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flout
Mon, 5 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT
DEFINITION: (verb) Laugh at with contempt and derision.
SYNONYMS: barrack, gibe, jeer, scoff.
USAGE: What a poor fellow I must be to let you mock and flout me as you have done!
cowl
Sun, 4 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT
DEFINITION: (noun) Protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine.
SYNONYMS: bonnet, cowling, hood.
USAGE: The mechanic removed the cowl in order to repair the plane's engine.
swish
Sat, 3 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT
DEFINITION: (adjective) Elegant and fashionable.
SYNONYMS: classy, posh.
USAGE: She bought her baked goods from a swish pastry shop on the Rue du Bac.
