aspirate
verb
to remove liquid from inside someone’s body, usually with a needle or syringe
Click any word in a definition or example to find the entry for that word
verb
to get rid of the water in an area of land so that it can be used for farming or building on
to take some of the liquid out of something
if something dries off, or if you dry it off, all the water dries or is wiped from its surface
noun
the process of sucking air or a liquid from somewhere by creating a space without air that it can flow into
to remove a liquid from a surface using a cloth
to take water from a well (=a deep hole in the ground)
|
|
a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken
BuzzWord ArticleMore BuzzWords
BuzzWord archiveOpen Dictionary
… the decision to treat the rights and duties of a company as being the same as the rights and duties of its shareholders
add a wordBlog
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