| fall back on |
to have another choice if something does not work out; resort to. |
| fan2 |
a person who is very interested in a sport or a performing art, or in a person who does that activity. |
| fast2 |
a period when one does not eat any food. [1/3 definitions] |
| figure skating |
a kind of skating on ice in which the skater does graceful spinning, jumping, and dancing movements on the ice. |
| fish out of water |
someone in a place or situation where he or she does not feel comfortable. |
| flat1 |
having a surface without areas that are lower or higher than others. A flat surface does not have bumps, hills, or dips; smooth; even. [2/12 definitions] |
| flea |
a tiny insect that does not have wings but can jump far. Fleas feed on the blood of the animals they bite. |
| fool |
a person who does not have good sense or judgment. [1/6 definitions] |
| garter snake |
a small snake with stripes that does not harm people. It is common in North America. |
| gel |
a chemical mixture that does not separate and that looks and feels like jelly. [1/2 definitions] |
| gloat |
to feel or show great pride or satisfaction, often when someone else does badly or fails. |
| glow |
to shine with bright light, as something very hot but flameless does. [1/6 definitions] |
| goblin |
a small, ugly creature in fairy tales that does evil or mischief to humans. |
| grammar |
the rules for forming the words and sentences of a language. Some of these rules have to be learned. Other rules are already in the head of a native speaker. For example, a native English speaker would not say, "I a cat bitten by was," because the grammar does not make sense. When one learns a new language, most of the rules of its grammar have to be learned. [1/2 definitions] |
| green |
of a company or industry, producing products that do little damage to the environment and producing them in a way that conserves energy from sources like coal and oil. A green company or industry does not pollute the air or water in making its products, or does so as little as possible. [1/11 definitions] |
| grouse1 |
a plump game bird with dull, spotted feathers. The male does a complicated dance or call for the female. |
| guarantee |
a promise, especially in writing, that something one has bought will work properly. If it does not, the seller or maker must either repair or replace it. [1/4 definitions] |
| had better |
used to state that a certain action is strongly advised and that, if one does not do the action that is specified, something bad might happen (sometimes used in warnings and threats). |
| heathen |
someone who does not believe in the God of Christians, Jews, or Muslims. |
| herd |
the common people; most people. The expression "He (or she) follows the herd" means that a person tends to do what everybody else does, like a cow in a herd, and does not think for himself or herself. [1/4 definitions] |
| heritage |
something that one believes, thinks, or does that comes from one's family or ethnic background; tradition. |