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Texture |
Refers to the way something feels and there are many different collocation used to describe it. |
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Dry hair / oily or greasy hair |
You need to wash oily hair more often than you need to wash dry her |
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Dry skin / oily skin |
Oily skin is prone to acne, whereas dry skin often need moisturizer |
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A smooth / rough surface |
Surface such as the ground,a road, and your skin can be smooth (with a consistent surface) or rough (With a varied surface). |
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Calm / choppy or rough water |
The water of the ocean is calm when the weather is milld, and it is chappy/rough when there are high winds. |
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Hard / soft object |
In matters are pillow, for example, can be hard or soft |
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Tender / tough meat |
Meat that is tender is easy to cut and chew, and meat that is half is difficult to cut and chew. |
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A Sharp / Dull blade or point |
A knife or a pencil can be sharp meaning it can cut or dull, meaning it has lost its ability to cut. |
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Soften and harden |
The rub soften and harden describe the process of becoming soft and becoming a hard. For example potatoes softon when you cook them in boiling water. And it's no hardin's if the temperature decrease and the snow begins turning into ice. |
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Soften and harden |
We can also use softan and harden in a more metaphorical way - we can say a person's voice softens when they begin speaking in a more friendly tone, and the voice hardens when they been speaking in a less friendly tone. a person's attitude or views can also soften( become more friendly / tolerant )or harden (become less friendly or less tolerant) |
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Creamy |
Describes a smooth and Rich texture I like cream. Sauces soups puddings and chocolate can be creamy. |
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Crunchy/cripsey |
Describe something that makes a noise when you chew it. Crackers chips bacon granola and other hard foods can be crunchy or cripsey. |
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Chewy |
Describes food that requires some effort to chew. Criminals and and other type of candy can be chewy. This word can have negative connection if the food is not supposed to be chewy. For example when you over cooked meat it's become tough and chewy. |
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Greasy |
Describes food with lots of oil. Hamburgers french fries and chicken wings can be greasy. |
