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You probably know that an egg is the roundish reproductive body produced by female birds and most reptiles and, perhaps, that it is also the cell produced by female mammals that, when joined with a male cell, forms a baby. However, did you know that egg is used informally to refer to a person, normally with a descriptive adjective?

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The hip is the part on each side of our bodies where the thigh bone meets the pelvis and also the joint of this area. Unrelatedly, the hip is the ripe fruit of a rose. As an adjective…

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Falter means ‘to hesitate or waver in action, purpose,or intent’ or, if we are talking about someone’s voice or speech ‘to be unsteady or wavering.’ Also,..

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Muck can be dirt or filth or something of poor quality. We have other meanings to tell you about, including what it means to “muck something up” or to “muck in.”

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A clam is a soft-bodied edible shellfish with two connected shells. Informally, a very silent and secretive person can be called a clam. As a slang term in the US, a clam is a dollar, though this is now a bit dated. As a verb, mainly used in US English, to clam means ‘to dig for or gather…

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