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grown-up. (Adj) |
1 fully developed as an adult Before you know it, the children will be grown-up and leaving home. I’ve got two grown-up sons. 2 behaving in a responsible way, like an adult SYN mature, → childish I expect more grown-up behaviour of you.jeal |
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Jealous. (Adj) |
1 feeling unhappy because someone has something that you wish you had → envious jealous of Why are you so jealous of his success? You’re just jealous of her. 2 feeling angry and unhappy because someone you like or love is showing interest in another person, or another person is showing interest in them She gets jealous if I even look at another woman. He was talking to Nina to make me jealous. |
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Fancy. (Verb) |
1 LIKE/WANT British English informal to like or want something, or want to do something SYN feel like Fancy a quick drink, Emma? fancy doing something Sorry, but I don’t fancy going out tonight. |
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Giant. (Adj) |
gi‧ant1 /ˈdʒaɪənt/ ●●● S3 W2 adjective [only before noun] extremely big, and much bigger than other things of the same type a giant electronics company a giant tortoise |
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Petition (noun-countable) |
1 a written request signed by a lot of people, asking someone in authority to do something or change something petition for/against a petition against the new road They wanted me to sign a petition against experiments on animals. Local residents have drawn up a petition to protest the hospital closure. |
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Gadget (noun) A-gajit B-gadget |
a small, useful, and cleverly-designed machine or tool a neat gadget for sharpening knives |
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Backward (adj) |
1 [only before noun] looking or facing in the direction that is behind you OPP forward She went without a backward glance. 2 developing slowly and less successfully than most others a backward country a backward child |
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Tougher (adj) |
noun toughness, adjective tough, verb toughen, adverb toughly tough toughly 1 DIFFICULT difficult to do or deal with It was a tough race. She’s had a tough life. |
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Tougher (adj) |
noun toughness, adjective tough, verb toughen, adverb toughly tough toughly 1 DIFFICULT difficult to do or deal with It was a tough race. She’s had a tough life. |
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Evolve. (Verb) |
noun evolution, adjective evolutionary , verb evolve 1 if an animal or plant evolves, it changes gradually over a long period of time → evolution evolve from Fish evolved from prehistoric sea creatures. Animals have evolved camouflage to protect themselves from predators. 2 to develop and change gradually over a long period of time The school has evolved its own style of teaching. Businesses need to evolve rapidly. |
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Tougher (adj) |
noun toughness,صرامة/صلابة adjective tough,قاسي verb toughen,قسى adverb toughly tough toughly 1 DIFFICULT difficult to do or deal with It was a tough race. She’s had a tough life. |
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Evolve. (Verb) |
noun evolution, adjective evolutionary , verb evolve 1 if an animal or plant evolves, it changes gradually over a long period of time → evolution evolve from Fish evolved from prehistoric sea creatures. Animals have evolved camouflage to protect themselves from predators. 2 to develop and change gradually over a long period of time The school has evolved its own style of teaching. Businesses need to evolve rapidly. |
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I bet l'll bet |
a) used to say that you are fairly sure that something is true, something is happening etc, although you cannot prove this Bet you wish you’d arrived earlier. I bet you she won’t come. b) used to show that you understand or can imagine the situation that someone has just told you about ‘God, I was so angry.’ ‘I bet you were.’ ‘It makes things much easier.’ ‘Yeah, I’ll bet it does.’ c) used to show that you do not believe what someone has just told you ‘I’m definitely going to give up smoking this time.’ ‘Yeah, I bet!’ |
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Spoiled |
spoiled /spɔɪld/ (also spoilt British English) adjective 1 a spoiled person, especially a child, is rude and behaves badly because they have always been given what they want and allowed to do what they want Ben was a spoilt brat (=a spoiled and unpleasant child). Their children were spoiled rotten (=very spoiled). |
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Luxury |
lux‧u‧ry /ˈlʌkʃəri/ ●●○ noun (plural luxuries) 1 [uncountable] very great comfort and pleasure, such as you get from expensive food, beautiful houses, cars etc in luxury She stole to keep her boyfriend in luxury. He was leading a life of luxury in Australia. luxury hotel/car/home etc (=expensive and large) We stayed in a five-star luxury hotel. The dress is lambswool – pure luxury. 2 [countable] something expensive that you do not need, but you buy for pleasure and enjoyment OPP necessity luxuries like chocolate and perfume |
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Wipe |
wipe1 /waɪp/ ●●● S3 verb 1 CLEAN/RUB [transitive] a) to rub a surface with something in order to remove dirt, liquid etc wipe something with something Wipe the table with a damp cloth. Bill wiped his eyes (=wiped the tears from his face) and apologized. He pulled a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped his nose. b) to clean something by rubbing it against a surface wipe something on something He wiped his mouth on the back of his hand. |
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Wipe |
wipe1 /waɪp/ ●●● S3 verb 1 CLEAN/RUB [transitive] a) to rub a surface with something in order to remove dirt, liquid etc wipe something with something Wipe the table with a damp cloth. Bill wiped his eyes (=wiped the tears from his face) and apologized. He pulled a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped his nose. b) to clean something by rubbing it against a surface wipe something on something He wiped his mouth on the back of his hand. |
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Genius |
ge‧ni‧us /ˈdʒiːniəs/ ●●○ noun 1 [uncountable] a very high level of intelligence, mental skill, or ability, which only a few people have The film reveals Fellini’s genius. work/writer/man etc of genius Wynford was an architect of genius. a stroke of genius (=a very clever idea) At the time, his appointment seemed a stroke of genius. a work of pure genius |
