Ethereal Meaning Easy to Be Heard Synonyms

stupid	n. adj.	1. (usually of a person) lacking in intelligence, common sense, or just in general awareness; clumsy or idiotic. 2. [colloquial] [noun] a person that displays these character traits. 3. [informal] used for emphasis when something is dull, irritating, or nonsensical.	1. "I thought that I was stupid for failing my exam, but at least I tried," 2. "That's not how you do it, stupid!" 3. "I'm tired of this stupid computer!"
darg	n.	1. [UK] a day's work ; a task for a day 2. [Aus.] a fixed or definite amount of work ; a work quota.	[Hist.] formed by syncope from day-work. The tenants are subject to a darg (or day's work) for every acre.
hinky	adj.	1. [person] dishonest or suspect 2. [object] unreliable	[US] [informal] Ex1: I think his sources are hinky and I'll have to look into them. Ex2: Your brakes are a little hinky and you should get them replaced
kettle	v.	[subj: poiicemen] to herd [demonstrators] into a compact group in order to control their movements
wingman	n.	1. [Mil.] a pilot who comes in support of the leading aircraft. He is positionned besides and slightly behind the leading aircraft. 2. [Fig.] a person who helps a friend to approach potential partners	2. this meaning has been popularised by the TV series How I Met Your Mother
defenestrate	v.	1. throw someone or something out of a window 2. [fig.][fam.] dismiss/remove (sb) from a position of authority/power	Ex1: The inspector considers the assumption that the victim might have been defenastrated. Ex2: Due to the lack of results, the decision was taken to 'defenestrate' the manager.
shoot blanks	v.	1. shoot with a firearm using a type of cartridge that contains gunpowder but neither bullet nor pellet. 2. [slang][fig.] be infertile and unlikely to impregnate a woman (due to various issues such as a low sperm count)	1.The squaddies were training, shooting blanks 2.We had been trying to have a baby for ages until a series of fertility tests revealed I was shooting blanks.
plug and play	adj.	1. [Comp.] a device that once plugged in is automatically recognized by the system and launches the expected process without any action on the user's side; 2. [Bus.] a new employee who is able to start work without too much induction and training	[Comp.];[Bus.] can be used as both noun and adjective: plug and play device; plug and play employee or simply plug and play (noun)
nigh	adj.	[arch.] near in space, time or relation, almost (followed by: upon)	"nigh upon" is even stronger in keeping with an antiquated, even biblical style. "The end of the world is nigh upon us"
big up	exp.	[as interjection] an expression of congratulations, thanks or respect	big up to the team for a great job
ladyboy	n.	[in Thailand] young male transsexual (often a sex worker)
flatline	v.	1. [informal] die 2. fail 3. remain static	Ex1: The prisoner was injected a deadly drug and flatlined Ex2: His attempts to reach the summit have flatlined three times already Ex3.: The vote for the new party has flatlined at about 3%
holistic	adj.	[med.] of or relating to the medical consideration of the whole person in the treatment of a disease, not only physically but also taking into account mental and social factors rather than just the symptoms	Ex: That clinic offers a holistic medecine approach to treat both the body and the mind sometimes even using practises from eastern traditions such as meditation or acupuncture.
holistic	adj.	[philos.] of or relating to a doctrine of holism ; characterized by the approach that the parts of something are intimately interconnected and explicable only by reference to the whole	Ex: The lecturer emphasized the need for a holistic approach to fisheries
la-la land	n.	1. Los Angeles or Hollywood, especially with regard to the film and television industry, in their reputed glamour and trendiness 2. a fanciful state or dreamworld [be in la-la land = a state of being out of touch with reality]	[US] [informal] 1. She's very fond of stories about life in la-la land 2. He's unrealistic about these issues and looks like he's in la-la land the whole time
freakishly	adv.	extremely [with the idea of "abnormally"]	freakishly successful/large/lifelike
meat and two veg	n.	1. a typical standard dish, with a meat and two kinds of vegetable 2. jokey reference to the male genitalia [slang]	[UK];[Fam.] 1. I'm not crazy of this fancy-pants cuisine but give me a meat and two veg any day and I'll be happy! 2. When the Scot mopped his brow with his kilt, we spotted the meat and two veg.
to be taken into care	n.	[child] to be sent to a care organization run by the social services, or to be looked after by foster parents
dark night of the soul	n.	1. [Rel.] expression used to describe metaphorically a period of ignorance and spiritual crisis that precedes the communion with Divinity ; 2. in a larger meaning, it is used when refering to having a hard time, going through a phase of pessimism, sadness, failure etc.
wipe the floor with somebody	exp.	defeat someone with arguments during a discussion; knock out [Fig.]
give (sb) the (middle) finger	v.	make an obscene and offensive gesture at someone by closing one's fist and extending one's middle finger upwards, interpreted as"Sod off!"; [US] flip (sb) off / flip (sb) the bird	Ex.: he has an unfortunate tendency and somewhat dangerous habit of giving the finger to motorists who cut in front of him.

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