Word definitions

cheap definition   cheap (not expensive): Petrol is cheap here. (charging low prices): We had dinner in some cheap restaurant. (low quality and price): The dress was made of cheap material. (ashamed, humiliated): She is trying to make me feel cheap. US informal, disapproving (not willing to spend money or share something): He …

lean definition   lean (to move or bend from a vertical position) If the wall leans to one side, the roof falls in. She leaned out of the window. He leaned forward to see it better. (to put your body or a thing against another thing for support) If you feel dizzy, …

plain definition   plain (obvious, clear to understand): It was quite plain that something was wrong. It’s plain to everyone that he doesn’t agree. (without a pattern or decoration): She had on a plain black dress. We sat at a plain wooden table. (without anything added): She made some plain yogurt last night. I had …

wave meaning wave  noun (a raised line of water that moves on the surface of the sea): There were huge waves breaking on the shore. (a sudden increase in a particular activity, behavior, or feeling): There was a wave of public protest against the policy. A wave of panic spread through the crowd. (a movement …

  through (from one end or side of something to the other) We must go through the woods. Our train passed through a tunnel. (during the whole time of) We have to work through the night without a break. We salt the meat, so it keeps through the winter. (by means of) I …