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Wipe |
wipe1 /waɪp/ ●●● S3 verb 1 CLEAN/RUB [transitive] a) to rub a surface with something in order to remove dirt, liquid etc wipe something with something Wipe the table with a damp cloth. Bill wiped his eyes (=wiped the tears from his face) and apologized. He pulled a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped his nose. b) to clean something by rubbing it against a surface wipe something on something He wiped his mouth on the back of his hand. |
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Genius |
ge‧ni‧us /ˈdʒiːniəs/ ●●○ noun 1 [uncountable] a very high level of intelligence, mental skill, or ability, which only a few people have The film reveals Fellini’s genius. work/writer/man etc of genius Wynford was an architect of genius. a stroke of genius (=a very clever idea) At the time, his appointment seemed a stroke of genius. a work of pure genius |
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Amaze |
noun amazement, adjective amazed amazing , verb amaze, adverb amazingly a‧maze /əˈmeɪz/ ●●○ verb [transitive] to surprise someone very much SYN astonish Dave amazed his friends by suddenly getting married. it amazes somebody how/what/that It still amazes me how much she has improved. It never ceased to amaze him that women were attracted to Sam. |
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Wipe |
wipe1 /waɪp/ ●●● S3 verb 1 CLEAN/RUB [transitive] a) to rub a surface with something in order to remove dirt, liquid etc wipe something with something Wipe the table with a damp cloth. Bill wiped his eyes (=wiped the tears from his face) and apologized. He pulled a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped his nose. b) to clean something by rubbing it against a surface wipe something on something He wiped his mouth on the back of his hand. |
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Genius |
ge‧ni‧us /ˈdʒiːniəs/ ●●○ noun 1 [uncountable] a very high level of intelligence, mental skill, or ability, which only a few people have The film reveals Fellini’s genius. work/writer/man etc of genius Wynford was an architect of genius. a stroke of genius (=a very clever idea) At the time, his appointment seemed a stroke of genius. a work of pure genius |
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Amaze |
noun amazement, adjective amazed amazing , verb amaze, adverb amazingly a‧maze /əˈmeɪz/ ●●○ verb [transitive] to surprise someone very much SYN astonish Dave amazed his friends by suddenly getting married. it amazes somebody how/what/that It still amazes me how much she has improved. It never ceased to amaze him that women were attracted to Sam. |
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Though |
though1 /ðəʊ $ ðoʊ/ ●●● S1 W1 conjunction 1 used to introduce a statement that makes the main statement coming after it seem surprising, unlikely, or unexpected SYN although Though she’s almost 40, she still plans to compete. Pascal went ahead with the experiment even though he knew it was dangerous. though old/tired etc The rooms, though small, were pleasant and airy. old though it is/tired though he was etc Strange though it may seem, I like housework. 2 used like ‘but’ to add a fact or opinion that makes what you have just said seem less definite, less important etc I thought he’d been drinking, though I wasn’t completely sure. The offenders were dealt with firmly though fairly. 3 → as though Examples from the Corpus though • I guess he'd been drinking, though I wasn't completely sure of that. • Though she was no more than twenty-two, she was already a highly successful businesswoman. though old/tired etc • His jeans and checked shirt, though old and well worn, looked clean and of good quality. • The latest one, though older, looks much younger than her age. • Even though older viewers do tend to have more money, they are less easily swayed by television commercials. |
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Sign up |
sign up phrasal verb 1 to put your name on a list for something because you want to take part in it for I’m thinking of signing up for a yoga course. sign up to do something Over half the people who signed up to do engineering were women. 2 sign somebody ↔ up if someone is signed up by an organization, they sign a contract in which they agree to work for that organization Several well-known researchers have been signed up for the project. |
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Protest |
pro‧test1 /ˈprəʊtest $ ˈproʊ-/ ●●○ W3 noun 1 [countable, uncountable] something that you do to show publicly that you think that something is wrong and unfair, for example taking part in big public meetings, refusing to work, or refusing to buy a company’s products protest against Students held a protest march against the war. Five thousand employees came out on strike in protest at the poor working conditions. 2 [countable] words or actions that show that you do not want someone to do something or that you dislike something very much protest from I turned off the TV, despite loud protests from the kids. |
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Letting |
let‧ting /ˈletɪŋ/ noun [countable, uncountable] British English the action of allowing someone to use a room or building in return for rent short-term lettings letting agents |
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Letting |
let‧ting /ˈletɪŋ/ noun [countable, uncountable] British English the action of allowing someone to use a room or building in return for rent short-term lettings letting agents |
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On equal footing |
on equal terms/on an equal footing with neither side having any advantage over the other This law will help small businesses to compete on equal terms with large multinational corporations. → equal |
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Letting |
let‧ting /ˈletɪŋ/ noun [countable, uncountable] British English the action of allowing someone to use a room or building in return for rent short-term lettings letting agents |
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On equal footing |
on equal terms/on an equal footing with neither side having any advantage over the other This law will help small businesses to compete on equal terms with large multinational corporations. → equal |
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Hind |
hind1 /haɪnd/ adjective [only before noun] relating to the back part of an animal with four legs hind legs/feet/quarters/limbs |
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Letting |
let‧ting /ˈletɪŋ/ noun [countable, uncountable] British English the action of allowing someone to use a room or building in return for rent short-term lettings letting agents |
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On equal footing |
on equal terms/on an equal footing with neither side having any advantage over the other This law will help small businesses to compete on equal terms with large multinational corporations. → equal |
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hind1 /haɪnd/ adjective [only before noun] relating to the back part of an animal with four legs hind legs/feet/quarters/limbs |
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Leash |
leash1 /liːʃ/ ●○○ noun [countable] especially American English 1 a piece of rope, leather etc fastened to a dog’s collar in order to control it SYN lead British English on/off a leash At her side on a leash trotted a small grey dog. Never leave your dog off the leash outside a store. |
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Letting |
let‧ting /ˈletɪŋ/ noun [countable, uncountable] British English the action of allowing someone to use a room or building in return for rent short-term lettings letting agents |
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On equal footing |
on equal terms/on an equal footing with neither side having any advantage over the other This law will help small businesses to compete on equal terms with large multinational corporations. → equal |
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Hind |
hind1 /haɪnd/ adjective [only before noun] relating to the back part of an animal with four legs hind legs/feet/quarters/limbs |
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Leash |
leash1 /liːʃ/ ●○○ noun [countable] especially American English 1 a piece of rope, leather etc fastened to a dog’s collar in order to control it SYN lead British English on/off a leash At her side on a leash trotted a small grey dog. Never leave your dog off the leash outside a store. |
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Run off |
run off phrasal verb 1 to leave a place or person in a way that people disapprove of Amy’s husband had run off and left her with two children to bring up. |
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Letting |
let‧ting /ˈletɪŋ/ noun [countable, uncountable] British English the action of allowing someone to use a room or building in return for rent short-term lettings letting agents |
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On equal footing |
on equal terms/on an equal footing with neither side having any advantage over the other This law will help small businesses to compete on equal terms with large multinational corporations. → equal |
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Hind |
hind1 /haɪnd/ adjective [only before noun] relating to the back part of an animal with four legs hind legs/feet/quarters/limbs |
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Leash |
leash1 /liːʃ/ ●○○ noun [countable] especially American English 1 a piece of rope, leather etc fastened to a dog’s collar in order to control it SYN lead British English on/off a leash At her side on a leash trotted a small grey dog. Never leave your dog off the leash outside a store. |
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Run off |
run off phrasal verb 1 to leave a place or person in a way that people disapprove of Amy’s husband had run off and left her with two children to bring up. |
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Collar |
col‧lar1 /ˈkɒlə $ ˈkɑːlər/ ●●● S3 noun [countable] 1 CLOTHING the part of a shirt, coat etc that fits around your neck, and is usually folded over He grabbed me by the collar. He loosened his collar and tie. 2 greyhound.jpg CAT/DOG a narrow band of leather or plastic that is fastened around an animal’s neck 3 INJURED NECK an object that someone wears around their neck to support it when it has been injured 4 BUSINESS a way of making sure that stocks you own do not lose money, even if their price goes down 5 MACHINE a circular ring that goes round a pipe to make it stronger, especially where two pipes join together 6 COLOURED FUR/FEATHERS a band of fur, feathers, or skin around an animal’s neck that is a different colour from the rest of the animal → blue-collar, dog collar, white-collar Examples from the Corpus collar • Last week, Helen excelled herself - a black matt waterproof, lined, with a turn-back collar of fake ocelot! • Choker collars and straw-topped hats between the Wars. 4. • Under his chin the bandage was like a military collar. • He emerged in loafers, a blazer and a shirt with an open collar. • She closed her eyes and let her fingers burrow through the tissue paper until she felt the lace of the collar. • The other customers were almost as hot under the collar as Phyllis, but for very different reasons! • Tabitha Jute pulled up the collar of her old foil jacket and strode off past the concession stalls, looking for transport. • I turned up the collar of my fake biker's jacket and walked off. collar and tie • He did not like wearing suits and he liked a collar and tie even less. • He dressed differently too - he wore a collar and tie while their shirts were collarless. • She made me put on my suit and collar and tie. • For work, put on chainstore collar and tie. • I came back for my brother's funeral, and I wore my collar and tie. • Mulcahey slipped the red ribbon around the collar and tied a big bow. • Not for the stuffy - white collars and ties are irrelevant and the atmosphere could be described as flamboyantly casual. • I remembered that sometimes men are decked out in their best suits with collars and ties. |
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Letting |
let‧ting /ˈletɪŋ/ noun [countable, uncountable] British English the action of allowing someone to use a room or building in return for rent short-term lettings letting agents |
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On equal footing |
on equal terms/on an equal footing with neither side having any advantage over the other This law will help small businesses to compete on equal terms with large multinational corporations. → equal |
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Hind |
hind1 /haɪnd/ adjective [only before noun] relating to the back part of an animal with four legs hind legs/feet/quarters/limbs |
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Leash |
leash1 /liːʃ/ ●○○ noun [countable] especially American English 1 a piece of rope, leather etc fastened to a dog’s collar in order to control it SYN lead British English on/off a leash At her side on a leash trotted a small grey dog. Never leave your dog off the leash outside a store. |
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Run off |
run off phrasal verb 1 to leave a place or person in a way that people disapprove of Amy’s husband had run off and left her with two children to bring up. |
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Collar |
col‧lar1 /ˈkɒlə $ ˈkɑːlər/ ●●● S3 noun [countable] 1 CLOTHING the part of a shirt, coat etc that fits around your neck, and is usually folded over He grabbed me by the collar. He loosened his collar and tie. 2 greyhound.jpg CAT/DOG a narrow band of leather or plastic that is fastened around an animal’s neck 3 INJURED NECK an object that someone wears around their neck to support it when it has been injured 4 BUSINESS a way of making sure that stocks you own do not lose money, even if their price goes down 5 MACHINE a circular ring that goes round a pipe to make it stronger, especially where two pipes join together 6 COLOURED FUR/FEATHERS a band of fur, feathers, or skin around an animal’s neck that is a different colour from the rest of the animal → blue-collar, dog collar, white-collar Examples from the Corpus collar • Last week, Helen excelled herself - a black matt waterproof, lined, with a turn-back collar of fake ocelot! • Choker collars and straw-topped hats between the Wars. 4. • Under his chin the bandage was like a military collar. • He emerged in loafers, a blazer and a shirt with an open collar. • She closed her eyes and let her fingers burrow through the tissue paper until she felt the lace of the collar. • The other customers were almost as hot under the collar as Phyllis, but for very different reasons! • Tabitha Jute pulled up the collar of her old foil jacket and strode off past the concession stalls, looking for transport. • I turned up the collar of my fake biker's jacket and walked off. collar and tie • He did not like wearing suits and he liked a collar and tie even less. • He dressed differently too - he wore a collar and tie while their shirts were collarless. • She made me put on my suit and collar and tie. • For work, put on chainstore collar and tie. • I came back for my brother's funeral, and I wore my collar and tie. • Mulcahey slipped the red ribbon around the collar and tied a big bow. • Not for the stuffy - white collars and ties are irrelevant and the atmosphere could be described as flamboyantly casual. • I remembered that sometimes men are decked out in their best suits with collars and ties. |
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Stink |
stink1 /stɪŋk/ ●●○ verb (past tense stank /stæŋk/, past participle stunk /stʌŋk/) [intransitive] 1 to have a strong and very unpleasant smell It stinks in here! stink of His breath stank of alcohol. The toilets stank to high heaven (=stank very much). 2 spoken used to say that something is bad, unfair, dishonest etc Don’t eat there – the food stinks! |
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Letting |
let‧ting /ˈletɪŋ/ noun [countable, uncountable] British English the action of allowing someone to use a room or building in return for rent short-term lettings letting agents |
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On equal footing |
on equal terms/on an equal footing with neither side having any advantage over the other This law will help small businesses to compete on equal terms with large multinational corporations. → equal |
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Hind |
hind1 /haɪnd/ adjective [only before noun] relating to the back part of an animal with four legs hind legs/feet/quarters/limbs |
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Leash |
leash1 /liːʃ/ ●○○ noun [countable] especially American English 1 a piece of rope, leather etc fastened to a dog’s collar in order to control it SYN lead British English on/off a leash At her side on a leash trotted a small grey dog. Never leave your dog off the leash outside a store. |
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Run off |
run off phrasal verb 1 to leave a place or person in a way that people disapprove of Amy’s husband had run off and left her with two children to bring up. |
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Collar |
col‧lar1 /ˈkɒlə $ ˈkɑːlər/ ●●● S3 noun [countable] 1 CLOTHING the part of a shirt, coat etc that fits around your neck, and is usually folded over He grabbed me by the collar. He loosened his collar and tie. 2 greyhound.jpg CAT/DOG a narrow band of leather or plastic that is fastened around an animal’s neck 3 INJURED NECK an object that someone wears around their neck to support it when it has been injured 4 BUSINESS a way of making sure that stocks you own do not lose money, even if their price goes down 5 MACHINE a circular ring that goes round a pipe to make it stronger, especially where two pipes join together 6 COLOURED FUR/FEATHERS a band of fur, feathers, or skin around an animal’s neck that is a different colour from the rest of the animal → blue-collar, dog collar, white-collar Examples from the Corpus collar • Last week, Helen excelled herself - a black matt waterproof, lined, with a turn-back collar of fake ocelot! • Choker collars and straw-topped hats between the Wars. 4. • Under his chin the bandage was like a military collar. • He emerged in loafers, a blazer and a shirt with an open collar. • She closed her eyes and let her fingers burrow through the tissue paper until she felt the lace of the collar. • The other customers were almost as hot under the collar as Phyllis, but for very different reasons! • Tabitha Jute pulled up the collar of her old foil jacket and strode off past the concession stalls, looking for transport. • I turned up the collar of my fake biker's jacket and walked off. collar and tie • He did not like wearing suits and he liked a collar and tie even less. • He dressed differently too - he wore a collar and tie while their shirts were collarless. • She made me put on my suit and collar and tie. • For work, put on chainstore collar and tie. • I came back for my brother's funeral, and I wore my collar and tie. • Mulcahey slipped the red ribbon around the collar and tied a big bow. • Not for the stuffy - white collars and ties are irrelevant and the atmosphere could be described as flamboyantly casual. • I remembered that sometimes men are decked out in their best suits with collars and ties. |
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Stink |
stink1 /stɪŋk/ ●●○ verb (past tense stank /stæŋk/, past participle stunk /stʌŋk/) [intransitive] 1 to have a strong and very unpleasant smell It stinks in here! stink of His breath stank of alcohol. The toilets stank to high heaven (=stank very much). 2 spoken used to say that something is bad, unfair, dishonest etc Don’t eat there – the food stinks! |
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Curfew |
cur‧few /ˈkɜːfjuː $ ˈkɜːr-/ ●○○ noun [countable, uncountable] 1 a law that forces people to stay indoors after a particular time at night, or the time people must be indoors The government imposed a night-time curfew throughout the country. The curfew was lifted (=ended) on May 6th. The whole town was placed under curfew. Anyone found in the streets after curfew was shot. |
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Letting |
let‧ting /ˈletɪŋ/ noun [countable, uncountable] British English the action of allowing someone to use a room or building in return for rent short-term lettings letting agents |
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On equal footing |
on equal terms/on an equal footing with neither side having any advantage over the other This law will help small businesses to compete on equal terms with large multinational corporations. → equal |
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Hind |
hind1 /haɪnd/ adjective [only before noun] relating to the back part of an animal with four legs hind legs/feet/quarters/limbs |
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Leash |
leash1 /liːʃ/ ●○○ noun [countable] especially American English 1 a piece of rope, leather etc fastened to a dog’s collar in order to control it SYN lead British English on/off a leash At her side on a leash trotted a small grey dog. Never leave your dog off the leash outside a store. |
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Run off |
run off phrasal verb 1 to leave a place or person in a way that people disapprove of Amy’s husband had run off and left her with two children to bring up. |
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Collar |
col‧lar1 /ˈkɒlə $ ˈkɑːlər/ ●●● S3 noun [countable] 1 CLOTHING the part of a shirt, coat etc that fits around your neck, and is usually folded over He grabbed me by the collar. He loosened his collar and tie. 2 greyhound.jpg CAT/DOG a narrow band of leather or plastic that is fastened around an animal’s neck 3 INJURED NECK an object that someone wears around their neck to support it when it has been injured 4 BUSINESS a way of making sure that stocks you own do not lose money, even if their price goes down 5 MACHINE a circular ring that goes round a pipe to make it stronger, especially where two pipes join together 6 COLOURED FUR/FEATHERS a band of fur, feathers, or skin around an animal’s neck that is a different colour from the rest of the animal → blue-collar, dog collar, white-collar Examples from the Corpus collar • Last week, Helen excelled herself - a black matt waterproof, lined, with a turn-back collar of fake ocelot! • Choker collars and straw-topped hats between the Wars. 4. • Under his chin the bandage was like a military collar. • He emerged in loafers, a blazer and a shirt with an open collar. • She closed her eyes and let her fingers burrow through the tissue paper until she felt the lace of the collar. • The other customers were almost as hot under the collar as Phyllis, but for very different reasons! • Tabitha Jute pulled up the collar of her old foil jacket and strode off past the concession stalls, looking for transport. • I turned up the collar of my fake biker's jacket and walked off. collar and tie • He did not like wearing suits and he liked a collar and tie even less. • He dressed differently too - he wore a collar and tie while their shirts were collarless. • She made me put on my suit and collar and tie. • For work, put on chainstore collar and tie. • I came back for my brother's funeral, and I wore my collar and tie. • Mulcahey slipped the red ribbon around the collar and tied a big bow. • Not for the stuffy - white collars and ties are irrelevant and the atmosphere could be described as flamboyantly casual. • I remembered that sometimes men are decked out in their best suits with collars and ties. |
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Stink |
stink1 /stɪŋk/ ●●○ verb (past tense stank /stæŋk/, past participle stunk /stʌŋk/) [intransitive] 1 to have a strong and very unpleasant smell It stinks in here! stink of His breath stank of alcohol. The toilets stank to high heaven (=stank very much). 2 spoken used to say that something is bad, unfair, dishonest etc Don’t eat there – the food stinks! |
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Curfew |
cur‧few /ˈkɜːfjuː $ ˈkɜːr-/ ●○○ noun [countable, uncountable] 1 a law that forces people to stay indoors after a particular time at night, or the time people must be indoors The government imposed a night-time curfew throughout the country. The curfew was lifted (=ended) on May 6th. The whole town was placed under curfew. Anyone found in the streets after curfew was shot. |
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Privilege |
priv‧i‧lege1 /ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ/ ●●○ W3 noun 1 [countable] a special advantage that is given only to one person or group of people He had no special privileges and was treated just like every other prisoner. privilege of the privilege of a good education 2 [singular] something that you are lucky to have the chance to do, and that you enjoy very much the privilege of doing something Today, we have the privilege of listening to two very unusual men. |
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Letting |
let‧ting /ˈletɪŋ/ noun [countable, uncountable] British English the action of allowing someone to use a room or building in return for rent short-term lettings letting agents |
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On equal footing |
on equal terms/on an equal footing with neither side having any advantage over the other This law will help small businesses to compete on equal terms with large multinational corporations. → equal |
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Hind |
hind1 /haɪnd/ adjective [only before noun] relating to the back part of an animal with four legs hind legs/feet/quarters/limbs |
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Leash |
leash1 /liːʃ/ ●○○ noun [countable] especially American English 1 a piece of rope, leather etc fastened to a dog’s collar in order to control it SYN lead British English on/off a leash At her side on a leash trotted a small grey dog. Never leave your dog off the leash outside a store. |
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Run off |
run off phrasal verb 1 to leave a place or person in a way that people disapprove of Amy’s husband had run off and left her with two children to bring up. |
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Collar |
