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

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 …

  through (from one end or side to the other) We must go through the woods. Our train passed through a tunnel. (from the beginning to the end of; 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. …