User:Mfloryan/dictionary

A-F
n
 * agog adj - very interested and excited; eager to know more.
 * allow of something - to permit it to happen or exist.
 * burly - said of a person: strong and heavy in build; big and sturdy.
 * camber - from camarus: curved inwards
 * capsize - to cause to overturn 
 * drool - v to dribble or slaver ślinić się
 * duff noun a heavy boiled or steamed pudding, especially one containing fruit.
 * duff adj, colloq useless; broken
 * duff someone up - slang to treat them violently; to beat them up.
 * gavel noun a small hammer used by a judge, auctioneer, etc to call attention.
 * gobsmacked adj,colloq - astonished, dumbfounded
 * eschew v,formal to avoid, keep away from, or abstain from something
 * forage v
 * 1) to search around, especially for food.
 * 2) to gather food or provisions from (an area), especially forcibly; to plunder (an area).
 * 3) to rummage about for what one wants.
 * 1) a crop grown for consumption by livestock, eg grass, kale, swede, which may be either grazed directly or harvested and stored for later use. (pasza, rośliny pastewne)
 * 2) the activity of searching around for food or provisions

G-O

 * hank n - a coil, loop or skein of wool, string, rope, etc. - motek, kłębek
 * hasp n - metal fastening for a door, box, etc skobel, zasuwka
 * jaunt - a short journey for pleasure
 * juniper - jałowiec
 * leg
 * one stage in a journey
 * a section of a competition or lap of a race
 * pull someone's leg - colloq to try to make them believe something which is not true, especially as a joke
 * lurgy (lurgi) n
 * orig. a highly infectious non-specific disease
 * now any illness that is not very serious
 * anything that can be perceived as a scourge or burden


 * munch verb, tr & intr  to chew with a steady movement of the jaws, especially noisily
 * nerd or nurd noun, derog, slang someone who is foolish or annoying, often because they are so wrapped up in something that isn't thought worthy of such interest

P-S

 * paltry adj - worthless; trivial; meagre; insignificant or insultingly inadequate
 * peruse verb
 * to read through (a book, magazine, etc) carefully.
 * to browse through something casually.
 * to examine or study (eg someone's face) attentively.
 * plummet - to fall or drop rapidly
 * pristine adj
 * fresh, clean, unused or untouched
 * original; unchanged or unspoilt
 * former
 * procrastinate v to put off doing something that should be done straight away, especially habitually or to an unspecified time
 * reciprocate
 * to give and receive mutually; to interchange
 * to return (affection, love, etc)
 * reciprocate with something - to give it in return
 * serendipity n the state of frequently making lucky or beneficial finds adj discovered by luck or chance
 * snag n
 * 1) a problem or drawback
 * 2) a protruding sharp or jagged edge on which clothes, etc could get caught
 * 3) a part of a tree submerged in water, hazardous to boats
 * sundries n - various small unspecified items; oddments
 * shrive v, RC - shrived (shrove)
 * 1) to hear a confession from and give absolution to someone.
 * 2) to unburden by confession or otherwise.
 * 3) to impose a penance on someone.
 * 4) intrans to receive or make confession

T-Z

 * tarn n a small, often circular, mountain lake, especially one formed in a cirque
 * tout v (for) to persistently try to persuade people to buy something, give their support;
 * ticket tout n - someone who buys up large numbers of tickets for a popular sporting event, concert, etc and sells them at inflated prices to members of the public
 * zealous adj - enthusiastic; keen

To add

 * pogonotrophy
 * pogonotomy
 * promiscuous
 * whinge
 * whine
 * whimper