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(n)
A cough.
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(pathology) Whooping cough.
A hummed tune, i.e. created orally with lips closed.
(uncountable) A condition of low temperature.
A thin metal or wooden rod on which meat is skewered for cooking, often over a fire.
A substance that suppresses.
A diminutive of the male given name Richard.
(chiefly uncountable) Bread that has been toasted (cooked lightly by browning).
A recipient of hospitality, especially someone staying by invitation at the house of another.
(N)
"Everybody" is a song written and recorded by American singer Madonna and produced by DJ Mark Kamins.
Any thick liquid that has a high sugar content and which is added to or poured over food as a flavoring.
(v)
(transitive) To chop or cut down in a rough manner.
(ambitransitive) To spit.
Alternative spelling of harumph. [An expression of disdain, disbelief, protest, or dismissal; a huff, grunt, or snort.]
(sewing) The border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together to finish the edge and prevent it from fraying.
A loud, eager cry, usually of joy.
(intransitive) To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs).
(intransitive) To emit saliva or spit from the mouth in small, scattered portions, as in rapid speaking.
(intransitive) Of a thing: to forcefully emit something, especially in small drops or particles.
The call of a frog or toad.
A diurnal predatory bird of the family Accipitridae, smaller than an eagle.
(intransitive) To draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock.
A joke or other mischievous prank.
To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma.
(intransitive) To use a rasp.
(transitive, intransitive) To make or experience an unsuccessful effort to vomit; to strain or spasm, as if to vomit; to gag or nearly vomit.
(idiomatic, transitive, informal) To reluctantly or unwillingly give.
A heavy breath; a grunt or sigh.
A small amount by which something has changed or moved.
(idiomatic) To contract a cold.
(dialect) A puff.
An act of sneezing.
To gobble; to consume.
(intransitive, idiomatic) To execute or complete a commitment.
(uncountable) The ability to suck; suction.
The sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly through the nose.
Alternative form of catch a cold. [(idiomatic) To contract a cold.]
(chiefly Canada, US) A belch.
(countable) A small quantity of gas or smoke in the air.
(intransitive) To move or roam around aimlessly.
A brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air; a waft.
(informal, ambitransitive) To vomit.
(UK, dialect, obsolete) To make chapped, as with cold.
(dated) To catch a cold.
To catch or contract (an illness).
(dated, idiomatic) To take offence.
(intransitive) (informal) To take a swallow of. [with on or at ‘a drink, especially an alcoholic one’]
(uncountable) The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.
(linguistics) The puff of air accompanying the release of a plosive or fricative consonant.
The end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist.
The act, or the sound of sneezling; sniffle.
A speech disorder characterized by stuttering.
(euphemistic) To vomit.
(obsolete, transitive) To carry in a drogher.
Synonym of coition.
(US, slang) To fail; to blow it, often by making a mistake at the last moment.
(transitive) To give suck to; to nurse at the breast, udder, or dugs.
A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.
(archaic, intransitive) To smoke tobacco.
A beverage.
(intransitive, informal) To smoke, and get the effects from, a drug, especially marijuana.
(dialectal) The cow parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris).
(intransitive) To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
(countable) An act of pulling (applying force toward oneself).
An exercise performed by stepping forward one leg while kneeling with the other leg, then returning to a standing position.
A loud sound.
(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) breath
(transitive) To breathe or blow into or on.
A coup d'état.
A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort or comeback; a gibe.
(transitive, intransitive) To emit puffs of smoke or exhaust
(slang, transitive and intransitive, chiefly British, New Zealand) To vomit; throw up.
(slang, obsolete) To smoke a cigar or pipe.
(slang) Crystal meth.
A brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm.
A curved, pointed, horny projection on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
Senses relating to a frame around the neck.
A strong dialectal accent, usually Irish or Scottish.
(intransitive) To arrive by vehicle, usually by car.
To mention.
A strong wind.
(countable) An effort to raise something, such as a weight or one's own body, or to move something heavy.
(intransitive) To sob in a way that produces snot.
The ventral area (very bottom) of the human body between where the legs fork from the torso, in the area of the genitals and anus.
(cooking) Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.
One of a family of dishes originating from Indian cuisine, flavored by a spiced sauce.
(transitive, informal) To act disrespectfully toward (someone).
A large, controlled outdoor fire lit to celebrate something or as a signal.
(transitive) To throw (something) with force.
An act of hitting; a blow, a hit.