Merriam Webster's Advanced Learner's English Dictionary Quotes

“/ˈbɑɚbɪˌkjuː/ I. verb — -cues; -cued; -cu·ing to cook (food) on a barbecue : to broil or roast (meat, fish, etc.) over hot coals or an open fire • [+ obj] We barbecued chicken and ribs. • [no obj] We barbecue often during the summer. II. barbecued adj • They served barbecued chicken/shrimp/pork at the cookout. barbed /ˈbɑɚbd/ adj 1. having a sharp point that sticks out and backward from a larger point : having a barb • a barbed fishhook 2. expressing criticism in an unkind and often clever”
― Stephen J. Perrault, Merriam Webster's Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

“produced hundreds of dictionaries and other reference”
― Stephen J. Perrault, Merriam Webster's Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

“: a formal request made to a court of law or judge for something to be done or happen”
― Stephen J. Perrault, Merriam Webster's Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

“4.”
― Stephen J. Perrault, Merriam Webster's Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

“GAZE, GAPE, STARE, and GLARE mean to look at something or someone for a long time. GAZE suggests looking steadily at something with feelings of interest, wonder, or admiration. • She was gazing at the moon. • GAPE suggests looking in wonder or surprise with your mouth open. • tourists gaping at celebrities • STARE suggests looking with your eyes open wide, often in a rude way. • Don't stare at him, it's not polite. • GLARE suggests looking in an angry way. • The speaker glared at the people in the audience who were talking.”
― Merriam-Webster, Merriam Webster's Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

“change”
― Merriam-Webster, Merriam Webster's Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

“update”
― Merriam-Webster, Merriam Webster's Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

“skep·tic”
― Merriam-Webster, Merriam Webster's Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

“suffix”
― Merriam-Webster, Merriam Webster's Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

“He accepted the job with one proviso: he would work alone.”
― Merriam-Webster, Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's English Dictionary