noun - thin, flexible wire netting with small hexagonal holes, used especially for making fences around areas where chickens or other small animals are kept
noun, formal - something that is an unfair or unreasonable burden or inconvenience to someone
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, 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
noun - a title used when speaking to or about a nobleman, or a bishop in some contexts
noun, British English, informal - used to refer to a woman, often ironically, who is acting as if she were very important or expects to be treated with special respect
verb - to attract a lot of attention or make people notice you, usually because of your appearance or something impressive you do
noun, British English, informal - champagne or another sparkling wine
noun, American English - a short stay in a place that you make on a long journey to somewhere else
adjective, formal - happening, coming, or existing before something else in time, order, or position
noun - a short, sharp, hard sound made by objects hitting each other