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rifle cracked and the deer fell dead, to crack a joke (si.) to make a somewhat rough joke, e. g. There is no one like him to crack jokes.
crack n an incomplete break; a sharp noise, as a wide (small, loud, sudden) crack, e. g. The walls are covered with cracks. I heard
a crack as if of a branch.
8. contribute vt/i 1) to give money, supply help, etc. to a common cause, e. g. The development of friendly ties with other
countries contributes to mutual understanding of their peoples. Good health contributes to a person's success in work. 2) to write
articles or other material for newspapers, magazines, etc., as to contribute articles to a wall-newspaper, to contribute a poem to a
magazine.
contribution n the act of contributing; that which is contributed, e. g. Montmorency brought a dead water-rat as his contribution to
the dinner.
9. spirit n 1) moral condition, tendency, as the spirit of the army, the spirit of the times (age), the spirit of the law, to take smth. in
the right (wrong) spirit, to show a proper spirit, e. g. That's the right spirit! He found himself in conflict with the spirit of the time. 2)
energy, courage, liveliness, e. g. Put a little more spirit into your work. He spoke with spirit. 3) pi. mood, as to be in high (low) spirits,
e. g. His spirits rose (fell or sank), to raise smb.'s spirits; out of spirits depressed, unhappy, e. g. You seem to be out of spirits today.
10. taste n 1) flavour; quality of any substance as perceived by the taste organs, e. g. The doctor prescribed her some pills with a
bitter taste. I don't care for this bread, it has a very bitter taste. I dislike the taste of olives. 2) liking, e. g. You may choose any flowers
to your taste here. There is no accounting for tastes. Tastes differ. 3) ability to form judgements in questions of beauty and manners,
e. g. The room was furnished in good taste. They say she dresses in poor taste. I was ashamed of you, your jokes were in very bad
taste.
taste vt/i 1) to try by eating or drinking; to recognize after taking into the mouth, e. g. There we found some strange meals and
made up our minds to taste them all. Can you distinguish types of apples by tasting them? I have a bad cold and cannot taste
anything. 2) to have a particular flavour, e. g. This orange tastes bitter. 3) to experience, e. g. There she tasted the joys of privacy.
tasteful adj showing good taste, as a tasteful person, work of art.
tasteless adj 1) having no taste; 2) having or showing poor taste.