n.
1.a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
2.water soaked soil
3.United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978)
4.United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852)
5.the dead body of a human being
Idiom of the Day
worse for wear
not as good as new, worn out
I borrowed my friend`s backpack for a month and it is now beginning to look the worse for wear.