wage
An amount of money paid to a worker for a specified quantity of work, usually calculated on an hourly basis and expressed in an amount of money per hour.
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Vocabulary ranked by real-world frequency — start with the 1,000 most common words. Definitions adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), review in progress.
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wings
A type of scuba harness with an attached buoyancy compensation device: see wikipedia:Backplate and wing
avenue
A broad street, especially one bordered by trees or, in cities laid out in a grid pattern, one that is on a particular side of the city or that runs in a particular direction.
beating
The action by which someone or something is beaten.
boring
The act or process of boring holes; such practice as an area of expertise in manufacturing.
checking
The act of physically keeping an opposing player in check.
commissioner
One who commissions something.
commitment
The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust, especially: — The act of sending a legislative bill to committee for review.
confident
Very sure of something; positive.
containing
contents
custom
Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving.
desk
A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a drawer or repository underneath.
drinks
A short break in play to allow the players to have a drink, and for quick repairs to be made to equipment or the pitch.
electricity
Originally, a property of amber and certain other nonconducting substances to attract lightweight material when rubbed, or the cause of this property; now understood to be a phenomenon caused by the distribution and movement of charged subatomic particles and their interaction with the electromagnetic field.
FBI
Fixed-bit index.
grounds
Basis or justification for something.
gym
A sports facility specialized for lifting weights, cardio machines, and other exercise (culturally differentiated from sense 1).
helpful
Furnishing help; giving aid; useful.
horror
An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance.
iPhone
A smartphone of a series produced by Apple, which typically combine a camera phone, PDA, multimedia player, and wireless communication device.
label
A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached.
Liverpool
An obstacle for a horse to jump over, consisting of an oxer or vertical jump with a small pool of water or a tarpaulin underneath.
locked
Having undergone locking; secured by a lock.
naked
Bare, not covered by clothing.
output
That which is produced by something, especially that which is produced within a particular time period or from a particular effort. — Production; quantity produced, created, or completed.
pizza
A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as meat or vegetables.
plain
Simple, unaltered. — Ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation; unembellished.
raising
Elevation.
rear
To bring up to maturity, as offspring; to educate; to instruct; to foster.
reveal
The outer side of a window or door frame.
romantic
Of a work of literature, a writer etc.: being like or having the characteristics of a romance, or poetic tale of a mythic or quasi-historical time; fantastic.
strategic
Of or pertaining to strategy.
swimming
The act or art of sustaining and propelling the body in water.
welfare
Health, safety, happiness and prosperity; well-being in any respect.
window-shopping
Browsing products without intending to buy
wire
Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
worker
One who works: a person who performs labor for a living; traditionally, especially, manual labor.
afterwards
At a later or succeeding time; after that;
alright
Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance; OK.
android
A robot that is designed to look and act like a human being (not necessarily a male one).
anger
A strong and unpleasant feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism, usually combined with an urge to yell, curse, damage or destroy things, or harm living beings, often stemming from perceived provocation, hurt, threat, insults, unfair or unjust treatment, or an undesired situation.
architecture
The art and science of designing and managing the construction of buildings and other structures, particularly if they are well proportioned and decorated.
assist
To help.
attempted
Tried, with the connotation of failure.
behalf
The interest, benefit, or wellbeing of someone or something.
belt
A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing.
capture
An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.
ceremony
A ritual, with religious or cultural significance.
comic
Pertaining to comedy, as a literary genre.
cuts
Corporal punishment at school.
designer
A person who designs something, or who designs things as a profession.
disappointed
Defeated of expectations or hope; experiencing disappointment; let down.
dressed
Having been subjected to a preparatory process or treatment; treated, prepared.
economics
Now chiefly home economics: the art or science of household management, especially relating to the appropriate organization of resources; housekeeping.
efficient
Making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy.
electrical
Related to electricity (or electronics)
employed
In a job; working.
entering
action of the verb to enter
essentially
In an essential way. — In essence: by nature.
establishment
The act or process of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation.