- twin [countable]
one of two children born at the same time to the same mother :The twins are now eight months old.
- ➔ identical twin, Siamese twin
- goat [countable]
- 1
an animal that has horns on top of its head and long hair under its chin, and can climb steep hills and rocks. Goats live wild in the mountains or are kept as farm animals. - 2
get somebody's goat
spoken informalto make someone extremely annoyed - 3
old goat
informalan unpleasant old man, especially one who annoys women in a sexual way - 4
act/play the goat
British English informalto behave in a silly way - ➔ billy goat, nanny goat
- pan [countable]
- 1
for cooking
a round metal container that you use for cooking, usually with one long handle and a lid [= saucepan]: a frying pan
pots and pans
Cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling water.
- 2
for baking cakes etc
American Englisha metal container for baking things in [= tin British English] a cake pan
- 3
open container
American Englisha wide, usually round, open container with low sides, used for holding liquids - 4
toilet
British Englishthe bowl of a toilet - 5
go down the pan
British English informalto be wasted or become useless or ruined : The business is rapidly going down the pan.
- ➔ warming pan
➔ a flash in the pan
at flash2 (5)
- spire [countable]
a roof that rises steeply to a point on top of a tower, especially on a church [↪ steeple]
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
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