get-rich-quick
To quickly become wealthy, often through dishonest means
The next four thousand English words by corpus frequency. Definitions adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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To quickly become wealthy, often through dishonest means
A mythical human or humanoid of very great size.
Something given to another voluntarily, without charge.
A female partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.
Pleased; happy; gratified.
An amorphous solid, often transparent substance, usually made by melting silica sand with various additives (for most purposes, a mixture of soda, potash and lime is added).
Having a pessimistic outlook
Having an optimistic outlook, focusing on the positive aspect of a situation.
Spectacles, frames bearing two lenses worn in front of the eyes.
Concerning all parts of the world.
Any spherical (or nearly spherical) object. — The eyeball.
Great beauty and splendor.
Metacentric height, a measure of a ship's static stability in roll.
Extremely admirable; worthy of being set as a goal and emulated.
to pursue a relationship for financial gain
Made of, or relating to, gold.
A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes in the minimum number of strokes.
Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.
The state or characteristic of being good.
To bowl (a cricket ball) so that it performs a googly (“a ball by a leg-break bowler that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery”).
A Gordon setter.
Sumptuously dressed.
The first section of the Christian New Testament scripture, comprising the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, concerned with the birth, ministry, passion, and resurrection of Jesus.
Synonym of have got to, have to
obtained, acquired
Charming, pleasing qualities.
A rating.
Grammar school, primary school, or the years of school prior to high school.
In a gradual manner; making slow progress; slowly.
A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.
Having a university degree; having completed training.
Flour made by grinding wheat berries including the bran.
The harvested seeds of various grass food crops eg: wheat, corn, barley.
A system of rules and principles for the structure of a language, or of languages in general.
Large, senior (high-ranking), intense, extreme, or exceptional
A father of someone's parent.
A mother of someone's parent.
Used to concede a point or to express acknowledgment or awareness, often before stating some contrasting or competing information; used as an expression of respect to the point in question.
Drawn, pictorial.
The making of architectural or design drawings.
Of a person or their actions, feelings, etc.: expressing gratitude or appreciation; appreciative, thankful.
An excavation in the earth as a place of burial.
Senses relating to seriousness. — Of an activity such as a ceremony, a person's conduct, etc.: the quality of being deeply serious and solemn, especially in a dignified manner; seriousness, solemnity; (countable, archaic or obsolete) a serious or solemn thing, such as a matter, a comment, etc.
Of two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the larger in size (bigger), in value, in importance etc.
To a great extent or degree.
A rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle.
To take hold (of), particularly with the hand.
remarkably great, big, vast in an often unpleasant way; (of behaviour) Highly or conspicuously offensive.
Introducing new or revolutionary ideas
Basis or justification for something.
To become larger, to increase in magnitude.
Growth; increase.
Covered by growth; overgrown.
Anything that assures a certain outcome.
Made certain; promised.
A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
Someone who guards, watches over, or protects.
Any of several regiments in the Household Division of the British Army.
A recipient of hospitality, especially someone staying by invitation at the house of another.
The act or process of guiding.