glassware noun/ˈglɑːs.weər / /ˈglæs.wer/ n [U]drinking glasses or other objects made of glassa display/collection of ornamental glasswarewell-heeled adjective/ˌwelˈhiːld/ adj informalrichHis family was very well-heeled.pouch noun ( BAG )/paʊtʃ/ n [C]a bag or soft container for a small object or a small amount of somethingAll our electric shavers are supplied with a free travel pouch.Food sealed in foil pouches lasts for a long time.profound adjective ( EXTREME )/prəˈfaʊnd/ adjfelt or experienced very strongly or in an extreme wayHis mother's death when he was aged six had a very profound effect on him.The invention of the contraceptive pill brought about profound changes in the lives of women.Those two lines of poetry express perfectly the profound sadness of loss.My grandfather has a profound mistrust of anything new or foreign.There was a note of profound irritation in his voice.profound adjective ( SHOWING UNDERSTANDING )/prəˈfaʊnd/ adjshowing a clear and deep understanding of serious mattersprofound truths/wisdomThe review that I read said that it was 'a thoughtful and profound film'."Dying is easy - it's living that's the problem." "That was very profound of you, Steven."chant verb/tʃɑːnt/ /tʃænt/ v [I or T]to repeat or sing a word or phrase continuously, or to sing a religious prayer or song to a simple tuneThe crowd were chanting the name of their football team.Demonstrators chanted anti-government slogans in the square.We could hear the monks chanting.chant noun/tʃɑːnt/ /tʃænt/ n [C]a word or phrase that is repeated many timesThe fans started to sing the familiar football chant, "Here we go, here we go, here we go!".
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