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2009/9/19 Five NEW WordS a Day
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Mae West
–noun an inflatable yellow or orange life jacket for emergency use, esp. by sailors or by airplane pilots in flights over water.
Firmament
–noun the vault of heaven; sky.
Roost
–noun
1. a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
2. a large cage, house, or place for fowls or birds to roost in.
3. a place for sitting, resting, or lodging.
–verb (used without object)
4. to sit or rest on a roost, perch, etc.
5. to settle or stay, esp. for the night.
—Idioms
6. come home to roost, (of an action) to revert or react unfavorably to the doer; boomerang: an evil deed that came home to roost and ruined his life.
7. rule the roost, to be in charge or control; dominate: It was only too apparent that his grandfather ruled the roost.
Kennel
–noun
1. a house or shelter for a dog or a cat.
2. Often, kennels. an establishment where dogs or cats are bred, raised, trained, or boarded.
3. the hole or lair of an animal, esp. a fox.
4. a wretched abode likened to a doghouse.
5. a pack of dogs.
–verb (used with object)
6. to put into or keep in a kennel: to kennel a dog for a week.
–verb (used without object)
7. to take shelter or lodge in a kennel.
Exertion
–noun
1. vigorous action or effort: physical and mental exertion.
2. an effort: a great exertion to help others.
3. exercise, as of power or faculties.
4. an instance of this.
Synonyms: 1. endeavor, struggle, attempt, activity, strain.
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–noun an inflatable yellow or orange life jacket for emergency use, esp. by sailors or by airplane pilots in flights over water.
Firmament
–noun the vault of heaven; sky.
Roost
–noun
1. a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
2. a large cage, house, or place for fowls or birds to roost in.
3. a place for sitting, resting, or lodging.
–verb (used without object)
4. to sit or rest on a roost, perch, etc.
5. to settle or stay, esp. for the night.
—Idioms
6. come home to roost, (of an action) to revert or react unfavorably to the doer; boomerang: an evil deed that came home to roost and ruined his life.
7. rule the roost, to be in charge or control; dominate: It was only too apparent that his grandfather ruled the roost.
Kennel
–noun
1. a house or shelter for a dog or a cat.
2. Often, kennels. an establishment where dogs or cats are bred, raised, trained, or boarded.
3. the hole or lair of an animal, esp. a fox.
4. a wretched abode likened to a doghouse.
5. a pack of dogs.
–verb (used with object)
6. to put into or keep in a kennel: to kennel a dog for a week.
–verb (used without object)
7. to take shelter or lodge in a kennel.
Exertion
–noun
1. vigorous action or effort: physical and mental exertion.
2. an effort: a great exertion to help others.
3. exercise, as of power or faculties.
4. an instance of this.
Synonyms: 1. endeavor, struggle, attempt, activity, strain.
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