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knock off (2)

to kill someone, to murder someone

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get down (1)

to move close to the ground, or to move from a higher position to a lower position

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Word of the Day
dissonance

Definition: (noun) The auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience.
Synonyms: noise, racket.
Usage: Maddening church bells of all degrees of dissonance, sharp and flat, cracked and clear, fast and slow, made the brick-and-mortar echoes hideous.
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pooped

very tired, exhausted

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end up

If you end up being somewhere, or doing something, it's because of decisions you've made in the past.

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mannequin

Definition: (noun) A woman who wears clothes to display fashions.
Synonyms: model.
Usage: She longed to become a mannequin and preened for hours before going out in public.
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lez | lezzy | lezzo

lesbian, gay woman

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entrust to

to give somebody responsibility for something of importance or value

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Idiom of the Day
a living legend

A person who has an extraordinary reputation or level of fame while he or she is still alive. Watch the video

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Word of the Day
Word of the Day: connotation

This word has appeared in 37 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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penetralium

noun: The innermost, secret, or hidden parts of something.

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ear candy

pleasant-sounding music

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Idiom of the Day
living impaired

A jocular, pseudo-politically correct term for being dead. Watch the video

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Word of the Day: permafrost

This word has appeared in 32 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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resurrect

verb tr.: 1. To raise from the dead. 2. To restore to use, practice, view, etc. verb intr.: To rise from the dead.

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magniloquent

adjective: Characterized by lofty, grandiose, or pompous speech or writing.

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a living soul

A person (who is alive). (Often used in the negative to mean "nobody.") Watch the video

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Word of the Day: azure

This word has appeared in 55 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

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jurisprude

noun: One who flaunts legal knowledge or is excessively preoccupied with the nuances of law.

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live on a shoestring

To live within a very tight or limited financial budget. Watch the video

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Word of the Day: toboggan

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brindle

noun: 1. Gray or tawny with streaks or spots of a darker color. 2. An animal, especially a dog, cat, or cow, with a brindle coat. adjective: Of the color brindle.

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Football Phrase of the Week: Home Form

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borderland

Definition: (noun) District consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area.
Synonyms: border district, march, marchland.
Usage: The borderland was sparsely populated, and the lawless region saw few visitors.
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tight-ass

1) sby who spends as little money as possible, a miser 2) sby who's repressed and very strict about following society's rules

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turn out (1)

to make a light go off

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water down (2)

to change something like the lyrics of a song or the dialogue in a movie to make it less offensive or less likely to upset people

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intone

Definition: (verb) Recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm.
Synonyms: cantillate, chant.
Usage: I heard the eight singers of the King of Sicily intone the first verse of seven o'clock mass in the Sainte-Chapelle.
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hang | hang out

to spend time with


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appeal to

If something appeals to you, you like it.

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