noun
armour
Protective covering worn in battle or placed around something vulnerable.
Meaning and history →People & personality
Words for people, their habits and the ways they relate to one another.
noun
candidate
A person being considered for a job, office, award, or other selection.
Meaning and history →noun
chef
A professional cook, especially the person directing a kitchen.
Meaning and history →noun
circus
A travelling show or arena featuring acrobatics, clowns, and other performances.
Meaning and history →noun
conductor
the person who leads a musical group
Meaning and history →noun
cowboy
A person who tends cattle, especially on horseback.
Meaning and history →noun
dunce
a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
Meaning and history →verb
execute
To put someone to death as a legally authorized punishment
Meaning and history →noun
fanatic
a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause)
Meaning and history →noun
fellowship
an association of people who share common beliefs or activities
Meaning and history →verb
govern
To control or direct a country, organization, or system.
Meaning and history →noun
guy
Informally, a man or person.
Meaning and history →noun
litter
the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal
Meaning and history →noun
marshal
An official, often in law enforcement or the military, responsible for command, order, or particular public duties.
Meaning and history →noun
mentor
An experienced and trusted adviser.
Meaning and history →noun
mistress
A woman in authority historically; now also a woman in a continuing relationship with a married person.
Meaning and history →verb
occupy
To live in, use, or take control of a place, or to fill time or attention.
Meaning and history →noun
orphan
a child who has lost both parents
Meaning and history →noun
packet
A small package or a formatted unit of data sent through a network.
Meaning and history →noun
painter
A person who paints; separately, a rope for securing a boat or a regional name for a cougar.
Meaning and history →noun
referee
An official who enforces rules in a contest; also an expert who evaluates submitted work.
Meaning and history →verb
retire
To leave a job permanently, or withdraw from activity or view.
Meaning and history →verb
revolt
To rebel against authority; also to cause intense disgust.
Meaning and history →noun
seizure
A sudden medical attack, or the act of taking possession by force or authority.
Meaning and history →Choose one word, put it in your own sentence, then check the meaning. A short practice method →