English defintions Flashcards
cub
A cub is a baby wolf, tiger or lion.
starve
If you starve, it means you die by not eating anything.
May
May is the fifth month, after April and before June.
March
March is the third month, after February and before April.
Balcony
The balcony is the room in the house that is outside.
poltergeist
A poltergeist is a ghost that is very naughty and can throw things around the room.
chat online
Chatting online means talking to people on the internet.
budge up
Budge up means move a little bit.
spaghetti
Spaghetti is the long string like pasta they eat in Italy.
Egypt
Egypt is a country in North Africa, it is famous for its mummies and pyramids.
Cairo
Cairo is the capital city of Egypt.
Nile
The Nile is the longest river in the world. It runs through Egypt.
Giza
Giza is the part of Cairo, Egypt which has the biggest pyramids. They are called the Great Pyramids of Giza.
Fairy tales
Fairy tales are old stories that people have told their children for hundreds of years. Examples of fairy tales include Cinderella and Snow White.
New Delhi
New Delhi is the Capital city of India.
advertisement
An advertisement is something that makes you want to buy something. For example a billboard on the side of the road is an advertisement.
grand
Grand means something is good, big or great.
discount
A discount is when a shop sells something for less money then normal.
item
An item is a thing.
bargain corner
Bargain corner is part of a shop or supermarket where there are lots of discounted items.
magazine
A magazine is halfway between a newspaper and a book.
chart
A chart is a diagram used to present data.
crayon
A crayon is a soft pencil like object used for drawing.
multimedia
Multimedia is an adjective to describe something with digital sound or video.
computer games
Computer games are games we can play on the computer.
software
Software is a program or application we use on a computer or smartphone.
accessories
Accessories are items which can only be used with another item.
garage
A garage is a place for parking your car.
festive
Festive is an adjective to describe something to do with a festival.
suitable
Suitable describes whether something belongs in a certain place.
preposition
A preposition is a word like in, on and under.
adjective
An adjective is a describing word like blue, big, boring or silly.
punctuation
Punctuation includes things like full stops, commas and apostrophes. (.,’)
paragraph
Paragraphs are a few sentences put together.
necklace
A necklace is a piece of jewellery a person can wear around their neck.
briefcase
A briefcase is a smart looking bag that a man takes with him to work.
perfume
Perfume is a nice smelling liquid people can spray on themselves to smell better.
bracelet
A bracelet is a piece of jewellery that you put around your wrist.
anniversary
An anniversary is a special day when something special happened many years ago.
polka dots
Polka dots are coloured dots on a different coloured background.
condominium
A condominium (Condo) is another word for apartment.
lend
To lend someone something means you give them something and they will give it back to you later.
coast
The coast is where the sea meets the land.
red envelope
A red envelope is a traditional Chinese packet with money inside.
space shuttle
A space shuttle was a reusable spaceship used by NASA for many years.
uncountable
A noun which cannot be counted without another word. For example, milk.
blood donation
To give blood to help sick people.
blood type
A category of blood.
Chinese whispers
A game played with many people who whisper the same word or sentence to each other one by one. The last person says the word they heard and they compare it with the word said by the first person. Usually the words are different.
vomit
(v) To throw up the contents of one’s stomach.
(n) The thing that comes out of your stomach when you feel sick.
lettuce
A type of leaf vegetable.
mayonnaise
A white sauce made of eggs, oil and vinegar.
mustard
A hot sauce that is usually yellow but sometimes green.
pepper
A condiment usually served next to salt.
soy bean
A bean that can be used to make soy milk and tofu.
laser
A very strong light that can burn things.
Macau
A city next to Zhuhai. A former colony of Portugal.
omelet
An omelet is a food that you cook with a lot of eggs.
slang
Slang is a secret language.
honey
A food made by bees.
operational
When a machine is working, we say it is operational.
rival
Two people, teams or companies who are competing against each other.
pounds
A pound is a unit of measurement which measures weight.
feet
A foot is a unit of measurement which measures distance. A foot is around 30 cm.
yards
A yard is 3 feet, around 1 meter.
inches
There are 12 inches in a foot.
distance
Distance means how far is something.
located
Located means where is something.
path
A path is a little road that people can walk down.
volume
Volume measures how much of something there is. For example there are 330 milliliters of liquid in a can of cola.
cubic
A three dimensional measurement.
perimeter
The distance around the edge of a shape.
construct
To build.
staircase
Multiple stairs going up or down.
