Daily English for Quizlet Flashcards
classy, swosh, posh, swoosh, swish, lap;to move quickly through the air
swish
dental_floss, floss
floss
pommel, thickening, node, knob, boss
knob
Georgia_home_boy, lather, easy_lay, grievous_bodily_harm, soap, liquid_ecstasy, goop, max, scoop
soap
a toiletry apllied to the skinto mask unpleasant odors
deodorent
windsock, air_sock, whap, bash, drogue, whop, wind_cone, bonk, air-sleeve, wind_sleeve, wind_sock, bop, sock
socks
girdle, sash, cincture, waistband, waistcloth
waistband
use the belt to curve or circular shape in something long
belt loops
clasp, buckle, heave, crumple, warp
buckle
sleeve, arm
sleeve
handlock, turnup, whomp, handcuff, cuff, manacle
cuff
dog_collar, choker, nab, nail, collar, pinch, apprehension, pick_up, cop, shoe_collar, leash, arrest, catch, neckband, taking_into_custody, apprehend
collar
blouse
blouse
put_off, evade, fudge, bird, dodge, wench, annulus, circumvent, surround, dame, skirt, parry, doll, chick, elude, hedge, sidestep, environ, ring, duck, border
skirt
raiment, enclothe, apparel, tog, garb, habilitate, dress, fit_out, clothe, garment
garment
nylons, rayons, silk_stocking, rayon_stocking, nylon_stocking, nylon
nylons
stocking
stockings
pantyhose
pantyhose
not covered by any clothes
bare foot
sandal
sandals
boxing_glove, baseball_glove, mitt, baseball_mitt, glove
gloves
mitten
mittens
scarf_joint, scarf
scarf
pucker, insert, rapier, tuck, gather;to put sth into a small space
tuck
pillow, rest
pillow
bed_covering, bedspread, bedcover, counterpane, bed_cover, spread
bedspread
to move or lift sth with a scoop;scoop_shovel, easy_lay, trump, exclusive, scoop_out, outflank, Georgia_home_boy, outdo, best, goop, grievous_bodily_harm, max, scoop, take_up, scoopful, scoop_up, pocket, soap, lift_out, liquid_ecstasy
scoop
cut or crushed into very small pieces or powder;instant coffee
ground coffee
permeate, percolate, filtrate, sink_in, filter, trickle, dribble, strain, separate_out, filter_out
filter
change, tack, trade, flip, switch, shift, swap, electrical_switch, interchange, exchange, electric_switch, transposition, permutation, change_over, flip-flop, throw, alternate, switch_over, swop, replacement, switching, substitution
switch
to fall in small drops;dripping, drip, drip_mould, trickle, drip_mold, drop, dribble
drip
teakettle
teakettle
an injury to a part of your body caused by using it too much or by twisting it;melodic_phrase, breed, sieve, mental_strain, filter, air, nisus, strain, tense, nervous_strain, variant, try, melodic_line, puree, pains, stress, song, line, separate_out, deform, var., tune, filtrate, form, melody, reach, sift, tenor, extend, tense_up, striving, straining, stock, strive, distort, filter_out
strain
food_grain, grain, cereal, cereal_grass
cereal
to shake small pieces of sht or drops of a liquid on sth;sparge, dust, splash, splosh, scattering, spatter, spit, sprinkling, disperse, pitter-patter, patter, besprinkle, dot, sprinkle, scatter
sprinkle
flake_off, discase, flake, disrobe, skin, peel, strip_down, Sir_Robert_Peel, uncase, Peel, pare, undress, unclothe, strip, peel_off, Robert_Peel
peel
appear in a place or situation unexpectedly
pop up
the hard outer part ;shield, plate, beat_out, scale, crush, vanquish, case, blast, trounce, husk, casing, carapace, cuticle, eggshell, shell, beat, racing_shell
shell
to turn over into a different position with a sudden quick movement;tack, snotty-nosed, flip, leaf, switch, twitch, sky, interchange, summerset, somersaulting, flip_out, summersault, pass, pitch, flip-flop, throw, impudent, somerset, thumb, alternate, riffle, insolent, flick, riff, flip_over, turn_over, somersault, toss
flip
spatula
spatula
Roger_Bacon, 1st_Baron_Verulam, Baron_Verulam, Francis_Bacon, Viscount_St._Albans, bacon, Bacon, Sir_Francis_Bacon
bacon
sink, pickpocket, inclination, dip, dunk, cutpurse, magnetic_dip, angle_of_dip, douse, souse, dim, drop, duck, free_fall, plunge, fall, magnetic_inclination
dip
vitellus, yolk, egg_yolk
yolk
