Learning English Vocabulary| Learner's Dictionary |04

Word of today (Section 04):
1) mobilize /ˈmoʊbəˌlaɪz/ verb
1. [+ object] : to bring (people) together for action
• The President mobilized [=rallied] his supporters.
• They couldn't mobilize enough support to pass the new law.
2. [no object] : to come together for action
• Several groups have mobilized to oppose the proposed new law.
• They have the ability to mobilize quickly.
3. [+ object] : to make (soldiers, an army, etc.) ready for war
• The government had to mobilize the army quickly.
• More than 10,000 troops were mobilized for war.
• mobilizing the nation's resources
— mobilization /ˌmoʊbələˈzeɪʃən/
British mobilisation /ˌməʊbəˌlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
noun, plural mobilizations [count, noncount]
• The army carried out a full-scale mobilization.

2) oops /ˈʊps/ interjection
— used to express surprise or distress or to say in a mild way that you are sorry about having done or said something wrong
• Oops [=whoops, woops], I spilled a little milk.
• Oops, I didn't mean to do that.

 
3) core /ˈkoɚ/ noun
[count]
1. : the central part of a fruit (such as an apple) that contains the seeds
• an apple core
2. : the central part of something
• the core of a golf ball
• The pads have a foam core.
• the engine core
3. : the most important or basic part of something
• Lack of money is the core of the problem.
• The core of the government's plan is to provide loans for small businesses.
• voters who form the core of the party
• The economy is at the very core of this year's election.

4) platter /ˈplætɚ/ noun
[count]
1. : a large plate that is used for serving food and especially meat
• a silver platter
2. : the food that is served on a platter
• large platters of hot turkey and ham
• a platter [=plate] of cheese and crackers
3. : a meal in a restaurant that has a particular type of food
• The chicken platter comes with fries and coleslaw.
• She ordered the seafood platter.
 
5) egotist /ˈiːgəˌtɪst/ noun
: a person who has the feeling or belief that they are better, more important, more talented, etc., than other people
• a selfish egotist

6) braid /ˈbreɪd/ noun
1. [count] chiefly US : an arrangement of hair made by weaving three sections together
• She wore her hair in a long braid. [=(chiefly Brit) plait]
2. [noncount] : a piece of cord or ribbon made of three or more strands woven together
• a hat trimmed with braid