underpay
Wordto pay someone less than they should be paid
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to pay someone less than they should be paid
to see or hear things that are not really there
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
a person who looks very much like someone else
therefore; as a result
impossible to avoid or escape
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
to make a short, sharp cry, especially in pain or surprise
the process of becoming worse or weaker over time
to make someone feel extreme fear and distress
to cause a lot of damage or harm
to fall or drop very quickly and suddenly
to read something wrongly or understand it in the wrong way
too young to be allowed to do something by law
someone who wants everything to be exactly right and is hard to satisfy
something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
the practice of selling unpaid bills to get money before they are paid
having thin lines or marks of a different color
the process of putting blood into someone's body through a vein
a drug that makes someone calm or sleepy
to change from a liquid into a gas
used to cheer on or strongly praise someone or something
a small container with a narrow neck, used for holding liquids
used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English
a reckless person who likes to take dangerous risks
to hit or push with the head or horns
to look at someone or something with an angry, fixed stare
used to tell someone to stop talking or stop making excuses
in a situation where failure or disaster seems certain
fastened with laces
a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance
an advantage that helps you get ahead or succeed
the act of drinking a drink in honor of someone or something
a device or app that helps you find or follow the location of someone or something
past tense and past participle of shoot
responsible for explaining your actions or decisions to someone in authority
the path that something moving through the air or space follows
something that makes a process or change happen faster
to tell someone to stop interfering in your affairs
used for investigating or intended to investigate
to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking
far away; at a great distance
caught by surprise and not ready for what happens
a lot of damage, destruction, or confusion
kept cold, especially in a refrigerator or with ice
the local office that handles police work in a town or city
to find or meet someone or something by chance
a person who saw an event happen, especially a crime or accident
a rude way of asking why someone is bothering or interrupting you
to push or squeeze something into a space that is too small
to elect someone to a job or position by voting
to give someone or something the name of another person or thing, usually to honor them
to a degree that is enough or acceptable
a substance in coffee, tea, and some other plants that makes you feel more awake
a dishonest or unprincipled person
to submit something, such as a request or application
the force that slows movement when two surfaces rub against each other
a bird with a loud two-note call, known for laying its eggs in other birds' nests
the act of becoming red in the face or skin
the act of building a bridge
to put people or things into groups based on shared qualities
to skip something, especially a meeting or a planned activity
the process of preserving food by salting, drying, or smoking
an improvement that makes something better or more effective
the colored part of the eye around the pupil
a mild way of telling someone to calm down or stop arguing
a shaking or trembling movement
a charged atom or group of atoms formed when it gains or loses electrons
to drive someone back somewhere, especially home
in a way that is not clear or exact
to bring shame or dishonor on someone or something
relating to the scientific study used in solving crimes
to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something
to arrange or set up something, especially equipment, for a particular purpose
the amount of work someone or something produces in a period of time
a bright red color with a slight orange tint
to find an answer to something or understand it after thinking about it
a delicate fabric made of thread in an open, decorative pattern
a blurred or unclear image, shape, or mark
to some extent; fairly
allowing travel in only one direction
the act of blaming or criticizing someone
relating to living cells
a casual way to say goodbye
to become healthier or improve
a casual way to say goodbye when you expect to meet again
stopped and unable to continue moving or working
a small flying machine that is controlled from a distance
to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data
an exclamation used to show disapproval or annoyance at someone's silly or rude behavior
a casual way of saying that everything is fine or acceptable
so bright that it is hard to see
one of the speaker's or writer's friends
used to say that you were joking and not serious
a natural feeling or reaction that makes you act without thinking
used to say that something happens on each occasion that something else happens
again and again; all the time
used to emphasize that something is true only in one way or for one reason
a computer model that imitates how a real process or system works
a set of numbers or symbols arranged in rows and columns