favourite favourite /ˈfeɪvɝɪt/

adjective

1. Preferred above all others and treated with partiality  ( best-loved , favourite , pet , favored , favorite , preferent , preferred )
   preferred above all others and treated with partiality
    The favored child
   the favored child
   
2. Appealing to the general public  ( favourite , favorite )
   appealing to the general public
    A favorite tourist attraction
   a favorite tourist attraction
   

noun

1. [Canadian, British] Something regarded with special favor or liking  ( favourite [Canadian, British] , favorite [American] )
   something regarded with special favor or liking
    That book is one of my favorites
   that book is one of my favorites
   
2. [Canadian, British] A special loved one  ( dearie [Informal, British] , deary [Informal] , ducky [Informal] , favourite [Canadian, British] , pet , acushla [Irish] , duckie [Informal] , honeybun [Informal, N. American] , honeybunch [Informal] , darling , favorite [American] , jo [Archaic, Dialect, UK] )
   a special loved one
     The parents affectionately called their baby daughter "darling."
   The parents affectionately called their baby daughter "darling."
   
   
3. [Canadian, British] A competitor thought likely to win  ( favorite [American] , favourite [Canadian, British] , front-runner )
   a competitor thought likely to win
   

 Virgil Garnett Thomson Virgil Garnett Thomson /ˈvɝːdʒɪl ˈgɑːrnɪt ˈtɒmsən/

noun

1. United States composer who collaborated with Gertrude Stein (1896-1989)  ( Thomson , Virgil Garnett Thomson , Virgil Thomson )
   United States composer who collaborated with Gertrude Stein (1896-1989)
   
   

 bushel bushel /ˈbʊʃəl/

noun

1. () A United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches  ( bushel )
   a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches
    She bought a bushel of apples to make pies for the town fair.
   She bought a bushel of apples to make pies for the town fair.
   
   
2. A British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks  ( bushel )
   a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks
    The farmer sold a bushel of apples at the local market.
   The farmer sold a bushel of apples at the local market.
   
   

verb

1. [American] Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken  ( bushel [American] , doctor [Informal] , furbish up , fix , mend , repair , restore , touch on )
   restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
    She repaired her TV set
   She repaired her TV set
    Repair my shoes please
   Repair my shoes please
   

 unassumingness unassumingness /ˌʌnəˈsuːmɪŋnɪs/

noun

1. A quality of naturalness and simplicity  ( unassumingness , sincerity )
   a quality of naturalness and simplicity
    The simple sincerity of folk songs
   the simple sincerity of folk songs