chez preposition (from French ): at the home of

welkin noun [U] (literary or old use ): the sky or heaven

briny adjective (of water): containing a lot of salt  salty

future-proof adjective, verb : ◊ adj. (business or technical ) : designed to continue working or to be effective after changes that may happen in the future ◊ verb_sth : to make sth future-proof

grey matter (especially BrE) (NAmE usually gray matter) noun [U] (informal): a person's intelligence

stepping stone noun : 1 one of a line of flat stones that you step on in order to cross a stream or river 2 something that allows you to make progress or begin to achieve sth

gimcrack adjective [only before noun]: badly made and of little value  shoddy

jejune adjective (formal): 1 too simple  naive  2 (of a speech, etc.) not interesting

help desk noun : a service, usually in a business company, that gives people information and help, especially if they are having problems with a computer

go-to adjective [only before noun] (especially NAmE ): used to refer to the person or place that sb goes to for help, advice or information

fruitarian noun : a person who eats only fruit

hot air noun [U] (informal): claims, promises or statements that sound impressive but have no real meaning or truth

Hinglish noun [U] (informal): language which is a mixture of English and Hindi, especially a type of English that includes many Hindi words

far-fetched adjective : very difficult to believe

samey adjective (BrE, informal, disapproving): not changing or different and therefore boring

hit man noun (informal): a criminal who is paid to kill sb

name-dropping noun [U] (disapproving): the act of mentioning the names of famous people you know or have met in order to impress other people

markdown noun [usually sing.]: a reduction in price

fuzzy logic noun [U] (computing): a type of logic that is used to try to make computers behave like the human brain

looking glass noun (old-fashioned): a mirror

albino noun (pl. albinos): a person or an animal that is born with no color (=PIGMENT) in the hair or skin, which are white, or in the eyes, which are pink

noble savage noun : a word used in the past to refer in a positive way to a person or people who did not live in an advanced human society

mouse potato noun (informal, disapproving): a person who spends too much time using a computer