Chamber Of Secret

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to belch1 [intransitive]

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to let air from your stomach come out loudly through your mouth [= burp]

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to throb past tense and past participle throbbed, present participle throbbing [intransitive]

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if a part of your body throbs, you have a feeling of pain in it that regularly starts and stops:Look up a word starting with D or S for samples of headword or sentence pronunciations on the LDOCE CD-ROMThe back of my neck throbbed painfully.throb withLook up a word starting with D or S for samples of headword or sentence pronunciations on the LDOCE CD-ROMHer foot was throbbing with pain. Look up a word starting with D or S for samples of headword or sentence pronunciations on the LDOCE CD-ROMI woke up with a throbbing headache.

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to sim‧per [intransitive]

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to smile in a silly annoying way:British EnglishBetsy simpered at him as she spoke. British Englisha silly, simpering girl—simper noun [countable]

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hedge [countable]

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a row of small bushes or trees growing close together, usually dividing one field or garden from another

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to loll1 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]

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to sit or lie in a very lazy and relaxed way [= lounge]loll around/about/beside etcLook up a word starting with D or S for samples of headword or sentence pronunciations on the LDOCE CD-ROMHe lolled back in his chair.

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to rise to the bait

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to become angry when someone is deliberately trying to make you angry:Look up a word starting with D or S for samples of headword or sentence pronunciations on the LDOCE CD-ROMSenator O'Brien just smiled, refusing to rise to the bait.

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to dis‧solve

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emotion dissolve into/in laughter/tears etc to start laughing or crying:British EnglishShe dissolved into fits of laughter.

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a‧glow [not before noun]

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if someone's face is aglow, they seem happy and excitedaglow withLook up a word starting with D or S for samples of headword or sentence pronunciations on the LDOCE CD-ROMLinda's face was aglow with happiness.

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hoarse

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if you are hoarse, or if your voice is hoarse, you speak in a low rough voice, for example because your throat is sore:Look up a word starting with D or S for samples of headword or sentence pronunciations on the LDOCE CD-ROMHe was hoarse from laughing.hoarse voice/whisper/groan etc—hoarsely adverb—hoarseness noun [uncountable]

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val‧i‧ant

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very brave, especially in a difficult situation [= courageous]:Look up a word starting with D or S for samples of headword or sentence pronunciations on the LDOCE CD-ROMTarr threw himself in front of a train in a valiant effort to save the child.

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gloss over something phrasal verb

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to avoid talking about something unpleasant, or to say as little as possible about it:Look up a word starting with D or S for samples of headword or sentence pronunciations on the LDOCE CD-ROMShe glossed over the details of her divorce.

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shoo [transitive always + adverb/preposition] informal

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to make an animal or a child go away, especially because they are annoying youshoo somebody away/out etcBritish EnglishHe shooed the kids out of the kitchen.

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to flay [transitive]

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formal to criticize someone very severely:Look up a word starting with D or S for samples of headword or sentence pronunciations on the LDOCE CD-ROMShe was well-known for flaying public officials in her daily column.

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ban‧shee [countable]

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a female spirit whose loud cry is believed to be heard when someone is going to die:Look up a word starting with D or S for samples of headword or sentence pronunciations on the LDOCE CD-ROMShe was screaming like a banshee.

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to re‧lent [intransitive] formal

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to change your attitude and become less strict or cruel towards someone [= give in]:Look up a word starting with D or S for samples of headword or sentence pronunciations on the LDOCE CD-ROMAt last her father relented and came to visit her.

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to rev past tense and past participle revved, present participle revving [intransitive and transitive]

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also rev up if you rev an engine, or if an engine revs, you make it work fasterrev up phrasal verbif you rev up a system or organization, or if it revs up, it becomes more activerev up forLook up a word starting with D or S for samples of headword or sentence pronunciations on the LDOCE CD-ROMThey are revving up for one of the biggest fund-raising events ever organized.rev something ↔ upLook up a word starting with D or S for samples of headword or sentence pronunciations on the LDOCE CD-ROMInvestors keep putting money in U.S. companies, revving up the economy even more.

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lou‧sy comparative lousier, superlative lousiest

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especially spoken of very bad quality [= awful, terrible]:Look up a word starting with D or S for samples of headword or sentence pronunciations on the LDOCE CD-ROMWhat lousy weather! Look up a word starting with D or S for samples of headword or sentence pronunciations on the LDOCE CD-ROMThe food was lousy. Look up a word starting with D or S for samples of headword or sentence pronunciations on the LDOCE CD-ROMa lousy film

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ghoul [countable

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an evil spirit in stories that takes bodies from graves (=place in the ground where dead people are buried) and eats them

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man‧or [countable]

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also manor house a big old house with a large area of land around it

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to strut past tense and past participle strutted, present participle strutting [intransitive]

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to walk proudly with your head high and your chest pushed forwards, showing that you think you are importantstrut around/about/across etcAmerican EnglishI strutted around Chicago as if I were really somebody.

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dash‧board [countable]

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the part in front of the driver in a car that has the controls on it

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to twid‧dle [intransitive and transitive]

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to move or turn something around with your fingers many times, especially because you are nervous or boredtwiddle withLook up a word starting with D or S for samples of headword or sentence pronunciations on the LDOCE CD-ROMShe was twiddling with her earrings.—twiddle noun [countable]

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to clamp [transitive]

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[always + adverb/preposition] to put or hold something in a position so that it cannot move:Look up a word starting with D or S for samples of headword or sentence pronunciations on the LDOCE CD-ROMShe clamped her hands over her ears. Look up a word starting with D or S for samples of headword or sentence pronunciations on the LDOCE CD-ROMCreed opened his mouth to speak, then clamped it shut.

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fran‧tic

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extremely worried and frightened about a situation, so that you cannot control your feelingsget/become franticLook up a word starting with D or S for samples of headword or sentence pronunciations on the LDOCE CD-ROMThere was still no news of Jill, and her parents were getting frantic.frantic withLook up a word starting with D or S for samples of headword or sentence pronunciations on the LDOCE CD-ROMYour mother's been frantic with worry wondering where you've been.

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war‧lock [countable]

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a man who has magical powers, especially evil powers [= sorcerer, wizard]

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wind‧shield [countable]

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American English a windscreen2 a piece of glass or clear plastic fixed at the front of a motorcycle that protects the rider from wind

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tum‧ble‧down [only before noun]

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a tumbledown building is old and beginning to fall down:Look up a word starting with D or S for samples of headword or sentence pronunciations on the LDOCE CD-ROMa tumbledown cottage

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jaun‧ty

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showing that you are confident and happy:Look up a word starting with D or S for samples of headword or sentence pronunciations on the LDOCE CD-ROMHe had a jaunty walk. Look up a word starting with D or S for samples of headword or sentence pronunciations on the LDOCE CD-ROMHer hat was set at a jaunty angle.