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folk

folk1 S2 W3 /fəʊk $ foʊk/ noun

  1. [plural] (also folks) especially American English people:
    • I’m sure there are some folk who would rather they weren’t here.
    • Thanks to the folks at NBC.
    • Wait till the folks back home hear about this!
    • young/old folk British English old-fashioned:
      • Young folk these days don’t know the meaning of work.
  2. folks [plural]
    • a) especially American English your parents and family:
    • Is it OK if I call my folks?
    • b) used when talking to a group of people in a friendly way:
    • That’s all for now, folks.
  3. country/farming etc folk [plural] (also country etc folks American English) literary people who live in a particular area or do a particular kind of work:
    • simple country folk
  4. [uncountable] FOLK MUSIC:
    • a folk singer

gooseberry

goose·ber·ry /ˈɡʊzbəri, ˈɡuːz-, ˈɡuːs- $ ˈɡuːsberi/ noun (plural gooseberries) [countable]

  1. a small round green fruit that grows on a bush and has a sour taste
  2. be a gooseberry (also play gooseberry British English) informal to be with two people who are having a romantic relationship and who want to be alone together

lilac

li·lac /ˈlaɪlək/ noun

  1. [countable] a small tree with pale purple or white flowers
  2. [uncountable] a pale purple colour SYN mauve

— lilac adjective:

  • a lilac dress

erect

e·rect1 /ɪˈrekt/ adjective

  1. in a straight upright position:
    • Martin stood erect on the platform.
  2. an erect PENIS or NIPPLE is stiff and bigger than it usually is because a person is sexually excited

accost

ac·cost /əˈkɒst $ əˈkɒːst, əˈkɑːst/ verb [transitive] written

to go towards someone you do not know and speak to them in an unpleasant or threatening way:

  • He was accosted by four youths and forced to give them all his money.