Definitions 2 Flashcards
Seeming to last for ever
Never-ending
A thing that can be seen and touched, but is not alive
Object
The act of choosing not to be involved in an agreement
Opt out
Made of paper or paperlike material
Paper
To choose sb/sth carefully from a group of people or things
Pick out
A quantity of things heaped together
Piles of
Made of plastic
Plastic
Sth that you have or own
Possession
Pots, dishes, etc. made with clay that is baked in an oven
Pottery
A thing that is grown or produced, usually for sale
Product
To be seen or heard by sb
Reach out (to)
A flat shape with four straight sides, two of which are longer than the other two, and four angles of 90
Rectangular
Torn, either partly or into separate pieces
Ripped
Things that you throw away because you no longer want or need them
Rubbish
To use up or finish a supply of sth
Run out of
Covered with rust
Rusty
A work of art that is a solid figure or object made by carving or shaping wood, stone, clay, metal, etc.
Sculpture
Causing more problems and difficulties instead of solving them; not achieving what you wanted to achieve but having an opposite effect
Self-defeating
To be made from a type of fine smooth cloth made from silk thread
Silk
Completely flat and even, without any lumps, holes or rough areas
Smooth
To organize the contents of sth; to tidy sth
Sort out
To fill a container and go over the edge
Spill out
A large number or amount of sth; a lot of sth
Stacks of
To stretch your body or arrange your things over a large are
Spread out
A figure of a person or an animal in stone, metal, etc., usually the same size as in real life or langer
Statue
Interesting and unusual enough to attract attention
Striking
Used to refer to a substance, material, group of objects, etc., when you do no know the name
Stuff
Extremely attractive or impressive
Stunning
A flat piece of stone that has writing on it
Tablet
To move sth from one place to another
Take out
Twisted together in an untidy way
Tangled
A device that controls the flow of water from a pipe
Tap/faucet
An object whose name you do not use because you do not need to or want to, or because you do not know it
Thing
Making people think seriously about a particular subject or issue
Though provoking
To get rid of sth that you no longer want
Throw out
Very small in size or amount
Tiny
An instrument such as a hammer, screwdriver, saw, etc. that you hold in your hand and use for making things repairing things, etc.
Tool
A small electric lamp that uses batteries and that you can hold in your hand
Torch/flashlight
Allowing you to see through it
Transparent
Shaped like a triangle
Triangular
Causing stress or anxiety
Troubling
A container made of glass, etc., used for holding cut flowers or as a decorative object
Vase
A large cupboard for hanging clothes in which is either a piece of furniture or built into the wall
Wardrobe/closet
An object such as a knife, gun, bomb, etc. that is used for fighting or attacking sb
Weapon
To become, or make sth become, thin or unusable, usually because it has been used too much
Wear out
Having a lot of written evidence to prove, support or explain it
Well documented
Much deserved
Well earned
Known about by a lot of people
Well known
Including or dealing with a large number of different subjects or areas
Wide ranging
Having a curving and twisting shape
Winding
Able to say or write clever, amusing things
Witty
Made of wood
Wooden
