verb - to cover food lightly with flour, sugar, or another dry ingredient
verb - to remove mud, sand, or debris from the bottom of a river, lake, or harbour; or to search for something by doing this
verb, formal - to deny responsibility for something, to state that you do not own or accept something, or to refuse to acknowledge something as true
noun, formal - a statement that limits responsibility, denies liability, or clarifies what is not guaranteed
adjective, British English, informal - easily annoyed, bad‑tempered, difficult to deal with
adjective - completely wet; soaked through
noun, formal - something that is an unfair or unreasonable burden or inconvenience to someone
noun - the act of forcing people to accept something such as a rule, law, tax, or belief
verb, British English, informal - to spit
verb - to make someone unable to feel pain, usually by giving them drugs before a medical operation
noun - a doctor or specially trained nurse who gives people anaesthetics before and during medical operations
noun - a state in which someone cannot feel pain, usually because of drugs given before a medical operation or procedure
noun - the quality of being noble in character, mind, or spirit; moral goodness
noun - people of high social rank who have titles such as duke, earl, or baron; the aristocracy
noun, British English, informal - used to refer to a man, often ironically, who behaves as if he were very important or expects to be treated with special respect