(v) attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"

(s) repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"

(n) the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow

(n) a sudden forceful flow

(n) (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty"

(n) someone who educates young people

(n) the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid"

(n) the highest level or degree attainable; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of

(v) chew (food); "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass"

(v) grind and knead; "masticate rubber"

(n) an office that involves minimal duties

(n) a benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral duties are attached