unit
A word we use with a number to measure something.
coordinate
Numbers which tell us where something is on a grid.
approximately
About. Not exactly.
grid
Numbered lines criss crossing each other usually overlaying a map.
dimension
Length, width, height and time are dimensions.
tent
A little house that you can take with you.
chandelier
Beautiful glass and crystals under a light.
multiverse
The universe is in a sea of other universes. This is called the multiverse.
milliliter
A unit of measurement used to measure volume.
diagram
A picture we use to show information.
data
Information.
square meter
One meter multiplied by one meter.
cubic meter
One meter multiplied by one meter multiplied by one meter.
cylinder
A cylinder is a circular prism.
can
A can is a metal cylinder with liquid inside.
jar
A jar is a glass or plastic cylinder used for food.
glass
Glass is a strong clear material.
plastic
Plastic is a flexible material.
rectangular prism
A rectangular prism is a 3d shape.
carton
A carton is a rectangular prism made of cardboard used for drinks.
thermosflask
A thermosflask is a container for keeping hot water hot.
thermos
Short for thermosflask.
loaf
Loaf means a whole piece of bread.
use your loaf
Use your loaf means use your brain.
a bunch of
A group of something e.g. bananas.
a head of
A head shaped vegetable that can be peeled apart e.g. broccoli.
dozen
Dozen is twelve.
pint (pt.)
A pint is 568 ml in BK or 473 ml in US.
quart (qt.)
A quart is 2 pints.
gallon (gal.)
A gallon is 8 pints.
pound (lb.)
A pound is around 454 g.
appetizer
An appetizer is a small dish at the start of a meal.
broiled
roast
bake
To cook food in an oven, e.g. a cake.
menu
A list of food sold by a restaurant.
magnificent
Very very good.
average
If you have a group of numbers, the average is the number closest to the middle.
roast
To cook something with oil in an oven.
refrigerator
An appliance we use to keep food cold.
grocery
food.
wholesale
A type of shop that sells to shops.
retail
A normal shop that sells to normal people.
online
Something on the internet.
enormous
Very big.
certainly
To be sure.
deliver
To bring something to someone.
taco
A type of Mexican food.
a bowl of chilli
A type of food made of beans, beef, tomatoes and chili.
bagel
Circular bread with no sugar
muffin
A small cake.
neighborhood
A small area of a city.
smog
Dirty air.
dawn
Dawn is when the sun comes up in the morning.
pavement
A pavement is a path that always goes next to the road.
hedgehog
A hedgehog is a small mammal with spines on its back.
quest
A quest is an adventure or mission.
tingled
A tingle is a feeling of pins and needles in your body.
pins and needles
The feeling you get if you sit on your hand.
excitement
The noun form of exciting.
blink
To close and open your eyes.
patiently
To wait for something with good manners.
dozens
Two or more times twelve.
direction
Which way.
flu
Like a cold but much worse.
nauseous
To feel sick, like you want to vomit.
pregnant
To have a baby inside of you.
measles
A very bad disease.
plasma
The fourth state of matter. Like a solid, liquid and gas.
absolute zero
Absolute zero is the coldest temperature possible. At absolute zero, all atoms stop moving.
hospitable
To be welcoming and considerate to your guests.
deli
A shop that sells freshly prepared ingredients for cooking.
talented
To be very good at something.
ma`am
The female version of sir.
vertebrate
An animal with a backbone, like a dog.
invertebrate
An animal without a backbone like an octopus.
mammal
An animal with hair or fur, that can give birth to live babies and can produce milk, like a cat.
bird
An animal with feathers and wings, like an eagle.
reptile
A cold blooded animal with scales, like a crocodile.
amphibian
An animal that can live in the water or on the land, like a frog.
fish
An animal with gills that can only live in the water, like a shark.
worm
A very long wiggly animal like an earthworm.
arachnid
An animal with eight legs, like a spider.
crustacean
An animal with a very hard skeleton on its outside, like a crab.
insect
An animal with six legs, like an ant.
cnidaria
A very soft animal with no brain or heart, like a jellyfish.
worm
A very long wiggly animal like an earthworm.
absolute zero
The coldest temperature possible. When atoms stop moving.
deli
A shop that sells freshly prepared food for cooking.
talented
To have many skills.
hospitable
To be a great host. To do things for people to make them happy.
ma’am
Yes sir for a woman.
Keep going!!!!