col‧lar1 /ˈkɒlə $ ˈkɑːlər/ ●●● S3 noun [countable] 1 CLOTHING the part of a shirt, coat etc that fits around your neck, and is usually folded over He grabbed me by the collar. He loosened his collar and tie. 2 greyhound.jpg CAT/DOG a narrow band of leather or plastic that is fastened around an animal’s neck 3 INJURED NECK an object that someone wears around their neck to support it when it has been injured 4 BUSINESS a way of making sure that stocks you own do not lose money, even if their price goes down 5 MACHINE a circular ring that goes round a pipe to make it stronger, especially where two pipes join together 6 COLOURED FUR/FEATHERS a band of fur, feathers, or skin around an animal’s neck that is a different colour from the rest of the animal → blue-collar, dog collar, white-collar Examples from the Corpus collar • Last week, Helen excelled herself - a black matt waterproof, lined, with a turn-back collar of fake ocelot! • Choker collars and straw-topped hats between the Wars. 4. • Under his chin the bandage was like a military collar. • He emerged in loafers, a blazer and a shirt with an open collar. • She closed her eyes and let her fingers burrow through the tissue paper until she felt the lace of the collar. • The other customers were almost as hot under the collar as Phyllis, but for very different reasons! • Tabitha Jute pulled up the collar of her old foil jacket and strode off past the concession stalls, looking for transport. • I turned up the collar of my fake biker's jacket and walked off. collar and tie • He did not like wearing suits and he liked a collar and tie even less. • He dressed differently too - he wore a collar and tie while their shirts were collarless. • She made me put on my suit and collar and tie. • For work, put on chainstore collar and tie. • I came back for my brother's funeral, and I wore my collar and tie. • Mulcahey slipped the red ribbon around the collar and tied a big bow. • Not for the stuffy - white collars and ties are irrelevant and the atmosphere could be described as flamboyantly casual. • I remembered that sometimes men are decked out in their best suits with collars and ties. |
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Stink |
stink1 /stɪŋk/ ●●○ verb (past tense stank /stæŋk/, past participle stunk /stʌŋk/) [intransitive] 1 to have a strong and very unpleasant smell It stinks in here! stink of His breath stank of alcohol. The toilets stank to high heaven (=stank very much). 2 spoken used to say that something is bad, unfair, dishonest etc Don’t eat there – the food stinks! |
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Curfew |
cur‧few /ˈkɜːfjuː $ ˈkɜːr-/ ●○○ noun [countable, uncountable] 1 a law that forces people to stay indoors after a particular time at night, or the time people must be indoors The government imposed a night-time curfew throughout the country. The curfew was lifted (=ended) on May 6th. The whole town was placed under curfew. Anyone found in the streets after curfew was shot. |
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Privilege |
priv‧i‧lege1 /ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ/ ●●○ W3 noun 1 [countable] a special advantage that is given only to one person or group of people He had no special privileges and was treated just like every other prisoner. privilege of the privilege of a good education 2 [singular] something that you are lucky to have the chance to do, and that you enjoy very much the privilege of doing something Today, we have the privilege of listening to two very unusual men. |
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Hog (noun. Countable) |
4 informal someone who takes too much of something that should be shared SYN pig You greedy hog! |
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Whip through..... |
whip through something phrasal verb informal to finish a job very quickly He whipped through his routine paperwork before going home. |
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Turn in |
turn in phrasal verb 1 turn something ↔ in to give something to a person in authority, especially an illegal weapon or something lost or stolen The rebels were told to turn in their weapons and ammunition. turn something ↔ in to My wallet was turned in to the police two days later. 2 turn something ↔ in American English to give back something you have borrowed or rented SYN return When do the library books have to be turned in? |
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Turn in |
turn in phrasal verb 1 turn something ↔ in to give something to a person in authority, especially an illegal weapon or something lost or stolen The rebels were told to turn in their weapons and ammunition. turn something ↔ in to My wallet was turned in to the police two days later. 2 turn something ↔ in American English to give back something you have borrowed or rented SYN return When do the library books have to be turned in? |
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Buddy |
bud‧dy /ˈbʌdi/ noun (plural buddies) [countable] 1 informal a friend We’re good buddies. ► see thesaurus at friend 2 American English spoken used to talk to a man or boy, especially one you do not know Hey, buddy! This your car? |
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Turn in |
turn in phrasal verb 1 turn something ↔ in to give something to a person in authority, especially an illegal weapon or something lost or stolen The rebels were told to turn in their weapons and ammunition. turn something ↔ in to My wallet was turned in to the police two days later. 2 turn something ↔ in American English to give back something you have borrowed or rented SYN return When do the library books have to be turned in? |
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Buddy |
bud‧dy /ˈbʌdi/ noun (plural buddies) [countable] 1 informal a friend We’re good buddies. ► see thesaurus at friend 2 American English spoken used to talk to a man or boy, especially one you do not know Hey, buddy! This your car? |
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Pile |
ARRANGEMENT OF THINGS [countable] a group of several things of the same type that are put on top of each other SYN stack pile of His mother came in carrying a pile of ironing in her arms. |
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Prize |
prize1 /praɪz/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countable] 1 something that is given to someone who is successful in a competition, race, game of chance etc In this month’s competition you could win a prize worth £3,000. The first prize has gone to Dr John Gentle. |
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Barn |
barn /bɑːn $ bɑːrn/ noun [countable] 1 barn.jpg a large farm building for storing crops, or for keeping animals in |
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Rule out |
rule something/somebody ↔ out phrasal verb 1 to decide that something is not possible or suitable The police have ruled out suicide.She has refused to rule out the possibility of singing again . 2 to make it impossible for something to happen The mountainous terrain rules out most forms of agriculture.
