2023年1月2日 星期一

unsinkable, shrinkable, almighty. The Unstoppable, Unsinkable, Uninhibited Margo Price

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shrink (BECOME SMALLER)
verb [I or T] shrank, shrunk
to become smaller, or to make something smaller:
Your sweater will shrink if you wash it at too high a temperature.
The company's profits have shrunk from £5.5 million to £1.25 million.
The productivity improvements have shrunk our costs by 25%.
See also shrunken.

shrinkage
noun [U]
Synthetic fabrics are less susceptible to shrinkage than natural ones.

unsinkable
adj. (of a ship or boat) unable to be sunk: the supposedly unsinkable ship hit an iceberg.
Meaning #1: incapable of being sunk
Antonym: sinkable (meaning #1)


almighty (GOD)
adjective
(of God) having the power to do everything:
Almighty God

the Almighty noun [S]
God:
We must pray to the Almighty for forgiveness.

almighty (BIG)
adjective [before noun] INFORMAL
very big, loud or serious:
All of a sudden we heard an almighty crash from the kitchen.
There was an almighty row when I asked them to leave.

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