You’re the best!!!
attractive
Good looking.
meatloaf
A type of food made of meat and shaped like a loaf of bread.
The Roman Empire
An empire stretching from England to Israel, with its capital city in Rome.
law
A rule made by the government.
useless
Something which has no use.
satisfied
To be happy with something.
according to
Somebody says.
neat
tidy.
teenager
Someone aged 13-19.
sympathetic
To feel sorry for someone or to look at something from someone else’s point of view.
novel
A long storybook without any pictures.
abacus
A device used in ancient China for doing maths.
even numbers
Numbers that can be divided by two without leaving a fraction. For example 2, 4, 6, 8 etc.
odd numbers
Numbers which if divided by two will leave a fraction. For example 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 etc.
wallet
An accessory for men to keep money in.
purse
An accessory for women to keep money in.
n lots of
Another way of saying n multiplied by.
fraction
A bit of a number. For example one half (1/2).
satsuma
A type of small orange.
Mayor
The leader of a town or city.
hire
To give someone a job.
convenient
To describe something easy or quickly accessible.
obnoxious
Extremely unpleasant.
superlative
A word that describes something as the best, worst, least or most. For example, this cup of tea is the best.
comparative
A word which describes something as better, worse, more or less than something else. For example, this sup of tea is better than that one.
situated
Where something is.
vulgar
Rude, lacking good taste.
singularity
A point in space and time where something is infinitely dense. For example at the center of a black hole.
vertices
Each angular point of a 3D shape.
digital
An adjective relating to computers, or something that uses a computer to work. For example a digital watch is a tiny computer.
hexagon
A six sided shape.
height
How high something is.
grid line
The lines which go down and across a chart or map.
nebula
A large cloud in space where stars are born.
galaxy
A group of stars.
big bang
The explosion which started the universe.
telescope
A device which allows us to see things very far away.
coral
An animal which makes coral reefs, where Nemo lives.
mutiny
When people at the bottom rebel against their leader.
time lapse
When you take a picture by opening your camera up for a long time.
satellite
Something that orbits a planet.
convenient
Something fast and easy.
furniture
Sofas, chairs, tables etc…
appliance
TVs, Fridges, cookers, air conditioners, etc…
dependable
Something or someone you can rely on to do something.
entertainment
Something you like to occupy your mind. E.g. music, films, TV, books…..
salespeople
People whose job is selling things.
pauper
A poor person.
scattered
Lots of things all over the place.
motel
A hotel built around a car park.
the Summer Palace
A building in Beijing.
Old Summer Palace; the Winter Palace
A building in Beijing.
frugal
An adjective describing someone who hates spending money.
retarded
An adjective describing someone very stupid and unable to learn.
resilient
An adjective describing someone who is able to continue doing something despite any problems he or she encounters.
evolution
The process that changes animals and plants to suit their environments.
oriented
The position of something in relation to something else. Or what interests someone.
pyramid
A 3D shape containing triangle faces and sometimes a square base.
cone
A 3D shape with a circular base leading up to a point.
sphere
A ball.
ellipse
An oval.
beeline
A straight line.
sector
An area which is distinct from others.
right angle triangle
A triangle with one right angle.
isosceles triangle
A triangle with two sides the same.
trapezoid
NORTH AMERICAN: a quadrilateral with only one pair of parallel sides.
BRITISH: a quadrilateral with no sides parallel
rhombus
A quadrilateral with four sides all the same length.
cube
A 3D shape with all the faces square shaped.
hardly
To have almost none of something.
careless
To not be careful.
tame
To be controlled by someone or something, e.g. a lion controlled by a man is tame.
file
A thing to put paper or documents in.
awkwardly
To do something in an awkward way.
pork
Pig meat.
iceberg
Frozen water floating freely in the sea.
freshwater
Water with no salt.
saltwater
Water with salt.
avalanche
When ice and snow falls down a mountain.
hypothermia
When your body gets very cold.
freezing rain
When liquid rain is so cold it freezes when it hits the ground.
