by Wordpandit | Oct 12, 2016 | Usage Tips |
Word 1: Rapped (RAPT) Meaning 1: A sharp blow or knock. Example Sentence: He rapped on the door with the iron knocker. Meaning 2: To hit or say something suddenly and forcefully. Example Sentence: The commanding officer rapped out orders to his men. Word 2: Rapt...
by Wordpandit | Oct 6, 2016 | Usage Tips |
Rack (RAK) Meaning 1: A wind-driven mass of high often broken clouds Example Sentence: The rack of clouds seemed like cotton – wool floating in the sky. Meaning 2: An instrument of torture on which a body is stretched Example Sentence: The night spent out in the open...
by Wordpandit | Oct 6, 2016 | Usage Tips |
Word 1: Rabble (RAB uhl) Meaning 1: A disorderly crowd of people. Example Sentence: The unruly rabble broke the window panes in the marketplace. Meaning 2: An iron bar used to stir and skim molten iron in a furnace. Example Sentence: The workers at the smelter worked...
by Wordpandit | Oct 4, 2016 | Usage Tips |
Word 1:puttee (puh TEE, PUHT ee) Meaning 1: A cloth strip wrapped around the leg from ankle to knee. Example Sentence: The puttee was worn like a bandage around the shins. Word 2: putty (PUHT ee) Meaning 1: A soft, sticky substance that becomes hard when it dries,...
by Wordpandit | Oct 3, 2016 | Usage Tips |
Word 1:prude (PROOD) Meaning: Someone who is concerned about propriety and decorum to the extreme. Example Sentence: Her attitude is prudish in almost all things. Word 2: Prudent (PROOD n’t) Meaning: Cautious and discreet in conduct Example Sentence: Her prudent...
