blob
bog
botch
branch
brim
bristle
bump
buzz
cake
cast
chin
chuck
chump
chunk
clam
clasp
click
cling
clip
cloak
clod
clout
coaster
cock
cram
crest
cuff
damp
dart
daze
din
don
dope
dunk
egg
falter
feed
fetch
filth
fin
fink
flack
flap
flay
flop
flounder
foot
forfeit
foster
frill
froth
gender
gimmick
glint
goad
goof
grim
ground
grub
gull
gully
gush
guy
guzzle
heave
hip
hob
hoist
hood
hound
hub
hunch
hut
jet
juggle
kindle
lag
league
loom
lounge
lunge
manner
marble
mild
muck
peak
picket
pledge
prance
privilege
prop
rag
rake
ram
ramble
rap
reel
resolution
rib
ridge
rim
rod
roost
sag
shear
skid
slant
slope
slump
snag
sock
split
squeal
stark
steer
stem
stern
stitch
stow
strain
strand
streak
stream
stride
strut
surge
sway
throttle
till
tinker
toil
trench
tune
whizz, whiz
whomp
whoop
wonky
worm
wriggle
wry
yak
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23 Intermediate+ Word of the Day Short Story Contest
account
appeal
ash
bait
bank
bare
batter
beacon
beat
beef
bend
bill
bind
bit
blade
bland
bleak
blister
blow
blunder
body
bolt
bond
boost
boot
brand
buck
bucket
bulk
bull
bully
burst
bush
calf
camp
campaign
cane
cap
charge
cheese
chest
clash
clog
clutch
coach
coast
cop
crab
craft
crank
crap
creek
creep
crisp
crop
cross
crush
dash
deal
deck
deed
dent
dim
dip
ditch
draft
drape
dribble
drip
drive
drone
droop
drop
dub
dwell
entertain
even
fail
fair
fan
fast
fine
flick
fling
flock
flow
flush
fold
folk
fork
freeze
fresh
fringe
gain
gauge
grant
grease
gripe
groom
gross
ham
handle
harbor
hash
hassle
hatch
haul
heat
hedge
heel
hike
hint
hitch
hollow
hoot
hop
horn
huddle
hump
hurl
itch
jam
jazz
jive
just
kink
kit
labor (US), labour (UK)
lantern
lash
lift
linger
lock
lodge
log
lump
lure
mash
mess
mighty
mock
mop
mount
mud
nap
nibble
noodle
notch
ooze
pad
pan
pass
pawn
peck
peg
perk
pin
piss
plea
plot
pot
pound
prey
prick
prime
puff
pump
pursue
rave
reek
rig
rock
roughly
rout
scale
scarf
scramble
scrap
seep
shaft
shake
shallow
shanty
sharp
shed
sheer
shine
sit
skirt
slam
slay
slide
slip
slot
slug
smear
smooth
sneak
snip
snoop
sop
spear
spill
spite
spout
stag
stale
steal
stiff
stock
stooge
stout
strike
strip
stroke
stump
stunt
survey
swear
swift
swing
tack
tag
tame
tend
tender
thread
thrust
tie
tight
tilt
toll
toot
tow
trade
train
trap
trim
tumble
twine
verge
vice
wag
warp
wave
weave
wind
word
wreck
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22 Basic+ Word of the Day Short Story Contest Winners!
22 Intermediate+ Word of the Day Short Story Contest
22 Intermediate+ Word of the Day Short Story Contest Winners!
awkward
banter
bark
beam
bear
beckon
bench
binge
blast
blend
blind
blue
blunt
blur
bob
bold
bother
bounce
bow
brass
breach
brittle
brush
buckle
budge
bust
can
cater
chap
cheapskate
cheek
cheer
chew
chill
chip
chop
commit
con
cope
counter
cozy
crack
creepy
crook
crunch
crust
cup
curse
dig
dike
dish
dodge
drag
drift
drill
duck
due
duff
dull
dump
eve
fancy
fence
fiddle
file
fish
fit
flag
flake
flare
flip
foil
fond
fool
former
freak
fudge
funny
gag
gear
ginger
gobble
grace
grate
grind
grip
grown-up
gut
gutter
hack
hail
handy
hang
harvest
head
hog
hook
hover
hunk
hustle
issue
jar
jerk
kick
knack
lame
lap
lean
litter
load
lot
lush
match
mate
meanwhile
milk
mint
mismatch
mole
mug
munch
nag
nail
narrow
neat
nevertheless
nick
nip
nod
numb
odd
pant
patch
peer
petty
pinch
pit
pitch
pluck
plummet
prompt
propose
pun
punch
push
queer
quiver
quiz
rack
rat
rate
rear
reckon
relish
render
rocket
rough
rule
rumble
sack
sake
scan
scheme
scoop
screw
scrub
seize
seldom
serve
shade
shag
shuffle
skim
skip
slack
slate
slick
slum
slumber
sly
snap
snatch
somehow
sour
space
spark
spell
spike
spin
spoil
spot
spur
state
still
sting
stir
stocking
stuff
suit
swipe
tackle
tap
tear
tease
thin
tick
tinder
toast
toss
tote
treat
troll
trunk
tuck
tweak
twist
utter
vault
vent
void
wait
wake
waste
water
wear
weary
whip
whisk
whole
wholeheartedly
wicked
wide
will
wing
wire
wit
wonder
worth
wrap
yield
zip
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20 Intermediate+ Word of the Day Short Story Contest Winners!
