tippler noun
/ˈtɪp.l ̩.ər/, /-lər/
pronunciation symbol"">/-l ̩.ɚ/, /-lɚ/ n [C] "">with friends and family. Used more in speech."">informal
pronunciation symbol"">/-l ̩.ɚ/, /-lɚ/ n [C] "">with friends and family. Used more in speech."">informalparentof__def__is__sense_b"">someone who often drinks alcohol
plunge verb
/plʌndʒ/ v [I or object."">T preposition."">usually + adverb or preposition]
to (cause someone or something to) move or fall suddenly and often a long way forward, down or into something
We ran down to the beach and plunged into the sea.
The car went out of control and plunged over the cliff.
Cook the peas by plunging them into boiling water.
Niagara Falls plunges 55.5 metres.
The fall in demand caused share prices to plunge.
Our income has plunged dramatically.
plunge noun
/plʌndʒ/ n [C]
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parentof__def__is__sense_b"">a sudden movement or fall forward, down or into something
I really enjoyed my plunge (= jumping in and swimming) in the pool.
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a sudden and large fall in value or level
We are expecting a plunge in profits this year.
dejected adjective
/dɪˈdʒek.tɪd/ adj
unhappy, disappointed or without hope
She looked a bit dejected when she was told that she hadn't got the job.
dejectedly
adverb."">adverb/dɪˈdʒek.tɪd.li/ adv
dejection
noun /dɪˈdʒek.ʃən/ n [ be used with 'a', 'an', or 'one'."">U]lugubrious adjective
/luːˈguː.bri.əs/ adj literary
sad, especially in a slow or serious way
a lugubrious face
lugubriously
adverb."">adverb/luːˈguː.bri.ə.sli/ adv
lugubriousness
noun /luːˈguː.bri.ə.snəs/ n [ be used with 'a', 'an', or 'one'."">U]confess verb
/kənˈfes/ v [I or object."">T]
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to admit that you have done something wrong or something that you feel guilty or bad about
[+ that ] She confessed to her husband that she had sold her wedding ring.
He confessed to sleeping/having slept through most of the film.
He has confessed to the murder.
[clause, although the word 'that' does not have to be used."">+ (that)] I have to confess (that) when I first met Ian I didn't think he was very bright.
I found it all very confusing, I must confess.
[ action is affected by it."">R] The director confessed himself ( "">to be) puzzled by the company's losses.
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in the Christian religion, especially the Roman Catholic Church, to tell God or a priest what you have done wrong so that you can be forgiven
to confess your sins
impregnable adjective
/ɪmˈpreg.nə.bl ̩/ adj
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A building or other place that is impregnable is so strongly built and/or defended that it cannot be entered by force
Despite burglar alarms and window locks, homes are never impregnable against determined thieves.
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parentof__lab__is__sense_b"">mainly English"">UK parentof__def__is__sense_b"">powerful and impossible to beat, especially in sport
Surrey have been building up an impregnable lead in this season's County Championship.
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