blind date
noun
an arrangement in which two people who have never met before spend some time together, in order to find out whether they like each other enough to start a relationship
Click any word in a definition or example to find the entry for that word
noun
an arrangement in which two people who have never met before spend some time together, in order to find out whether they like each other enough to start a relationship
noun
a business that finds partners for people who want to begin a sexual or romantic relationship
noun
the business of finding romantic or sexual partners for people using a computer database
noun
an organization that arranges meetings between people who are looking for someone to marry
noun
a secret meeting with someone, especially someone you are having a sexual or romantic relationship with
noun
someone who hopes to become rich quickly and easily, especially by getting married to a rich person
noun
an arrangement to meet someone who you are having or starting a sexual or romantic relationship with
noun
an event at which single people looking for a partner divide into pairs and have short conversations with each other and decide who among those they have met they would like to meet again
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
BuzzWord ArticleOpen Dictionary
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
add a wordMore submissions
view entriesBlog
A must for anyone with an interest in the changing face of language. The Macmillan Dictionary blog explores English as it is spoken around the world today.
global English and language change from our blog