21 Intermediate+ Word of the Day Short Story Contest
21 Intermediate+ Word of the Day Short Story Contest Winners!
billow
blink
bloom
boast
boil
boom
boomer
bowl
brew
broil
bulge
bundle
burn
chime
chuff
cleave
cleft
clobber
crawl
crutch
dangle
dawn
dazzle
draw
drown
dumb
flesh
flurry
flutter
foray
fracture
frisk
gall
gasp
ghastly
gild
glare
glaze
glee
glitch
gloom
graft
gust
hiss
hull
humbug
ill
jest
jolly
jowl
lease
leer
light
lust
mince
mitt
mull
nimble
peel
pith
plank
plow (US), plough (UK)
plug
pop
pout
prone
rage
raid
rattle
rev
ripe
scatter
scout
shaggy
shatter
shell
shift
shot
shrink
sick
skitter
slap
slash
slat
sleek
sling
sloth
sole
sore
soul
span
spree
squall
squash
squib
stake
stalk
stall
steep
stilt
strap
stun
sturdy
suck
sulk
swag
swagger
swallow
sweep
swindle
taper
tip
trill
trough
tug
ward
whirl
wick
wield
wipe
wisp
woe
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bud
frame
frost
nut
roast
stray
swell
2019
bluff
fuss
merry
pill
stuffing
2018
coarse
heap
wink
2017
bat
punt
spit
2016
dare
embrace
leak
lobby
loop
poll
sort
squat
2015
Basic+
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24 Basic+ Word of the Day Short Story Contest
above
accurate
actually
advantage
affair
almost
although
apply
aside
award
beat
blame
bless
bliss
block
brave
care
career
caress
casual
cheer
clever
clue
clumsy
coat
complain
concern
contempt
content
cover
crowd
crush
delay
deliver
deny
desk
despicable
dessert
dry
either
empty
equal
fair
faith
fare
fasten
fate
fault
flat
flea
forgive
former
funny
fur
gather
giggle
glance
gold
gossip
grind
gross
heal
heel
hope
host
huge
indeed
ink
itch
jar
joke
jumble
keen
lack
lid
loan
loose
match
meal
mess
must
naughty
near
nugget
off
other
pass
pastry
path
peace
perhaps
pester
play
power
praise
profit
proper
proud
purse
pursuit
puzzle
quick
race
random
raw
reach
record
regard
regret
reject
relax
resume
review
rich
ring
rise
roar
rude
rush
sail
sale
scratch
shame
sharp
shock
shy
since
smash
spare
spread
staff
step
stretch
sudden
task
template
thorn
update
upset
weak
wild
wise
wonder
worry
wrinkle
wrist
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able
across
again
agree
ale
alike
allow
anyway
avoid
away
back
bald
begin
belong
bite
both
box
bright
busy
call
can
catch
charge
chase
cheap
check
clear
come
comfortable
common
contact
cork
cost
cough
couple
course
craft
crash
craving
dark
deal
dear
deer
definitely
delight
depend
different
discover
disturb
dive
dizzy
down
drool
each
eager
early
else
enough
erase
even
every
except
excited
expect
fail
fake
fear
feel
file
fill
fine
fizzy
follow
forget
free
friendly
from
full
gap
general
get
gift
glad
glitter
goal
great
grow
grunt
guess
guest
guide
half
hangover
haunt
hay
healthy
heavy
hide
high
honest
horse
how
hurry
hurt
ignore
inch
include
inside
instead
jaw
job
journey
keep
key
kind
knob
know
last
late
lazy
leave
let
lie
lock
look
lot
loud
lucky
main
make
maniac
matter
mean
meet
merry
mighty
mind
mistake
mood
native
need
neighbor, neighbour
nest
notice
odd
once
opposite
overwhelm
own
pair
park
party
pave
pepper
piece
pigeon
pity
please
posh
press
pretty
price
promise
pull
purpose
quite
raise
rather
realize
refuse
remember
remind
reply
rest
restless
return
rid
right
same
save
say
schedule
scrape
season
seem
set
shadow
shake
share
should
show
shuttle
silly
sink
skip
slippery
smart
smell
smoke
soothe
sorry
sound
speaker
spend
spice
spooky
sprinkle
square
stage
stay
stick
storm
straight
strange
straw
such
support
sure
sweet
switch
take
taste
tell
that
thick
thirst
though
throw
thunder
tickle
tip
touch
toward
town
travel
trick
trouble
trust
understand
usual
view
wake up
warm
waste
watch
weapon
weather
welcome
while
will
wish
work
worse
worth
wrong
yet
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abroad
ache
approach
belly
betray
beware
blend
braid
breed
brief
broad
broth
bypass
caution
cease
cheat
choke
cuddle
enchantment
fact
fade
faint
fairy
fashion
feather
field
fist
flatter
fluff
fog
footprint
foreign
gang
glossy
glow
grape
grief
groan
guilt
holy
join
jug
launch
law
layer
less
melt
mingle
mist
moan
naive
narrow
nasty
neither
oath
offspring
pain
poor
pour
punish
quit
release
resemble
rub
rubber
sauce
saucer
scorn
shape
shelter
simmer
sin
slight
slim
soft
source
spoon
sprain
stab
stance
steam
stove
subtle
success
theme
threat
throat
tool
tough
trace
truce
twilight
upon
venture
vow
wasp
wax
web
whisker
whisper
witch
wound
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20 Basic+ Word of the Day Short Story Contest Winners!
21 Basic+ Word of the Day Short Story Contest
cake
carol
countdown
environment
light
spell
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spin
tail
2019
well
2018
amaze
burden
forth
leisure
miracle
shield
tale
2017
defeat
just
2016