Listen to the author reading this blog post: by Liz Walter Today’s post is about words we use for fastening and unfastening things. The verbs fasten and attach are very general. It doesn’t m...
https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/04/17/talking-about-fastening-things-together/
popcorn brain noun UK /ˈpɒp.kɔːn ˌbreɪn/ US /ˈpɑːp.kɔːrn ˌbreɪn/ a psychological condition where someone cannot keep their mind and attention fixed on anything, thought to be caused...
https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/04/15/new-words-15-april-2024/
Listen to the author reading this blog post: by Kate Woodford This week, I’m looking at the language we use to say that things or people are similar, either in appearance or character. There a...
https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/04/10/talking-about-similarities-part-1/
bookshelf wealth noun /ˌbʊk.ʃelf ˈwelθ/ an interior design trend where someone has bookshelves in their home that are filled with books and other objects they genuinely love, rather than di...
https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/04/08/new-words-8-april-2024/
Listen to the author reading this blog post: by Liz Walter Here in the UK we are well into our spring season, which made me think about the words and phrases we use to describe the plants that a...
https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/04/03/talking-about-plants/
tipflation noun /ˌtɪpˈfleɪ.ʃən/ the increase in the amount of money that people are expected to give as a tip An increase in tipping has come as part of a post covid world, and gratitude i...
https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/04/01/new-words-1-april-2024/
Listen to the author reading this blog post: by Kate Woodford Today we’re looking at idioms from a range of national newspapers that were published on the same day. We do this every couple of ...
https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/03/27/sitting-on-the-fence-newspaper-idioms/
snackification noun UK /ˌsnæk.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃᵊn/ US /ˌsnæk.ə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃᵊn/ the shift from eating proper meals every day to eating several snacks instead Snackable lifestyles are popul...
https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/03/25/new-words-25-march-2024/
Listen to the author reading this blog post: by Liz Walter We often need to keep our minds fixed on the things we are doing, and this post looks at ways of talking about this. Regular readers kn...
https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/03/20/talking-about-concentration/
skin streaming noun /ˈskɪn ˌstriː.mɪŋ/ the practice of using very few skincare products on your face What if you could pack three effective, holistic, dermatologist-recommended products, a...
https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2024/03/18/new-words-18-march-2024/