Montreal
A city in Canada.
igloo
A little house made of ice.
volcanic eruption
When a volcano goes boom!
ash
Little bits of rock from a volcano, or the black stuff left over after a fire.
stress
Particular emphasis or importance.
combine harvester
A type of vehicle used to harvest wheat.
brand new
Very new.
indifferent
To have no opinion about something or somebody.
assembler
Somebody who puts things together in a factory.
assembly line
A moving conveyor belt with robots or people along the belt making a product.
inspector
Somebody who checks or investigates something.
designer
Somebody who designs something.
director
Somebody who tells everyone else what to do on a movie set, or at a play, or in a company.
gardener
Somebody who makes a garden or park look beautiful.
photographer
Somebody who takes photographs.
programmer
Somebody who writes computer programs.
supervisor
Somebody who checks everybody is doing their jobs.
welder
Somebody who welds bits of metal together.
writer
Somebody who writes books.
everlasting
Something that lasts forever.
fringe
The hair in front of your forehead.
seemingly
Something that seems to be, but might not really be like it seems.
amazement
Noun for amazing.
rusty
Adj to describe iron which has reacted with oxygen.
grandeur
Noun for grand.
impassable
Something that you can’t go past.
barrier
A wall or fence.
stationmaster
The person in charge of the train station.
purse up
To push your lips together.
gloating
To boast.
thrust out chin
To push your chin out.
perhaps
Maybe.
manage
To be able to do something.
peer
To look.
cautiously
Carefully.
encouraging
An adj to describe something that encourages you.
brooding
engaged in or showing deep thought about something that makes one sad, angry, or worried.
mass
lots of people
keyhole
A hole to put a key in.
grasp
To understand something.
moan
To complain.
creak
A type of sound.
swing
A type of movement.
tense
A feeling of anxiousness.
harmless
Not dangerous.
shove
To push hard.
reluctantly
To do something, but not really want to do it.
plaintive
sounding sad and mournful.
echo
a sound bouncing back.
freeze
when a liquid turns to a solid.
exclaim
To say loudly.
unearthly
From another planet.
quality
Characteristic.
distant
Far away.
stare
Look for a long time.
alarmed
very alert and worried.
sigh
The sound you make when you’re disappointed.
wipe
To clean something away.
uncertainly
Opposite of certainly.
glance
To look quickly.
gigantic
Very big.
stove
Oven or hob.
kettle
Something to boil water.
hiss
The sound a snake makes.
pan
Something to fry food in.
sizzle
The sound frying food makes.
clank
The sound of falling wood hitting the floor.
splutter
When water spills because its too hot an bubbling.
pipe
A long cylinder that carries water.
steam
The gas form of water.
faint
To lose consciousness.
among
To be with many.
sniff
To smell.
rush
To do something quickly.
dip
To put a solid a little bit into a liquid.
barrel
A type of container.
knob
An object you use to control something. E.g. a door knob opens a door.
anxiously
Nervously.
cackle
A crazy laugh like an evil witch.
delight
Happiness.
affair
Thing.
marble
A type of stone.
gobstopper
A type of candy.
blackout
A blackout is when there is no electricity.
handcuff
Handcuffs are metal things police put on criminals hands.
judge
A judge is a person who decides if a person is guilty or not.
law
A law is a rule you have to obey.
superstitious
Someone who believes old nonsense.
superstition
Silly old nonsense.
rouge
Red
jaune
Yellow
vert
Green
lines
An actors words.
condense
When water vapour turns into liquid.
artifact
An old important thing.
air-embolism
A bubble in the blood that can kill you.
appendicitis
When your appendix explodes.
drip
A bag of liquid goes into your blood.
rabies
A bad disease from dogs.
tuxedo
A very smart type of suit.
prom
A school dance.
symphony
A classical music show.
plumber
Someone who fixes pipes.
baby-sit
To take care of a child.
snotty
To have lots of snot in your nose.
shine
To be bright.
absent-mindedly
To do something without thinking.
nickname
Informal name.
slimy
To be covered in slime.
torch
A flashlight.
resting
To rest.
raised
To rise up.
platform
A stage.
moment
A little bit of time.
search
To look for something.
slight
A little bit of something.
creak
A sound.
splatter
A little splash.
murky
Dirty water.
plunge
To jump into water.
fumble
To hold something badly.
peer
to look
rod
a cylinder of metal.
inscription
writing on metal.
wisp
a tiny bit.
laboratory
A laboratory is where is scientist does experiments.
lab technician
A lab technician is someone who helps the scientist in the lab.
x-ray technician
An x-ray technician is someone who gives people x-rays.
stethoscope
A stethoscope is a device that can help a doctor to hear inside your body.
chest x-ray
A chest x-ray is an x-ray picture of a person’s lungs.
cardiogram
A cardiogram is a machine that can measure your heartbeat.
blood pressure
Blood pressure is the pressure of your blood.
blood test
A blood test is when doctors take your blood to see if you are healthy.
