Dumb can mean stupid, and also ‘done without words’ or ‘silent.’ Do you know what it means to be “struck dumb” or “dumbstruck” or to “dumb something down”?
Graft can be the shoot of a plant or dishonestly obtained money or advantage. We’ll tell you about those meanings and some differences between US and UK informal meanings…
A ward is something that can be part of a hospital or prison, or a person under a special circumstance. As well, ward is a verb and also a suffix. Can you think of words that have it?
A mitt is something you might wear on your hand, but as a slang term, it has another meaning. Check that and other meanings, and also a funny clip from a TV show…
A cleft is a split or opening or a hollow indentation. We’ll tell you about those meanings and more, including what cleft palates, cleft chins, and cleft sentences are…
