hooded adjective ( CLOTHES )/ˈhʊd.ɪd/ adjhaving a hooda hooded jacketarmed and hooded intrudershooded adjective ( EYES )/ˈhʊd.ɪd/ adjdescribes eyes which are partly covered by the eyelids because the eyelids are bigHe watched her from under hooded eyelids.mere adjective/mɪər/ /mɪr/ adj [before noun]used to emphasize that something is not large or importantThe plane crashed mere minutes after take-off.It cost a mere twenty dollars.The mere thought of it makes me ill.groan noun/grəʊn/ /groʊn/ n [C]•a deep long sound showing great pain or unhappinessWe could hear the groans of the wounded soldiers.•a complaining noise or phraseHe looked at the piles of dirty dishes and gave a groan of dismay.groan verb/grəʊn/ /groʊn/ v [I]•to make a deep long sound showing great pain or unhappinessHe collapsed, groaning with pain.[+ speech] "Not again, " he groaned (= said in a low unhappy voice).•to complain or speak unhappilyShe's always moaning and groaning (= complaining a lot) about the weather.march verb ( WALK )/mɑːtʃ/ /mɑːrtʃ/ v•[I] to walk somewhere quickly and in a determined way, often because you are angryShe marched into my office demanding to know why I hadn't written my report.•[I] to walk through a public place as part of a public event to express support for something, or disagreement with or disapproval of somethingOver four thousand people marched through London today to protest against the proposed new law.•[I or T] to walk with regular steps keeping the body stiff, usually in a formal group of people who are all walking in the same wayThe band marched through the streets.The soldiers marched 90 miles in three days.
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