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- 01.Is there any difference between "candle wax" and "candle"?
There is a slight difference. Candles refer to the finished product, including the wax and candle wick. Candle wax refers to the waxy substance used to make the candles only, which is what hamsters like to eat. Ex: Candle wax is oily and high in calories. Ex: Blow out the candles! The candle wax is dripping onto the cake.
- 02.What is the meaning of "drown someone out"?
"To drown something/someone out" means to use one loud noise to cancel out or overpower another loud noise. In this context, she is saying that she will "send a flood" to cancel out or overpower the criticism and hurtful words of other people. Ex: The train drowned out the sound of his voice. Ex: I turned up the sound of the TV to drown out the sound of the lawnmower.
- 03.Why did he use "took off" instead of "go" or "leave"? Is there any difference?
To "take off" means to leave suddenly or quickly. "Take off" also often has a nuance of leaving hastily or angrily, whereas "leave" does not have this nuance. However, "take off" does not always mean that someone leaves hastily. It can simply mean that someone leaves quickly or in a hurry. Ex: She took off after hearing his offensive comments. Ex: I have to take off because I have a meeting to go to.
- 04.What's "put out" mean?
Here, "put out" is a phrasal verb that means to extinguish something that is burning. It can also mean laying something out to be used. Ex: We put out the fire at about 11 o'clock last night and went to bed. Ex: Can you put out a clean towel for our guest? You can leave it in their room.
- 05.What is "mace"?
"Bear mace" or "mace" is a chemical spray that is used as a self-defense weapon. It was originally created for protection against bear attacks, but is now commonly used to protect oneself against people. Ex. For safety reasons, she carries bear mace when she goes home alone at night. Ex. Many police carry mace instead of guns or tasers.
- 06.What's "aka"?
‘Aka’ is the initial for ‘Also Known As’ which means that the company is also referred to the name that follows. It can be written as both ‘aka’ and ‘a.k.a’. Ex: Voldemort, aka “he-who-must-not-be-named”. Ex: The greated sci-fi movie of all time, aka “Star Wars”.
- 07.Does "get used to something" have the same meaning as "get accustomed to something"? Can I use these expression interchangeably?
Yes, to "get used to" something and "get accustomed to" something have the same meaning. You can pretty much use them interchangeably, however, there is a slight difference between these two phrases. The phrase "get used to" is much more casual and informal than "get accustomed to", and is more likely to be heard in daily conversation. To "get used to" is also much more common, especially in English spoken in the United States. So while they have the same meaning, you may not hear people saying "get accustomed to" as often, unless they are speaking in a formal setting.
- 08.Why would he omit the preposition "for" in these lyrics? Is it okay to skip the word "for" if the sentence is casual?
So here, the preposition "for" is omitted because the noun phrase "a while" functions as the adverb "awhile"! It modifies the verb "stay" and the preposition is no longer needed. Noun phrases functioning as adverbs is a common rule that is broken. So it's not always easy to tell what the correct form is! This broken rule is generally applied to time, weight, distance, and age. Technically, all three of these would be fine to use: Ex: I sat awhile on the bench -> adverb Ex: I sat a while on the bench -> noun phrase as an adverb Ex: I sat for a while on the bench -> noun phrase Other noun phrases as adverbs: Ex: I waited a week to see you! Ex: John drove an hour to the city.
- 09.Is there other words that can replace the word "tip"?
Yes. "Tip" in this scenario means to give advice or useful information to someone. Synonyms that can replace "tip" would be "advice," "guidance," or "pointers." Ex: Could you give me some pointers on how to do my job better? Ex: She received some advice from her teacher. Ex: Maybe you could go to him for some guidance.
- 010.This "combined" is just emphasis? Is this used like this well?
Yes, it is commonly used to emphasize the size, number, or mass of the notion. Ex: The U.S spends more on military spending than the next 10 nations combined.
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Here, "Consign" means to assign or commit permanently. And you're right. It doesn't have a very positive meaning here, since it implies that the item will never be used and kept in the closet forever. Other meanings of "consign" include: delivering something to someone's custody, or to send goods by a carrier. Ex: I consigned my birthday cards to the third drawer of my dressing table. Ex: I'm consigning one of my artworks to the gallery in town. Ex: The package has been consigned to a courier. It'll arrive tomorrow!
Unfortunately, "after eight hours" by itself can't be used because it is not specific enough. The phrase "in eight hours" means "after eight hours from now". Only using "after eight hours" could refer to that eight-hour time frame beginning at any time. An example of how you could use the phrase "after eight hours" is, "After eight hours of sleep, I feel refreshed."
Yes, in this case you can replace "entirely" with "all". Both "all" and "entirely" are adverbs and they have very similar meanings, so you can often use them interchangeably. However, "entirely" is a bit more formal and can more strongly emphasize that something is complete, whereas "all" does not have the same emphasis. Ex: I spilled the drink all on my shirt. Ex: I spilled the drink entirely on my shirt. Even though "all" means that something is "complete" or "whole", it does not imply that something is totally covered with something because "all" is often used to exaggerate something that is not complete or whole. So when used to describe something complete or whole, "all" sounds less strong.
"Scared to pieces" is an idiom that means to be extremely scared. Ex: I was scared to pieces in the haunted house. Ex: She scared me to pieces yesterday.
Of all the synonyms listed by Wiktionary, the most formal option seems to be "absurdity". As a replacement for nonsense, I'd use the plural, absurdities. *Wiktionary is a multilingual, web-based project to create a free content dictionary of all words in all languages.