a square of cloth or paper to protect your clothes, or to wipe your mouth or hands
napkin
tissue_paper, tissue, weave
tissue
air_hole, sac, pouch, pocket, sack, air_pocket, bag, scoop
pockets
bagpack
bagpack
caused by;referable, due, imputable, ascribable
due
passenger, rider
passenger
the money that you pay to travel by bus,plane,taxi,etc;get_along, transportation, make_out, fare, come, do, menu
fare
a strip of leather,cloth or other material that is used to fasten sth,slash, whip, shoulder_strap, lather, trounce, flog, lash, strap, welt
strap
a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism
clutch pedal
throttle_valve, particle_accelerator, gas, atom_smasher, accelerator_pedal, gun, catalyst, throttle, accelerator, gas_pedal
accelerator
Go straight through that door under the NEXT sign
go straight
willing to do what other people want
yielding right of way
petrol station
gas station
a machine that is used to force liquid,gas or air into or out of sth;heart, pump, ticker
pump
a long narrow opening,into which you put or fit sth;expansion_slot, slot, one-armed_bandit, time_slot
slot
a gate at the entrance to a public building,stadium,etc. that turns in a circle when pushed, allowing one person to go through;
turnstile
a rough path or road;rails, pass_over, cut_through, cross, lead, cartroad, trail, cut_across, dog, get_across, running, go_after, racecourse, cut, racetrack, chase_after, track, runway, tail, tag, caterpillar_track, raceway, cart_track, rail, data_track, traverse, path, course, chase, give_chase, get_over, cover, caterpillar_tread
track
to signal to a taxi or a bus;acclaim, hail, herald, come
hail
prime_minister, Prime_Minister, prime, chancellor, premiere, premier, PM
premier
time, metre, m, cadence, meter, measure, beat
metre
management, charge, counsel, counseling, instruction, way, steering, commission, focus, direction, counselling, focussing, focusing, centering, guidance, focal_point
direction
a small amount or water that has collected in one place on the ground;wee-wee, spend_a_penny, urinate, piddle, muddle, pee, addle, wee, relieve_oneself, puddle, micturate, pee-pee, take_a_leak, make, pass_water, piss, make_water, pool
puddle
to break sth in this way
trip on the crack
control it and keep it within limits
stop at the curb
pedestrian crossing;crosswalk, crossover, crossing
crosswalk
a route shorter than the usual one
shortcut
footer, pedestrian, prosaic, walker, prosy, earthbound
pedestrian
a type of hard hat that protects the head,
helmet
a bicycle consist of acurved metal bar with handles at each end which are used for steering
handlebars
hang and move;golf_shot, swing_over, sweep, swing_out, swinging, lilt, dangle, swing, baseball_swing, sway, get_around, cut, vacillation, swing_music, golf_stroke, jive, drop
swing
foot_lever, bicycle, cycle, pedal, bike, wheel, treadle, pedal_point, foot_pedal
pedal
lift, elevator
elevator
without attention;perfunctory, fooling, chance, casual, effortless, nonchalant, passing, occasional, insouciant, daily, free-and-easy, everyday, cursory
casual
a plant with large green leaves;romaine lettuce,cos lettuce
lettuce
to wash sth with clean water only;wash, rinse_off, gargle, rinse, rinsing
rinse
to make liquid flow away;run_out, waste_pipe, drainpipe, drain, enfeeble, debilitate, drainage
drain
a container in the shape of a bowl with holes to wash or drain food in
colander
a long vegetable with dark green skin and light green flesh;Cucumis_sativus, cuke, cucumber, cucumber_vine
cucumber
to shake small pieces of sth or drops of a liquid on sth;sparge, dust, splash, splosh, scattering, spatter, spit, sprinkling, disperse, pitter-patter, patter, besprinkle, dot, sprinkle, scatter
sprinkle
to rub food against a grater in order to cut it into small pieces;eat_into, fret, scrape, rankle, grate, grind, grating
grate
line_up, raiment, plume, dress_out, curry, coiffure, fertilization, stuffing, salad_dressing, get_dressed, clothe, bandaging, fit_out, lop, primp, medical_dressing, fecundation, decorate, enclothe, set, dressing, garment, dress_up, binding, preen, crop, groom, snip, coif, prune, trim, arrange, clip, do, cut_back, grooming, apparel, tog, coiffe, garb, habilitate, fertilisation, dress, garnish
