They mean they are a miser
A traditional boiled candy, usually peppermint flavor.
When a person calls another person moody they mean that person is in a bad mood. It can be used also to describe someone who is liable to frequent changes in mood.
Its means the person who was responsible for paying for the food. In this case Scrooge employed Bob and paid him 15 shillings a week. This employment paid for the Christmas meal.
The term "when one person surpasses another" means that one person has overtaken another. It also means that one person does something better than another.
"Bharosa" in Hindi means trust, faith, or belief in someone or something. It is used to describe the confidence or reliance that one has in another person or entity.
Yes. It means crisp and dapper in appearance; buoyant and carefree in affect.
Asymptomatic; the medical definition of the word, means that a person presents no symptoms of disease or illness. Another word that is used to describe this is, "symptomless".
Only if you are a cannibal. Yummy means delicious.
The word conflict means that there is a disagreement or argument between more than 1 person. It can also be used to describe something or someone that clashes with another person.
In old English the name Ebenezer means stone or gravel and the name Scrooge is from the word Scour which means to crush or to press
The Oyster is in its environment normally found on its own . It does not group (shoal) so is solitary. Dickens uses this term to highlight how Scrooge lives his life - a solitary person - this is called a simile which means a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind thus its used to make a description more vivid
it means you or another person!