verb

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Other / Sound

yap - To give off a sharp, shrill bark; or to talk and chatter in a repetitive way.

Jack Russell terriers make up for their small size by yapping loudly when danger approaches.

noun

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Other / Body

noggin - A person's head

The criminal hit Tintin on the noggin to knock him out before robbing him.

noun

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Bad / Unhappy

funk - A state of depression

Daryl was in a deep funk after losing his job and girlfriend in the same week.

verb

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Good / Love

pamper - To indulge with attention, comfort, and kindness

Hannah was excited for her day at the spa where she would be catered to and pampered.

verb

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Bad / Disorganized

garble - To distort a message so that it is unclear or confusing

When the astronauts landed on Mars, static garbled their voices so none of the billions of people on earth watching on TV could understand what they were saying.

verb

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Bad / Small

tweak - To twist or pull something with a small sharp movement

Mechanics use wrenches to tweak the various parts of a car.

verb

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Bad / Unfriendly

snigger - To give a smothered or half-suppressed laugh

After preparing for battle, Captain Picard sniggered when he realized the aliens were not more harmful than a bunch of turtles.

verb

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Other / Body

pucker - To pull the sides of something, such as skin or cloth together so that folds or wrinkles are formed.

Alice puckered her lips after taking a bite of the sour lemon.

verb

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Bad / Unfriendly

snoop - To investigate secretly in an attempt to find out something, especially about someone's private affairs

Betty paid the private investigator to snoop on her husband, and she found that her fears and concerns were totally unfounded.

noun

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Bad / Stupid

bimbo - Slang term for someone who is beautiful but not very intelligent.

Eunice hated being blonde because she resented being stereotyped as a bimbo.

noun

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Bad / Strange

fad - An intense and widely shared enthusiasm for something, especially one that is short-lived; a craze

For a very short time in the 1970s, the Pet Rock was a popular fad that sold millions.

noun

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Other / Shape

stubble - Short stalks of growth

After the forest fire, the beautiful woods had been reduced to a random stubble of burnt stumps.

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