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lump 1, noun (oh) and vexillary (iou)


lump 1, noun (oh)



a small piece of something solid, without a particular shape
::Strain the custard to remove lumps.
lump of
::Melt a lump of butter in your frying-pan.
a small hard swollen area that sticks out from someone's skin or grows in their body, usually because of an illness
::You should never ignore a breast lump.
a small square block of sugar
::One lump or two?
a lump in/to sb's throat
a feeling that you want to cry
::There was a lump in her throat as she gazed at the child.
take your lumps
AmE informal to accept the bad things that happen and not let them affect you
::According to experts, the company took its lumps but is on the road to profitability.
BrE spoken someone who is stupid or clumsy
::He's a big fat lump.

vexillary (iou)



vexillary noun. L16.
[Latin vexillarius standard-bearer, formed as VEXILLUM: see -ARY1.]
Roman History. A class of veterans in the Roman army, serving under a special standard. Also, a standard-bearer.