nounπShareOne who kicks."The team needed a good kicker to win the football game. "personsportjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareOne who takes kicks."Our team's kicker made the winning field goal in the last seconds of the game. "sportpersonjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe kicking strap."The sailor adjusted the kicker on the sailboat to keep the boom from lifting. "nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn outboard motor."The fisherman attached a small kicker to his sailboat to help him navigate narrow channels when the wind died down. "nauticalvehiclemachinetechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn unexpected situation, detail or circumstance, often unpleasant."John wants to climb the wall, but the kicker is that it is thirty feet tall."situationeventnegativeoutcometendencyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn enticement for investors, e.g. warranty added to the investment contract.""To attract more investors, the startup added a profit-sharing agreement as a kicker to their funding proposal." "businessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn unpaired card which is part of a pair, two pair, or three of a kind poker hand."John had a pair of sevens, and his kicker was an Ace, which beat Mary's pair of sevens with a King as her kicker. "gamesportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareSmall text above a headline that indicates the topic of the story."Example Sentence: "Above the headline 'School Board Approves New Budget,' the kicker read: 'FINANCIAL PLANNING'." "mediawritingcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe last one or two paragraphs of a story."The journalist added a thoughtful quote in the kicker to leave the readers with a lasting impression about the importance of community service. "mediawritingstorycommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA lighthearted or humorous item used to round off a news broadcast."After the serious report about the city budget, the news program ended with a kicker about a cat that learned to play the piano. "mediaentertainmentcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA device that periodically displaces a newspaper from the print production line, to aid in gathering the newspapers into fixed-size bundles."The newspaper factory used a kicker to push completed papers off the line, so workers could bundle them into stacks of fifty. "machinedevicetechnologyindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA launch ramp."The skateboarder used the kicker to launch into the air and perform a trick. "sporttechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe fermenting mass of fruit that is the basis of pruno, or "prison wine"."Inside the cell, the guard discovered a plastic bag filled with a bubbling, foul-smelling kicker, the starting point for homemade pruno. "fruitdrinksubstancefoodprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA relaxed party."After a long week of exams, the students organized a kicker in the park with music and food. "entertainmentgroupeventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA backlight positioned at an angle."The photographer added a kicker to the left side of the subject's face, creating a subtle highlight that separated them from the dark background. "artmediatechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn introduction; something that leads into the beginning of something."After the long lead-in, the climax of the story was a disappointment."communicationlanguagewritingmediaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA region of data at the beginning of a compact disc, holding the table of contents."The CD player reads the kicker first to understand the order of the music tracks. "technologycomputingelectronicsmediadeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA short phrase that begins the caption of a photograph.""My photo of the family vacation has the kicker 'Best summer ever!'" "mediawritinglanguagecommunicationwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA particular type of Texan who is associated with country/western attire, attitudes and/or philosophy."John's uncle, a real kicker, always wears cowboy boots and a belt buckle as big as his hand. "culturepersonattitudestyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading