color, appearance Flashcards
bluish
slightly blue
Example:A bluish-green carpet
greenish
slightly green
Example:greenish blue
fair
someone who is fair or who has fair hair or skin , has hair or skin that is very light in color.
opp =dark
Example: The boy has fair skin.
The boy is fair-skinned.
resemblance
(n) if there is a resemblance between two people or things, they are similar, especially in the way they look.
1. The resemblance between Susan and her sister was remarkable.
2. Tina bears a striking resemblance to her mother.
striking
(adj) unusual or interesting enough to be easily noticed
1. a striking contrast between wealth and poverty
bear
(v) to have or show a sign, mark, or particular appearance, especially when this shows that something has happened or is true SYN have
1. The town still bears the scars of the bombings during the war.
shallow
(adj) measuring only a short distance from the top to the bottom …..OPP deep
1. Place the meat in a shallow dish.
2. The lake is quite shallow.
criss-cross
(n) a pattern made up of a lot of straight lines that cross each other → zigzag
1. Inside the box was a crisscross of wires.
2. a crisscross pattern of streets( criss-cross in this sentence is adj.)
triangle
(n) a flat shape with three straight sides and three angles
1. a triangle of land
triangular
(adj) shaped like a triangle
1. a triangular relationship
2. a triangular sporting competition
rectangular
(adj) having the shape of a rectangle
1. The restaurant seats 24, with three expansive rectangular marble tables each seating eight people.
rectangle
(n) a shape that has four straight sides, two of which are usually longer than the other two, and four 90° angles at the corners → square
1. The plate itself is a small rectangle of metallic material.
cloth
(n) material used for making things such as clothes
1. a dress of the finest silk cloth
2. Is there a clean cloth for the table?
square
(adj) (SHAPE) having four straight equal sides and 90° angles at the corners
1. a large square room
2. a square backyard
round
(adj) shaped like a circle
1. a big round table
2. small round berries
(adv)/(preposition) surrounding or on all sides of something or someone
1. We sat round the table playing cards.
diamond
(n) )لوزی a shape with four straight but sloping sides of equal length, with one point facing directly up and the other directly down
1. Cut the cookie dough into diamonds.