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 filling station filling station /ˈfɪlɪŋ ˈsteɪʃən/

noun

  1. () A service station that sells gasoline  ( gas station [ N. American] , gasoline station [ N. American] , petrol station [British] , filling station )
    a service station that sells gasoline
     The petrol station was busy with cars and trucks coming and going all day
    The petrol station was busy with cars and trucks coming and going all day


 plantain plantain /ˈplæntən/

noun

  1. Starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics  ( plantain )
    starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics
     In many tropical countries, plantains are a staple and eaten cooked.
    In many tropical countries, plantains are a staple and eaten cooked.
  2. A banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics  ( Musa paradisiaca , plantain , plantain tree )
    a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics
  3. Any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago; mostly small roadside or dooryard weeds with elliptic leaves and small spikes of very small flowers; seeds of some used medicinally  ( plantain )
    any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago; mostly small roadside or dooryard weeds with elliptic leaves and small spikes of very small flowers; seeds of some used medicinally


 aplomb aplomb /əˈplɑːm/

noun

  1. () Great coolness and composure under strain  ( assuredness , cool , poise , aplomb , sang-froid , sangfroid )
    great coolness and composure under strain
     Keep your cool
    keep your cool


 talk about talk about /tɔːk əˈbaʊt/

verb

  1. () To consider or examine in speech or writing  ( discourse , talk about , discuss )
    to consider or examine in speech or writing
     The author talks about the different aspects of this question
    The author talks about the different aspects of this question
     The class discussed Dante's Inferno'
    The class discussed Dante's Inferno'
  2. () Discuss or mention  ( talk of , talk about )
    discuss or mention
     They spoke of many things
    They spoke of many things