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 natterjack natterjack /ˈnætərdʒæk/

noun

  1. Common brownish-yellow short-legged toad of western Europe; runs rather than hops  ( Bufo calamita , natterjack )
    common brownish-yellow short-legged toad of western Europe; runs rather than hops


 dray dray /ˈdreɪ/

noun

  1. A low heavy horse cart without sides; used for haulage  ( camion , dray )
    a low heavy horse cart without sides; used for haulage


 Oates Oates /ˈoʊts/

noun

  1. United States writer (born in 1938)  ( Joyce Carol Oates , Oates )
    United States writer (born in 1938)
  2. English conspirator who claimed that there was a Jesuit plot to assassinate Charles II (1649-1705)  ( Oates , Titus Oates )
    English conspirator who claimed that there was a Jesuit plot to assassinate Charles II (1649-1705)


 impoverishment impoverishment /ˌɪmˈpɑːvrɪʃmənt/

noun

  1. The act of making someone poor  ( impoverishment , pauperisation [British] , pauperization )
    the act of making someone poor
  2. The state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions  ( impoverishment , poorness , immiseration , poverty , immiserisation [British] , immiserization )
    the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
      The community rallied together to combat poverty in their neighborhood.
    The community rallied together to combat poverty in their neighborhood.