| normally |
If you normally sleep late on Saturdays, it means you usually sleep late on Saturdays. There is nothing strange about it. Doing that is just ordinary. [1/2 definitions] |
| ordinary |
"Ordinary" means "usual" or "normal." If your ordinary way of walking is fast, then walking fast is normal for you. It is what you usually do. When something is not ordinary, it may be strange or different. [2 definitions] |
| out |
outdoors, or to a place other than one's ordinary indoor location. [1/13 definitions] |
| people |
the mass of ordinary persons (often used with "the"). [1/5 definitions] |
| personally |
If you know your doctor personally, it means you know them as a regular person outside of the doctor's office, not just as a doctor. You know them in your ordinary life, just as a person. [1/3 definitions] |
| phobia |
a very strong fear or dislike of something that is far beyond ordinary fear or dislike. |
| popular |
A popular thing has to do with the ordinary people of a country and not just a small group of individuals who have special power. [1/3 definitions] |
| practical |
If we call something a "practical" matter, we mean that it has to do with things that have to be taken care of right now. It's not concerned with dreams or ideas that have little connection with ordinary life in the present. [1/3 definitions] |
| rough |
without the good things of ordinary daily life. [1/6 definitions] |
| rough it |
to live without the ordinary daily comforts. |
| routine |
according to routine; regular and ordinary. [1/3 definitions] |
| sergeant |
A sergeant is a senior police officer who is one rank higher than an ordinary police officer. A sergeant supervises the lower level officers. [1/2 definitions] |
| serving |
A serving is an ordinary amount of food or drink for one person. A serving of meat might be enough for one person at one meal. A serving of vegetables might be enough to fill one large spoon. |
| simple |
ordinary or common. [1/3 definitions] |
| snap |
a photograph taken with an ordinary camera; snapshot. [1/15 definitions] |
| snapshot |
a photograph taken with a small, ordinary camera. |
| special |
out of the ordinary; better or more important than the usual. [1/6 definitions] |
| sugar |
The sugar that people use in candy and cookies is just one type of sugar. Other natural substances that are made up of similar chemicals are also called sugars. Like ordinary sugar, they have the form of crystals and can dissolve in water. You can eat these sugars, but some of them are sweet and others have almost no sweetness at all. One sugar you may have heard of is "fructose." Fructose is the kind of sugar that is in fruits. It is what makes fruits sweet. [1/2 definitions] |
| terrific |
much greater than the ordinary or usual. [1/3 definitions] |
| therefore |
"Therefore" means "for that reason" or "because of that." We don't use "therefore" too much when we are making ordinary conversation, but it's used a lot in formal writing or speaking. |
| thus |
"Thus" means "for that reason." If there is no heat, and thus you are cold, it means that because there is no heat, you are cold. The word "thus" is not very common in ordinary conversation. It sounds a little formal. [1/3 definitions] |