wants (noun)
31secret police — noun a police force that operates in secrecy (usually against persons suspected of treason or sedition) • Hypernyms: ↑police, ↑police force, ↑constabulary, ↑law • Hyponyms: ↑Gestapo * * * noun the secret police : a p …
32tree hugger — noun derogatory term for environmentalists who support restrictions on the logging industry and the preservation of forests • Usage Domain: ↑disparagement, ↑depreciation, ↑derogation • Hypernyms: ↑environmentalist, ↑conservationist * * * noun …
33fright wig — noun : a costume wig with hair that stands out from the head or that may be made to stand out when the wearer wants it to * * * a wig of wild, unruly hair, esp. hair projecting outward in all directions, as worn by some clowns and comedians to… …
34producer goods — noun plural : goods (as tools and raw material) that are factors in the production of other goods and that satisfy wants only indirectly called also auxiliary goods, instrumental goods, intermediate goods; compare consumer goods * * * Econ. goods …
35brownie point — noun Usage: sometimes capitalized B : a credit regarded as earned especially by currying favor (as with a superior) * * * Informal. a credit toward advancement or good standing gained esp. by currying favor. [1960 65; from the point system based… …
36baby — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ new, newborn, tiny ▪ low birthweight, small, tiny ▪ Smoking in pregnancy increases the risk of producing a low birthweight baby. ▪ …
37car — noun 1 road vehicle with four wheels ⇨ See also ↑automobile ADJECTIVE ▪ fast ▪ new ▪ diesel (esp. BrE), electric, fuel efficient (esp. AmE), hybrid …
38child — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ little, small, young ▪ My father died while I was still a small child. ▪ newborn ▪ teenage ▪ …
39homeland — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ beloved ▪ They were devastated that they had to leave their beloved homeland. ▪ ancestral, ancient, original, traditional ▪ the struggle to de …
40moon — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bright ▪ A bright moon shone high overhead. ▪ pale ▪ large, small ▪ crescent …
