Intermediate+ Word of the Day

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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A body is, as you know, the complete structure of a person, animal, plant, or other organism, whether alive or dead, and also the main part of a vehicle. Body also refers to…

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To dribble means ‘to flow in drops’ and, if talking about a person or animal it means they have saliva trickling from their mouth. In sports, to dribble is…

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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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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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Today is International Workers’ Day, sometimes called Labor Day, and this is why “labor” is our word of the day. Labor can be hard work or giving birth. And do you know what “labor the point” and “labor of love” mean?

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The verge is the edge or border of something and, figuratively, the point or limit beyond which something will happen. As a verb, to verge, always followed by the preposition on means ‘to be at the margin or border of something’, and…

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When something is crisp, it means that it is hard but brittle or firm and fresh. Crisp also means ‘precise and clear,’ ‘neat, well groomed,’ and ‘lively.’ When talking about weather, crisp means ‘cold but invigorating’ and when talking about people…

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When we’re talking about something that happens, to tend means ‘to be likely or usual.’ If someone or something tends to or towards something, it means that they are disposed to it or that they have a particular tendency toward it. Tend also means…

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Jazz is a music genre that originated in the early 1920s in New Orleans, US. However, jazz is also a slang word that means ‘liveliness, excitement, spirit,’ as well as ‘pep or enthusiasm,’ when talking about a person. It can also mean…

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