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9 words in this vocabulary list

noun A person who is interested in looking at or watching girls

  • The girl watcher observed the crowd from a distance, taking note of each person's behavior.
  • That guy over there is a total girl watcher, always checking out the ladies.
  • I heard he's a real creeper, a total girl watcher.
  • She had a knack for being a girl watcher, always able to pick up on subtle details about people.

noun a realm or domain in which a particular group or thing is dominant

verb to come to an end or to happen eventually

  • In the Lord's Prayer, we ask for God's kingdom to come.
  • I'll wait for you until kingdom come if I have to.
  • I'll fight you till kingdom come if you mess with me.
  • She was so excited about the concert, she said she could dance till kingdom come.

noun a dog that is aggressive or dangerous

adjective showing anger or aggression

  • The mad dog was eventually captured by animal control officers.
  • Did you hear about the mad dog roaming the neighborhood?
  • That mad dog is causing chaos in the streets.
  • His temper was like a mad dog, ready to lash out at any moment.

verb to make someone extremely angry or frustrated

  • The continuous noise from the construction site began to madden the residents in the neighborhood.
  • His constant complaining about the weather can really madden me sometimes.
  • I swear, that guy can madden me like no other.
  • The lack of progress on the project began to madden her like a ticking time bomb.

noun A small to medium-sized primate that typically has a long tail, most kinds of which live in trees in tropical countries.

  • The scientist observed the monkey's behavior in its natural habitat.
  • I saw a monkey swinging from tree to tree at the zoo.
  • That guy is a total monkey - always causing trouble.
  • Her mind was a monkey, jumping from one thought to another.

noun A celestial object that appears as a brief, bright streak of light in the night sky, caused by a meteoroid entering the Earth's atmosphere and burning up

  • I was fortunate enough to witness a shooting star streak across the night sky last night.
  • Hey, did you see that shooting star just now? It was so cool!
  • Dude, that shooting star was lit af!
  • Her talent on the stage was like a shooting star, shining brightly for a brief moment before fading away.

noun a pair of fictional characters in Lewis Carroll's book 'Through the Looking-Glass'

conjunction used to connect the two characters' names

  • The characters Tweedledum and Tweedledee were created by Lewis Carroll in his novel Through the Looking-Glass.
  • Tweedledum and Tweedledee are like two peas in a pod, always together.
  • Those two are like Tweedledum and Tweedledee, always causing trouble.
  • Their friendship was so close, they were like Tweedledum and Tweedledee, inseparable.

noun a legendary white-colored sperm whale in the novel Moby-Dick by Herman Melville

  • The white whale is a rare and majestic creature often sought after by researchers for study.
  • Have you ever seen a white whale in real life? They're so cool!
  • Dude, that white whale we saw on our boat trip was totally lit.
  • To him, finding the white whale symbolized achieving the impossible dream.

noun the state of being single or unmarried

  • Many people choose to embrace singledom as a period of self-discovery and personal growth.
  • Being in singledom means I can focus on myself without any distractions.
  • I'm loving the single life, living that singledom dream!
  • Her heart was content in the peaceful solitude of singledom.