conspire
con·spire /kənˈspaɪə $ -ˈspaɪr/verb [intransitive]
- to secretly plan with someone else to do something illegal
- conspire (with somebody) to do something
- All six men admitted conspiring to steal cars.
- conspire against
- There was some evidence tha he had been conspiring against the government
- if events conspire to do something, they happen at the same time and make
something bad happen
- conspire to do something
- Pollution and neglect have conspired to ruin the city.
- conspire against
- Emily felt that everything was conspiring against her.
illegible
il·le·gi·ble /ɪˈledʒəbəl, ɪˈledʒɪbəl/ adjective
difficult or impossible to read
- His handwriting is totally illegible.
–illegibly adverb
–illegibility /ɪˌledʒəˈbɪləti, ɪˌledʒɪˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]
scowl
scowl1 /skaʊl/ verb [intransitive]
to look at someone in an angry way
Patrick scowled, but did as he was told.
scowl at
- Mum scowled at him and refused to say anything.
scrawl
scrawl1 /skrɔːl $ skrɒːl/ verb [transitive]
to write in a careless and untidy way, so that your words are not easy to read
- He scrawled his name at the bottom.
vessel
ves·sel /ˈvesəl/ noun [countable]
- formal a ship or large boat
- a fishing vessel
- technical a vein in your body
- a burst blood vessel
- old use a container for holding liquids
Reference
- Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English