foster coherent spout nuance stumble

foster

fos·ter1 /ˈfɒstə $ ˈfɑːstər/ verb

[transitive] to help a skill, feeling, idea etc develop over a period of time SYN encourage,promote
- The bishop helped foster the sense of a community embracing all classes.
[intransitive and transitive] to take someone else’s child into your family for a period of time but without becoming their legal parent
- The couple wanted to adopt a black child they had been fostering.

co·her·ent AC /kəʊˈhɪərənt $ koʊˈhɪr-/adjective

if a piece of writing, set of ideas etc is coherent, it is easy to understand because it is clear and reasonable:
- The three years of the course are planned as a coherent whole
- a coherent account of the incident
if someone is coherent, they are talking in a way that is clear and easy to understand
1. He sounded coherent, but he was too ill to have any idea what he was saying.
if a group is coherent, its members are connected or united because they share common aims, qualities, or beliefs
- They were never a coherent group

spout1 /spaʊt/ noun [countable]

a small pipe on the side of a container that you pour liquid out through
spout of water/blood etc a sudden strong stream of liquid which comes out of somewhere very fast.

nu·ance /ˈnjuːɑːns $ ˈnuː-/ noun [countable]

a very slight, hardly noticeable different in manner, colour, meaning etc -> subtlety

He was aware of every nuance in her voice.
nuance of
- the painting’s delicate nuances of color, tone, and texture
- subtle nuances of meaning
nuanced adjective
- a skillful and nuanced performance

stum·ble /ˈstʌmbəl/ verb [intransitive]

to hit your foot against something or put your foot down awkwardly while you are walking or running, so that you almost fall SYN trip
- In her hurry, she stumbled and spilled the milk all over the floor.
- stumble over/on
  - Vic stumbled over the step as he came in.
to walk in an unsteady way and often almost fall. SYN stagger
1. stumble in/out/across etc
  1. He stumbled upstairs and into bed.
to stop or make a mistake when you are reading to people or speaking
1. stumble over/at/through
  1. I hope I don’t stumble over any of the long words.

stumble on/across/upon something phrasal verb

to find or discover something by change and unexpectedly SYN come across
- Researchers have stumbled across a drug that may help patients with Parkinson’s disease