NTC's Pocket Dictionary of Words and Phrases part 35. The small but very concise NTC's Pocket Dictionary of Words and Phrases offers 6,000 basic and common English words plus 6,000 basic and common English idioms and phrases. You will find this portable title essential in the classroom, at home, or traveling, when you need help to recall word and phrase meanings. | justify justify djAS ti fai tv. to explain why one did something to give a good reason for something. jut out from something to stick outward or project from something. jut out into something to stick outward or project into an area. jut out over someone or something to stick out or project over someone or something. juvenile dju v@ nail 1. n. a child from a legal point of view . 2. n. a young animal. 3. adj. youthful for young people. 306 TLFeBOOK kangaroo kAg g@ ru n. a large animal of Australia that hops on its hind legs. Plural ends in -5. keel kil n. the main beam along the bottom of a boat or ship on which the frame is built. keel over to fall over to capsize. keen kin 1. adj. of a cutting edge sharp. Adv keenly. Comp keener sup keenest. 2. adj. of a sense of taste vision hearing touch or smell very sensitive or sharp. Figurative on Q. Adv keenly. Comp keener sup keenest. keen on doing something willing or eager to do something. keep kip 1. tv. irreg. to cause someone or something to remain somewhere. Past tense and past participle kept. 2. tv. irreg. to have something for a period of time to continue to have something. 3. iv. to continue to do something. keep a civil tongue in one s head to speak decently and politely. Also with have. keep a close rein on someone or something Go to keep a tight rein ON SOMEONE OR SOMETHING. keep a secret to know a secret and not tell anyone. keep a stiff upper lip to be cool and unmoved by disturbing events. Also with have. keep a straight face to make one s face stay free from laughter. keep a tight rein on someone or something and keep a close rein on someone or something to watch and control someone or something closely. keep after someone about something to nag someone about something. keep an eye out for someone or something to watch for the arrival or appearance of someone or something. Also with have. The an can be replaced by one s. keep at someone about something to harass someone about something. keep at something
