noun
1 heavenly being
ADJECTIVE
▪ guardian
▪ avenging
▪
He liked to think of himself as an avenging ~ fighting for justice.
▪ fallen
▪
a book about anti-heroes and fallen ~s
▪ snow ( AmE )
▪
We lay back in the snow and made snow ~s.
… OF ANGELS
▪ choir , host
▪
a whole host of ~s
VERB + ANGEL
▪ look like
▪
She looks like an ~.
ANGEL + NOUN
▪ wings
▪
She wore a white costume with big furry ~ wings.
PHRASES
▪ the face of an ~ , the voice of an ~
▪
a singer who has the voice of an ~
2 good/kind person
ADJECTIVE
▪ absolute , little , perfect ( esp. AmE )
▪
Deborah's children are little ~s.
▪ ministering
▪
I could hardly see Lisa in the role of ministering ~.
ANGEL + NOUN
▪ investor
▪
An ~ investor provided the start-up capital.
PHRASES
▪ be an ~ ( esp. BrE )
▪
Be an ~ and make the tea, will you?
▪ be no ~
▪
I'm no ~, but I wouldn't dream of doing a thing like that.