dressing
an act of cutting sth with a quick downward movement using an axe or a knife;hack, chop_up, chopper, chop, chop_shot
chop
a vegetable with green stalks and green or purple tops;broccoli, Brassica_oleracea_italica
broccoli
stalk, still_hunt, straw, angry_walk, husk, stalking, shuck, chaff, stubble, haunt, stem
stalk
In a sauce pan,heat up the olive oil
sauce pan
a special container used for steaming food
steamer
spaghetti
spaghetti
to cut food into small cubes;cube, die, dice
dice
to cook sth by keeping it almost at boiling point
simmer
a large deep spoon with long handle;laden, lade, ladle
ladle
remove the husks from;outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds;stalk, straw, husk, shuck, chaff, stubble, shell
husk
a cover over a container that can be removed or opened by turning it or lifting it;hat, chapeau, eyelid, palpebra, lid
lid
sweet, afters, dessert
dessert
not stetched tight;morass, slack_water, quagmire, mire, slack_up, slackness, slake, let_up, slow_up, abate, slack_off, drop-off, slump, falling_off, falloff, relax, slow_down, die_away, slacken, quag, lax, slack, loose, slow
slack
electrical equipment;fire_hydrant, stop_up, secure, punch, chew, spark_plug, hack, male_plug, hoopla, nag, quid, cud, wad, plug_away, ballyhoo, sparking_plug, chaw, stopple, hype, plug, jade, fireplug, stopper
plug
small bushes and trees;to clean sth by rubbing it hard;scrub_up, scouring, bush, scrubbing, scour, scratch, chaparral, call_off, cancel, scrub
scrub
a flat board,made of wood,metal,glass,etc. for things to be placed on;shelf, ledge
shelf
a small flat plastic case containing tape for playing or recording music or sound
cassette
a device for raising heavy objects;shit, diddly-squat, jackstones, laborer, jackfruit, seaman, seafarer, diddlysquat, old_salt, jacklight, jackass, diddly-shit, jack_up, diddley, jack, knave, diddlyshit, mariner, labourer, Jack-tar, sea_dog, doodly-squat, jak, Jack, squat, tar, diddly, manual_laborer, gob
jack
commercial, commercial-grade, commercial_message
commercial
a small meal or amount of food,usually eaten in a hurry;nosh, snack, collation, bite
snack
estimated time of departure;Allen_Tate, Tate, John_Orley_Allen_Tate
tate
make the tape go backwards
rewind
The verb is pronounced /ˌriː’waɪnd/. The noun is pronounced /’riːwaɪnd/.
rewound
a game that you have to think carefully in order to answer it or do it;baffle, amaze, perplex, beat, dumbfound, get, puzzler, mystifier, puzzle, bewilder, stick, vex, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, teaser, pose, mystify
puzzle
nappy, napkin, diaper
diaper
the tape got stuck;cribbage, pony, crib, trot, cot
crib
yaw, oscitancy, gape, yawning, yawn, oscitance
yawn
light
lamp
furcate, sort, secernate, severalise, sort_out, disunite, assort, fork, distinguish, branch, split_up, come_apart, dissever, disjoined, fall_apart, divide, offprint, classify, ramify, part, break_up, split, discriminate, tell, break, differentiate, class, freestanding, separate, severalize, tell_apart, secern, carve_up, single_out, reprint
separate
to fall suddenly;catch_on, spill, twig, cotton_on, topple, tumble, collapse, whirl_around, latch_on, get_it, whirl, get_wise, break_down, fall, crumple, get_onto, tip, crumble
tumble
objects are put into a house or an office to make it suitable for living or working in;furniture, article_of_furniture, piece_of_furniture
furniture
carpet, carpeting, rug
carpet
a large container which is kept cool inside
refrigerator
a flat surface on which you can prepare food
countertop
bathtub, bath, tub, bathing_tub
bathtub
locker, console, cabinet, storage_locker
cabinet
a number of things tied or wrapped together;bundle, clump, cluster, pack, packet, bunch, package, pile, practice_bundling, wad, big_bucks, sheaf, big_money, roll_up, bundle_up, bunch_up, compact, parcel, megabucks
