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Explore "volleyball": a compound word from "volley" and "ball," defining a team sport. This entry covers meanings (sport, ball, figurative blame), diverse examples, and idioms.
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Explore "waiter": its Old French roots defining "a watchman." This entry covers meanings (server, attendant, fate), diverse examples, and common idioms for this service-related term.
Explore "tired": its Old English roots defining exhaustion. This entry covers meanings (fatigued, fed up, worn out), diverse examples, and common idioms for this descriptive term.
Explore "together": its Old English roots defining unity or being gathered. This entry covers meanings (jointly, simultaneously, well-adjusted), diverse examples, and common idioms of this connective term.
Explore "trousers": its Scottish Gaelic roots defining leg coverings. This entry covers meanings (garment, authority), diverse examples, and idioms like "wear the trousers" for this common apparel term.
Explore "vegetable": its Latin roots defining "something growing." This entry covers meanings (edible plant, unresponsive person), diverse examples, and idioms for this common food and figurative term.
Explore "under": its ancient Indo-European roots defining a lower position. This entry covers meanings (below, subject to, less than), diverse examples, and common idioms for this positional term.
Explore "top": its Old English roots defining the highest point. This entry covers meanings (summit, best, cover), diverse examples, and common idioms of this pervasive term.
Explore "use": its Latin roots defining "to employ" or "practice." This entry covers meanings (application, purpose, habit), diverse examples across parts of speech, and common idioms.
Explore "want": its surprising etymology from "lack," its dual meanings as a verb and noun, and diverse real-world uses in literature, media, and everyday conversation.
Explore "toy": its Middle Dutch roots defining an "ornament" or "trifle." This entry covers meanings (plaything, miniature, verb "toy with"), diverse examples, and common idioms.
Explore "touch": its Old French roots defining physical contact. This entry covers meanings (sense, light contact, emotional effect), diverse examples, and common idioms of this sensory term.
Explore "turkey": its surprising origin from the country Turkey. This entry covers meanings (bird, failure, country), diverse examples, and idioms like "cold turkey," tracing its unique naming.
Explore "towel": its Old French roots defining a wiping cloth. This entry covers meanings (fabric, surrender), diverse examples, and idioms like "throw in the towel" for this everyday item.
Explore "watch": its etymology from "to be awake/guard," its dual meanings as a timepiece and an act of observation, and its varied uses in language and culture.
Explore "tooth": its ancient Indo-European roots defining a biting structure. This entry covers meanings (body part, projection, effectiveness), diverse examples, and idioms for this versatile term.
Explore "tonight": its Old English compound origin meaning "on this night." This entry covers meanings (current evening, present era), diverse examples, and common idioms for this temporal term.
Explore "usually": its Latin roots defining "customary" or "common." This entry covers its adverbial meanings (normally, most often), diverse examples, and related idioms.
Explore "too": its Old English roots as an intensifier meaning "also" or "excessively." This entry covers its diverse adverbial uses, various examples, and common idioms.
Explore "volleyball": a compound word from "volley" and "ball," defining a team sport. This entry covers meanings (sport, ball, figurative blame), diverse examples, and idioms.
Explore "well": its dual etymological paths for "good" and "water," its varied roles as adverb, adjective, noun, verb, and interjection, and its rich usage in language.