Other

adjective

421 of 733

Other / Body

audio

slender - Attractively thin

If a person can't lose weight, at least they can wear clothes that make them look more slender.

verb

See noun

422 of 733

Other / Up+Down

audio

slump - Sit, lean, or fall heavily and limply, especially with a bent back

Hugo worked so hard that he slumped over on his desk instead of going home for the day.

adjective

423 of 733

Other / Wet

Url audio

overflowing - Filled beyond capacity, causing something to spill over; exceeding limits, often in terms of space, quantity, or feeling.

The bathtub was overflowing because someone left the water running, and no one was there to notice it.

verb

See noun

424 of 733

Other / Slowly

Url audio

lag - To fall behind in progress, performance, or development.

He started to lag behind in the marathon due to exhaustion.

verb

See noun

425 of 733

Other / Fast

Url audio

sprint - To run or go at top speed especially for a short distance

The kids sprinted to catch the bus before it left.

adjective

426 of 733

Other / Surprise

Url audio

telltale - Revealing or indicating something hidden or secret, showing the inner nature of something.

The telltale clouds of smoke hinted at a fire nearby.

verb

See noun

427 of 733

Other / Up+Down

audio

cascade - (of water) pour downward rapidly and in large quantities

Tracy felt a sense of calm at the water cascading over the rocks.

noun

See verb

428 of 733

Other / Sound

audio

squeak - A short, high-pitched sound or cry

When he was a kid, Franco loved playing with his rubber ducks that let out a squeak when he squeezed them.

verb

429 of 733

Other / Move

Url audio

bandy - To mention something a lot, usually without taking care or thinking too much about what is being said

Since Charlene started posting regularly on Facebook and Twitter, she found that people she didn't know would bandy her name all over the Internet without any relation to what she actually said in her posts.

noun

430 of 733

Other / Fast

audio

jiffy - A very short, unspecified length of time.

Rick the deliveryman said he would be back in a jiffy just as soon as he delivered the remaining packages.

verb

431 of 733

Other / Move

audio

ruffle - to move or lift something so that it is no longer smooth; to disorder something, typically by running one's hands through it

The other players ruffled their new teammate's hair as part of his initiation.

verb

See noun

432 of 733

Other / Wet

audio

dribble - (of a liquid) fall slowly in drops or a thin stream

Water dribbled from the leaky faucet until a small puddle had formed.