bundle
waste_basket, wastepaper_basket, circular_file, wastebasket, waste-paper_basket
wastebasket
to make a low continuous sound;whiz, whir, whirr, purr, whizz, birr, make_vibrant_sounds
purr
to move your hand or sth over a surface;hitch, hang-up, wipe, fret, scratch, snag, fray, rub, itch, chafe
rub
for which you are paid;wag, engage, wage, waggle
waged
bark, barque, skin
bark
cartridge_holder, nip, lop, cut_short, snip_off, clipping, jog, curtail, crop, nip_off, time, snip, cartridge_clip, prune, trim, clip, trot, cut_back, dress, magazine
clip
tierce, deuce-ace, trinity, III, tether, rope, trio, troika, lead, collar, trey, ternion, tercet, threesome, triplet, terzetto, 3, trine, ternary, leash, triad, three
leash
get, bring_in, fetch, bring, convey
fetch
an area of ground covered in short grass
lawn
lawn_mower, mower
mower
electric_cord, cord, corduroy
cord
a garden tool with a long handle and a row or metal points at the end;rip, glance_over, pitch, rake, profligate, run_down, blood, rakehell, scan, graze, crease, roue, slant, skim
rake
a mixture that can be added to soil to help plants grow
compost
the substance on the surface of the earth;grunge, grease, grime, colly, ground, soil, stain, begrime, territory, filth, bemire, dirty, dirt, land
soil
a tool used for digging;nigra, nigger, nigga, jigaboo, coon, spade
spade
a small hill;cumulus, mound, cumulation, hill, pitcher’s_mound, heap, knoll, hammock, agglomerate, hummock, pile, hillock, pitcher
mound
a wooden or metal post;bet, stake, game, hazard, bet_on, impale, interest, post, adventure, venture, wager, gage, punt, jeopardize, stakes, back
stake
very small in size;wee-wee, urinate, relieve_oneself, pass_water, piss, make_water, teeny, bitty, pee, puddle, pee-pee, take_a_leak, itty-bitty, weeny, spend_a_penny, itsy-bitsy, piddle, weensy, wee, teeny-weeny, teensy, micturate, make, teensy-weensy, bittie, teentsy
wee
cut_back, crop, rationalize, snip, dress, lop, prune, trim, rationalise, cut, clip
prune
causing damage
harmful
a chemical used for killing insects;insecticide, insect_powder
insecticide
a substance added to soil ;fertilizer, fertiliser, plant_food
fertilizer
a piece of artificial or natural material that is soft and full of holes,used for washing or cleaning;grub, cadge, leech, parasite, poriferan, sponge, sponger, parazoan, mooch, bum, quick_study
sponge
grease_monkey, automobile_mechanic, car-mechanic, machinist, mechanic, shop_mechanic, auto-mechanic
mechanic
to say exactly what an illness;diagnose, name
diagnose
guess, reckon, estimate, estimation, count_on, approximation, approximate, judge, idea, figure, calculate, forecast, appraisal, gauge
estimate
shit, diddly-squat, jackstones, laborer, jackfruit, seaman, seafarer, diddlysquat, old_salt, jacklight, jackass, diddly-shit, jack_up, diddley, jack, knave, diddlyshit, mariner, labourer, Jack-tar, sea_dog, doodly-squat, jak, Jack, squat, tar, diddly, manual_laborer, gob
jack
body, luggage_compartment, trunk, torso, bole, automobile_trunk, proboscis, tree_trunk
trunk
to carry or drag sth heavy with a lot of effort;lugworm, lug, tote, choke_up, lugsail, tug, stuff, Lugh, lobworm, Lug, block
lug
a sticky mixture of earth and water
mud
wring, wrench, sprain, twist, pull, rick, wrick, turn, spanner
wrench
a round metal cover that fits over the hub of a vehicle’s wheel
hubcap
a storm in which there is thunder and lightning and a lot of heavy rain
thunderstorm
top_executive, mogul, might, world_power, force, office, mightiness, ability, great_power, big_businessman, business_leader, index, king, major_power, superpower, powerfulness, baron, power, exponent, tycoon, magnate
power
torch, flashlight
flashlight
cd, standard_candle, candela, wax_light, candle, taper
candle
a line\route\or jourmey around a place
circuit-break box
ledgeman, breaker, circuit_breaker, breakers, surf
breakers
