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progeny lair lout maw lavishly

progeny

prog‧e‧ny /ˈprɒdʒɪni $ ˈprɑː-/ noun [uncountable]

  1. formal the babies of animals or plants SYN offspring
  2. someone’s children – used humorously SYN offspring:
    • Sarah with her numerous progeny
  3. something that develops from something else
    • progeny of
      • Connolly’s book is the progeny of an earlier TV series.

lair

lair /leə $ ler/ noun [countable]

  1. the place where a wild animal hides and sleeps SYN den
  2. a place where you go to hide or to be alone SYN den:
    • a smuggler’s lair

lout

lout /laʊt/ noun [countable]

a rude violent man SYN yob

  • loutish adjective:
    • loutish behaviour
  • loutishly adverb
  • loutishness noun [uncountable]

maw

maw /mɔː $ mɒː/ noun [countable]

  1. formal something which seems to swallow or use up things completely
    • maw of
      • Millions of dollars were poured into the maw of defense spending.
  2. literary an animal’s mouth or throat

lavishly

lav‧ish1 /ˈlævɪʃ/ ●○○ adjective

  1. large, impressive, or expensive:
    • a royal palace on a lavish scale
    • a lavish lifestyle
    • The food was lavish.
  2. very generous
    • lavish with/in
      • We were always lavish with financial aid in times of crisis.
    • He was always lavish in his praise of my efforts.
  • lavishly adverb:
    • their lavishly illustrated catalogue
  • lavishness noun [uncountable]