rule something → out phrasal verb [transitive] 1to decide that something is not possible or suitable Management has not ruled out further redundancies. 2to make it impossible for something to happen
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Step down |
step down (also step aside) phrasal verb to leave your job or official position, because you want to or because you think you should Morris should step aside until the investigation is completed. |
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Step down |
step down (also step aside) phrasal verb to leave your job or official position, because you want to or because you think you should Morris should step aside until the investigation is completed. |
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Pick out |
pick somebody/something ↔ out phrasal verb 1 CHOOSE to choose someone or something from a group She picked out a navy blue dress. His story was picked out as the best by the judges. |
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Step down |
step down (also step aside) phrasal verb to leave your job or official position, because you want to or because you think you should Morris should step aside until the investigation is completed. |
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Pick out |
pick somebody/something ↔ out phrasal verb 1 CHOOSE to choose someone or something from a group She picked out a navy blue dress. His story was picked out as the best by the judges. |
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Get on my nerves يغضبني |
get on somebody’s nerves informal if someone gets on your nerves, they annoy you, especially by doing something all the time She’s always moaning. It really gets on my nerves. |
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Step down ( step aside) تنحى جانبا /استقال |
step down (also step aside) phrasal verb to leave your job or official position, because you want to or because you think you should Morris should step aside until the investigation is completed. |
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Pick out |
pick somebody/something ↔ out phrasal verb 1 CHOOSE to choose someone or something from a group She picked out a navy blue dress. His story was picked out as the best by the judges. |
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Get on my nerves يغضبني |
get on somebody’s nerves informal if someone gets on your nerves, they annoy you, especially by doing something all the time She’s always moaning. It really gets on my nerves. |
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Potty |
potty2 noun (plural potties) [countable] 1 potty.jpg a container used by very young children as a toilet |
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Urge |
W3 verb [transitive] 1 to strongly suggest that someone does something urge somebody to do something I got a note from Moira urging me to get in touch. |
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Prance |
prance /prɑːns $ præns/ verb [intransitive] 1 [always + adverb/preposition] to walk or dance with high steps or large movements, especially in a confident way prance around We used to prance around our bedroom pretending to be pop stars. |
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Recliner |
re‧clin‧er /rɪˈklaɪnə $ -ər/ noun [countable] especially American English a chair in which you can lean back at different angles |
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Stress out |
stress somebody out phrasal verb informal to make someone so worried or nervous that they cannot relax Studying for exams always stresses me out. |
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Screw up |
screw up phrasal verb 1 informal to make a bad mistake or do something very stupid SYN mess up You’d better not screw up this time. 2 screw something ↔ up informal to spoil something by doing something stupid SYN mess something up She realized that she had screwed up her life. 3 screw up your eyes/face to move the muscles in your face in a way that makes your eyes seem narrow He screwed up his eyes against the bright light. Her face was screwed up with pain. 4 screw somebody ↔ up informal to make someone feel very unhappy, confused, or upset so that they have emotional problems for a long time SYN mess somebody up It really screwed her up when her mother died. |
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Screw up |
screw up phrasal verb 1 informal to make a bad mistake or do something very stupid SYN mess up You’d better not screw up this time. 2 screw something ↔ up informal to spoil something by doing something stupid SYN mess something up She realized that she had screwed up her life. 3 screw up your eyes/face to move the muscles in your face in a way that makes your eyes seem narrow He screwed up his eyes against the bright light. Her face was screwed up with pain. 4 screw somebody ↔ up informal to make someone feel very unhappy, confused, or upset so that they have emotional problems for a long time SYN mess somebody up It really screwed her up when her mother died. |
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tense Word family noun tenseness tension, adjective tense, verb tense, adverb tensely |
tense1 /tens/ ●●○ AWL adjective 1 a tense situation is one in which you feel very anxious and worried because of something bad that might happen → tension tense situation/atmosphere/moment etc Marion spoke, eager to break the tense silence. ► see thesaurus at nervous 2 feeling worried, uncomfortable, and unable to relax OPP relaxed Is anything wrong? You look a little tense. 3 unable to relax your body or part of your body because your muscles feel tight → tension Massage is great if your neck and back are tense. She tried to relax her tense muscles. |
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Screw up |
screw up phrasal verb 1 informal to make a bad mistake or do something very stupid SYN mess up You’d better not screw up this time. 2 screw something ↔ up informal to spoil something by doing something stupid SYN mess something up She realized that she had screwed up her life. 3 screw up your eyes/face to move the muscles in your face in a way that makes your eyes seem narrow He screwed up his eyes against the bright light. Her face was screwed up with pain. 4 screw somebody ↔ up informal to make someone feel very unhappy, confused, or upset so that they have emotional problems for a long time SYN mess somebody up It really screwed her up when her mother died. |
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tense Word family noun tenseness tension, adjective tense, verb tense, adverb tensely |
tense1 /tens/ ●●○ AWL adjective 1 a tense situation is one in which you feel very anxious and worried because of something bad that might happen → tension tense situation/atmosphere/moment etc Marion spoke, eager to break the tense silence. ► see thesaurus at nervous 2 feeling worried, uncomfortable, and unable to relax OPP relaxed Is anything wrong? You look a little tense. 3 unable to relax your body or part of your body because your muscles feel tight → tension Massage is great if your neck and back are tense. She tried to relax her tense muscles. |
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Burrito |
bur‧ri‧to /bəˈriːtəʊ $ -toʊ/ noun (plural burritos) [countable] a Mexican dish made with a tortilla (=flat thin bread) folded around meat or beans with cheese |
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Screw up |
