Hidden Meaning Of Words - 12


         REVOLTING                DIE                  CROP                FELON              UNDUE                                 HAWK               BEAR         MAROON               FLAKE                   CLEAVE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     


REVOLTING   (N/V/ "ing Form of Revolt")

Meanings-
Known
  • a protest against authority
  • to take violent action against the people in power
Hidden:
As an Adj.:- extremely unpleasant, disgusting (smell, taste or behaviour)



DIE (N/V)

Meanings-
Known
  • to stop living
  • to stop existing
Hidden:
a metal cutting tool 
the single form of dice



CROP    (N/V)

Meanings-
Known
  • a plant that is grown in large quantities, especially as food hidden
Hidden:
to cut somebody's hair very short
to cut off part of a picture


FELON  (N)

Meanings-
Known
  • someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
Hidden:
a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail


UNDUE   (Adj.)

Meanings-
Known
  • not payable; such as undue fees
Hidden:
not appropriate or proper in the circumstances
excessive, more than limits


HAWK   (N/V)

Meanings-
Known


  • a bird that kills other creatures for food
Hidden:
to try to seek things by going from place to place asking people to buy them


BEAR   (N/V)

Meanings-
Known
  • wild animal with thick fur and sharp claws
  • to be able to accept and deal with something unpleasant
Hidden:
a person who sells shares in a company, etc, hoping to buy them back later at a lower price


MAROON    (N/V/Adj.)

Meanings-
Known
  • dark brownish-red in colour
Hidden:
to leave somebody in a place that they cannot escape from
a large firework into the air to attract attention, especially at sea


FLAKE  (N/V)

Meanings-
Known
  • a small, very thin layer or piece of something, especially on that has broken off from something larger
  • to fall off or break something into small pieces
Hidden:
a person who is strange or unusual or who forgets things easily


CLEAVE  (V)

Meanings-
Known
  • to split or cut something in two using something sharp and heavy
Hidden:
to stick close to something or somebody




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