gabble vs. gable gabble (to speak fast and unclear) Don’t gabble, man. We cannot understand you. Tell it calmly and clearly. She starts to gabble when she gets angry. gable (the upper part of a wall below a pitched roof that makes a shape like a triangle) John lives …
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make up (to become friends again after a quarrel or disagreement) Claire and Tim quarreled but made up after a while. Tom is coming to make up with you. (to put on makeup) She always makes up before going out. They made him up for the play. (form a …
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background definition background (someone’s previous work, education, family, etc.): I don’t know anything about her background. (information that helps to understand a situation or a problem): Let me give you a brief background on the subject. (the view behind the main things or people in a picture): The photo shows a …
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make out (to see, hear, or understand something that is not very clear) I could not make out who that figure was in the darkness. No one can make out your writing. (to write what is necessary for something) I will make out a check for you. The doctor …
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make off informal (to leave quickly in order to escape) When the rabbit saw us, it made off at once. The police arrested the burglar as he was about to make off with a stolen car. envocabulary.com
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