screw up phrasal verb 1 informal to make a bad mistake or do something very stupid SYN mess up You’d better not screw up this time. 2 screw something ↔ up informal to spoil something by doing something stupid SYN mess something up She realized that she had screwed up her life. 3 screw up your eyes/face to move the muscles in your face in a way that makes your eyes seem narrow He screwed up his eyes against the bright light. Her face was screwed up with pain. 4 screw somebody ↔ up informal to make someone feel very unhappy, confused, or upset so that they have emotional problems for a long time SYN mess somebody up It really screwed her up when her mother died. |
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tense Word family noun tenseness tension, adjective tense, verb tense, adverb tensely |
tense1 /tens/ ●●○ AWL adjective 1 a tense situation is one in which you feel very anxious and worried because of something bad that might happen → tension tense situation/atmosphere/moment etc Marion spoke, eager to break the tense silence. ► see thesaurus at nervous 2 feeling worried, uncomfortable, and unable to relax OPP relaxed Is anything wrong? You look a little tense. 3 unable to relax your body or part of your body because your muscles feel tight → tension Massage is great if your neck and back are tense. She tried to relax her tense muscles. |
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Burrito |
bur‧ri‧to /bəˈriːtəʊ $ -toʊ/ noun (plural burritos) [countable] a Mexican dish made with a tortilla (=flat thin bread) folded around meat or beans with cheese |
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Starve |
starve /stɑːv $ stɑːrv/ ●●○ S3 verb 1 [intransitive] to suffer or die because you do not have enough to eat Thousands of people will starve if food doesn’t reach the city. pictures of starving children They’ll either die from the cold or starve to death (=die from lack of food). 2 [transitive] to prevent someone from having enough food to live The poor dog looked like it had been starved. |
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Screw up |
screw up phrasal verb 1 informal to make a bad mistake or do something very stupid SYN mess up You’d better not screw up this time. 2 screw something ↔ up informal to spoil something by doing something stupid SYN mess something up She realized that she had screwed up her life. 3 screw up your eyes/face to move the muscles in your face in a way that makes your eyes seem narrow He screwed up his eyes against the bright light. Her face was screwed up with pain. 4 screw somebody ↔ up informal to make someone feel very unhappy, confused, or upset so that they have emotional problems for a long time SYN mess somebody up It really screwed her up when her mother died. |
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tense Word family noun tenseness tension, adjective tense, verb tense, adverb tensely |
tense1 /tens/ ●●○ AWL adjective 1 a tense situation is one in which you feel very anxious and worried because of something bad that might happen → tension tense situation/atmosphere/moment etc Marion spoke, eager to break the tense silence. ► see thesaurus at nervous 2 feeling worried, uncomfortable, and unable to relax OPP relaxed Is anything wrong? You look a little tense. 3 unable to relax your body or part of your body because your muscles feel tight → tension Massage is great if your neck and back are tense. She tried to relax her tense muscles. |
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Burrito |
bur‧ri‧to /bəˈriːtəʊ $ -toʊ/ noun (plural burritos) [countable] a Mexican dish made with a tortilla (=flat thin bread) folded around meat or beans with cheese |
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Starve |
starve /stɑːv $ stɑːrv/ ●●○ S3 verb 1 [intransitive] to suffer or die because you do not have enough to eat Thousands of people will starve if food doesn’t reach the city. pictures of starving children They’ll either die from the cold or starve to death (=die from lack of food). 2 [transitive] to prevent someone from having enough food to live The poor dog looked like it had been starved. |
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Screw up |
screw up phrasal verb 1 informal to make a bad mistake or do something very stupid SYN mess up You’d better not screw up this time. 2 screw something ↔ up informal to spoil something by doing something stupid SYN mess something up She realized that she had screwed up her life. 3 screw up your eyes/face to move the muscles in your face in a way that makes your eyes seem narrow He screwed up his eyes against the bright light. Her face was screwed up with pain. 4 screw somebody ↔ up informal to make someone feel very unhappy, confused, or upset so that they have emotional problems for a long time SYN mess somebody up It really screwed her up when her mother died. |
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tense Word family noun tenseness tension, adjective tense, verb tense, adverb tensely |
tense1 /tens/ ●●○ AWL adjective 1 a tense situation is one in which you feel very anxious and worried because of something bad that might happen → tension tense situation/atmosphere/moment etc Marion spoke, eager to break the tense silence. ► see thesaurus at nervous 2 feeling worried, uncomfortable, and unable to relax OPP relaxed Is anything wrong? You look a little tense. 3 unable to relax your body or part of your body because your muscles feel tight → tension Massage is great if your neck and back are tense. She tried to relax her tense muscles. |
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Burrito |
bur‧ri‧to /bəˈriːtəʊ $ -toʊ/ noun (plural burritos) [countable] a Mexican dish made with a tortilla (=flat thin bread) folded around meat or beans with cheese |
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Starve |
starve /stɑːv $ stɑːrv/ ●●○ S3 verb 1 [intransitive] to suffer or die because you do not have enough to eat Thousands of people will starve if food doesn’t reach the city. pictures of starving children They’ll either die from the cold or starve to death (=die from lack of food). 2 [transitive] to prevent someone from having enough food to live The poor dog looked like it had been starved. |
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Pounce |
pounce /paʊns/ ●○○ verb [intransitive] to suddenly move forward and attack someone or something, after waiting to attack them The cat was hiding in the bushes, ready to pounce. pounce on Kevin pounced on Liam and started hitting him. |
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Forntier |
fron‧tier /ˈfrʌntɪə $ frʌnˈtɪr/ ●●○ noun 1 [countable] especially British English the border of a country frontier between/with Lille is close to the frontier between France and Belgium. |
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Forntier |
fron‧tier /ˈfrʌntɪə $ frʌnˈtɪr/ ●●○ noun 1 [countable] especially British English the border of a country frontier between/with Lille is close to the frontier between France and Belgium. |
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Tighten the bolts |
تشديد البراغي |
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Forntier |
fron‧tier /ˈfrʌntɪə $ frʌnˈtɪr/ ●●○ noun 1 [countable] especially British English the border of a country frontier between/with Lille is close to the frontier between France and Belgium. |
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Tighten the bolts |
تشديد البراغي |
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Wagon |
wag‧on (also waggon British English) /ˈwæɡən/ ●○○ noun [countable] 1 a strong vehicle with four wheels, used for carrying heavy loads and usually pulled by horses → cart 2 British English a large open container pulled by a train, used for carrying goods SYN freight car American English |
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From now on |
من الان فصاعدا |
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Ruined |
ru‧ined /ˈruːɪnd/ adjective [only before noun] a ruined building has been almost completely destroyed a ruined castle |
