Deal
What’s the deal with the word deal? It appears in trade, business, politics and colloquial expressions.
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Mole | Multiple meanings
What can be an animal, a person, or food? What can drill rocks, is used in chemistry or sits on your body? In this post you will find seven meanings of the word mole and learn a related idiom. A… Read More »Mole | Multiple meanings
Light | Multiple meanings
It’s this time of year again: Windows, streets and shops are lit with Christmas lights; we light candles and fires; and travelling light can get difficult as we bring and receive presents. The noun As a noun, light can… Read More »Light | Multiple meanings
Jam | Multiple meanings
Summer: Time to preserve fruit. Time to travel. Time for music. Jams everywhere! Jam is a sweet spread made from the pulp and juice of fruit cooked with sugar and pectin. There’s strawberry jam, apricot jam, raspberry jam … you… Read More »Jam | Multiple meanings
Match | Multiple meanings
Sports and fire, harmony and similarity – all these are contained in the word match. • Sports The 2018 World Cup is currently in full swing, and in fact, the most widely used meaning of match is to do with… Read More »Match | Multiple meanings
Season | Multiple meanings
SEASON’S GREETINGS! ‘TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLY … It’s this time of year again … In a large part of the world it’s winter, it’s Christmas, and New Year is right round the corner. People gather round the TV… Read More »Season | Multiple meanings
Squash | Multiple meanings
When they hear the word SQUASH, most people think of a sport. But did you know you can eat and drink squash? And that squash and Halloween are closely related? And that it is a verb, too? How? Squash is… Read More »Squash | Multiple meanings
Fan | Multiple meanings
FANS can be found at concerts and in stadiums, at film festivals and on the internet. But fans can also create cool air: They can be manual or electric. We also find fans in buildings and engines. As a verb,… Read More »Fan | Multiple meanings
Tick | Multiple meanings
TICK: Something small, something short. It can refer to a sound. It can talk about time. It can be a symbol we use when working through lists or marking a choice. But a tick is also a small parasitic animal.… Read More »Tick | Multiple meanings
Tip | Multiple meanings
What comes to mind when you hear the word TIP? Does it make you think of some parts of our body, about money, or even about waste disposal? Read this post and discover the disparate meanings of TIP. 1. A tip… Read More »Tip | Multiple meanings