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ensure a spot in retirement

Our month to find out how little we could spend and still survive. Up to this point, we’d been Christmas and Easter frugalists, dipping in and out of fiscal prudence where it suited us, saving enough to ensure ourselves a spot in retirement, but also buying things like a handcrafted turquoise- and- brown embroidered collar ........

I don't understand what 'ensure ourselves a spot in retirement,' means. Please help me.

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A spot in retirement is the place you would settle when you retire, a place that you will enjoy in your old age. A spot basically refers to a place.

Mark C.

24 September 2018

The phrase "a spot in retirement" can mean a physical place to spend your non-working years. In England, people who retire sometimes move to their dream place, often exchanging large family homes with smaller homes. The phrase is a metaphor with the word "spot" which can be linked to a small physical place, often in a rural area, an idyllic place to spend well-earned free time.

Peter W.

24 September 2018

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Can you name ten words starting with king: Here’s an expanded list of English words beginning with “king‑”, divided into groups for easier reference.

A. Core/root forms

king (noun/verb)
kings (plural)
kinged (past tense of “to king” = to enthrone or make king)
kinging (present participle/gerund)

B. Derived with suffixes indicating state, condition, quality

kingdom, kingdoms
kinghood, kinghoods
kingship, kingships
kingly
kinglier, kingliest
kingless
kingliness, kinglinesses
kinglike
kinglihood, kinglihoods

C. Compound & specialised nouns

kingmaker, kingmakers
kingpin, kingpins
kingpost, kingposts
kingbird, kingbirds
kingbolt, kingbolts
kingcraft, kingcrafts
kingcup, kingcups
kingfish, kingfishes
kingfisher, kingfishers
kinglet, kinglets
kingling, kinglings
kingside, kingsides
kingsnake, kingsnakes
kingwood, kingwoods
kingklip, kingklips

D. Proper nouns/names & metaphorical uses

(As proper nouns, e.g., “King …” in a title or name)
“king of …” used metaphorically (“the king of pop”, “the kingpin”)
Use in card playing: the King card in a deck.

Key notes and caveats

Some derivatives use archaic or poetic form (e.g., kinglihood).
Compound words may be hyphenated or written as one word depending on usage (e.g., king‑maker vs kingmaker).
Some words beginning with king‑ may also derive from other sources (e.g., names of specific items or species like kingbird, kingsnake).
The list above omits words where king appears but is not the prefix (i.e., words containing “king” not at the start).

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