a tool that has a long blade with sharp points along one of its edges;check, ensure, encounter, escort, picture, get_word, run_into, pick_up, control, take_in, find_out, determine, watch, take_care, get_wind, learn, realise, attend, view, witness, meet, come_across, see, discover, see_to_it, consider, get_a_line, date, visit, figure, saw, go_steady, reckon, power_saw, go_out, construe, insure, regard, go_through, envision, visualise, proverb, assure, experience, understand, fancy, hear, byword, visualize, project, find, sawing_machine, image, look, examine, catch, ascertain, interpret, adage, run_across, realize
saw
planer, sheet, airplane, aeroplane, planing_machine, carpenter’s_plane, shave, level, woodworking_plane, plane, skim, flat
plane
a sticky substance that is used for joining things together;mucilage, glue, gum, paste
glue
a piece of metal that you slide across the inside of a door or window in order to lock it;rigidly, decamp, bang, bolt, abscond, smack, bolt_out, slapdash, run_off, dash, thunderbolt, gobble, beetle_off, absquatulate, stiffly, go_off, make_off, bolt_of_lightning, deadbolt, run_out, slap
bolt
jailor, shtup, turnkey, get_laid, jailer, bang, have_it_away, have_a_go_at_it, sleep_with, make_love, make_out, have_intercourse, love, nooky, fuck, roll_in_the_hay, jazz, drive_in, gaoler, eff, bed, ass, chicane, do_it, have_it_off, prison_guard, sleep_together, be_intimate, have_sex, piece_of_tail, nookie, chouse, hump, cheat, know, screw, screw_propeller, shaft, fucking, screwing, lie_with, bonk, piece_of_ass, shag, get_it_on, jockey
screw
automatic_washer, washing_machine, washer
washer
a narrow opening in a machine or container
slot
to grow or make sth as part of a natural process
produce section
weighing_machine, plate, scale_of_measurement, scale_leaf, scale, scurf, graduated_table, surmount, descale, musical_scale, shell, ordered_series, exfoliation
scale
a small round green seed;pea, pea_plant
pea
special offer;bargain price;
specials
a company that tells milk,eggs,cheese and other milk products
dairy section
bank_clerk, cashier, teller
cashier
acknowledge, receipt, reception
receipt
to pass a plastic card;filch, pilfer, pinch, purloin, swipe, lift, hook, cabbage, sneak, snarf, abstract, nobble
swipe
agreement to, or permission for sth,especiallya plan or request
approval code
a sum of money that is paid into a bank account
deposit slip
to say publicly that you support a person;plump_for, second, indorse, certify, endorse, support, plunk_for, back
endorse
magnetized, magnetic, magnetised, charismatic
magnetic
computer_keyboard, keypad
keypad
recipient, receiving_system, pass_catcher, receiver, liquidator, pass_receiver, telephone_receiver
receiver
Telephone dial tone;dialing tone
dial tone
to say hello;greet, recognise, recognize
greet
the cost of sending a letter;postage, postage_stamp, stamp
postage
salesclerk, shop_assistant, clerk, shop_clerk
clerk
thrash, puzzle_out, punch, salt_lick, figure_out, work, clout, bat, clobber, lap, work_out, biff, poke, solve, slug, cream, lap_up, drub, lick
lick
popcorn, Zea_mays_everta
popcorn
rip, tear, binge, shoot, deplumate, snap, charge, rupture, shoot_down, split, pull, buck, deplume, teardrop, bust, bout, pluck, snag, rent, displume
tear
charge, bust, tore, rupture, torus, shoot_down, pluck, tear, pull, buck, displume, shoot, deplume, deplumate, snap
tore
a person who check the ticket
ticket-taker
butt, stub, counterfoil, nub, check_stub, ticket_stub
stub
a flat piece of wood, metal or plastic with raised edges, used for carrying or holding things
tray
a thin tube that you suck a drink through;stalk, strew, pale_yellow, straw, husk, drinking_straw, shuck, chaff, stubble, wheat
straw
a machine that you can obtain quickly
dispenser
a piece of paper,plastic, etc. that is wrapped around sth;wrapper, neglige, peignoir, housecoat, negligee, wrapping, wrap
wrapper
things that you throw away;scrap, codswallop, trash, deoxyephedrine, crank, chicken_feed, chalk, applesauce, glass, methamphetamine_hydrochloride, meth, junk, pan, tear_apart, trumpery, rubbish, ice, methamphetamine, tripe, shabu, folderol, wish-wash, Methedrine, scum
trash
