Foreigner is a noun and refers to a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country: ‘I can tell by your accent that you are a foreigner in these parts.’ The adjective is foreign: ‘I enjoy visiting foreign countries.’ ‘His wife teaches English as a foreign language.’
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Awake
Awake is used mainly as an adjective: (1) Not in a state of sleeping; waking; completely conscious: ‘It is going to ten o’clock and the children are still awake.’ (2) Mentally perceptive and responsive; alert; vigilant: ‘They are awake to the impending dangers.’ As a verb, awake (WITHOUT up) is used only in literary styles: […]
Demand
(i) Request urgently and forcefully: ‘The victim’s family is demanding for compensation.’ (ii) Claim as right or due: ‘The bank demanded the payment of the loan.’(iii) Ask to be informed of: ‘I demand an explanation.’(iv)To call for or require as just, proper or necessary: ‘The situation demands a lot of personal sacrifice.’ (v) Lay legal […]
Mist
Mist= a thin layer of condensed vapor; tiny drops of water in the atmosphere at or near the surface of the Earth: ‘As the day wore on, the early morning mist quickly disappeared.’ ‘The hills were veiled in a fine mist.’ Fog= droplets of condensed water vapor suspended in the air near the ground; very thick mist: ‘Traffic […]