pulse
Your pulse is how many times a minute your heart beats.
disease
A disease is when something is wrong with your body.
annual
Something that happens once a year.
fatty meat
Meat with lots of fat.
lean meat
Meat without any fat.
margarine
Like butter but made of vegetable oil, not milk.
skimmed milk
Milk without lots of fat.
grapefruit
A big yellow fruit.
raisin
A dried out grape.
stew
A soup.
blueprint
A plan for a building.
cement
A hard material used for building.
remedy
A type of medicine.
sensible
Not silly.
congee
Rice soup.
appendix
An organ in the body that doesn’t do anything.
attempt
try
aim
target
persuade
to change someone’s mind
unassuming
something that doesn’t look threatening.
raid
to attack and steal
pale
light skinned
barred
something with bars/banned
creep
move slowly and quietly
enchanted
magical
elf
a magical creature
dwarf
a little magical creature
vary
to differ
slope
a gradient
noiselessly
silently
tremble
shake
grim
dark and horrible
comfort
to be comfortable
loosen
to make less tight
dagger
a little knife
doubt
to not be sure
steadily
to be steady
undoubtedly
to be sure
vapour(vapor)
gas
throb
to pulsate
galloping
a horse running
gallop
a horse running
tom-cat
a male cat
purr
the happy sound a cat makes
vast
very big
tremendous
very good
halt
stop
bottommost
the very bottom thing
cellar
basement
dimly
poorly lit
jaw
a bone in the head
nostrils
the holes in your nose
slumber
sleep
beneath
under
limbs
arms and legs
coil
curled up
countless
lots and lots
virus
a micro-organism
antibody
your body’s defense against bacteria and viruses
gem
an expensive rock like a diamond
stain
a dirty mark
simile
as ____ as a ______.
occur
happen
unique
special
vivid
bright
pay bills
to pay the money you owe.
borrow
to take someones money
return
to come back
superbug
a bacteria that can’t be killed by antibiotics.
raccoon
a type of animal
aardvark
an animal that eats ants.
career
your life’s work
shaving
to cut your beard off
emu
a big bird from Australia that can’t fly.
wander
To walk around.
vale
Valley
crowd
Lots of people.
daffodil
Yellow flower.
flutter
VERB
(of a bird or other winged creature) fly unsteadily or hover by flapping the wings quickly and lightly.
breeze
a gentle wind
stretch
straighten or extend one’s body or a part of one’s body to its full length, typically so as to tighten one’s muscles or in order to reach something.
margin
gap between two things
bay
a part of the sea surrounded by lots of land. e.g. Shenzhen Bay
glance
to look briefly at something
personification
Personification is when you refer to an object or animal as a person.
toss
throw
sprightly
old, but still energetic
out-did
beat
sparkle
shine
glee
happy
gaze
look at for a long time
wealth
money/riches
vacant
empty
pensive
thoughtful
inward eye
The mind’s eye
pleasure
joy
solitude
to be alone
bliss
happiness
technique
A way of doing something.
simile
Comparing something to something else.
metaphor
Describing something as something else.
effect
the result of an action.
view
opinion
perspective
opinion
point of view
opinion
first person perspective
When someone talks about themselves.
third person perspective
When someone talks about others.
headbutt
To hit something deliberately with your head.
image
picture.
rhino
A big animal.
define
to say what a word means.
locksmith
someone who makes locks and keys.
mechanic
Someone who fixes cars.
electrician
Someone who fixes electrics.
plumber
Someone who fixes pipes.
pipe
A tube carrying water.
faucet
A tap
tap
A faucet
camcorder
A video camera
rotten
Something consumed by mold.
depth charge
An underwater bomb.
coward
A person who is not brave.
dissolve
to melt; liquefy:
fishcake
A cake made of fish.
funeral
A remembrance service for a person who recently died.
the giggles
To laugh uncontrollably for a long time.
room 1o1
A room filled with your worst fears.
competition
a contest for some prize, honor, or advantage
continent
A large body of land.
Antarctica
A big cold continent.
battery cage
A tiny cage for animals.
free range
A way of rearing animals which allows them as much freedom as possible.
degree
a qualification from a university
concert hall
a place to listen to music
burglar
a thief in a house
implicitly
implied, rather than expressly stated:
implicit agreement. or
unquestioning or unreserved; absolute:
implicit trust; implicit obedience; implicit confidence.
ravenous
hungry
merely
only
ingenuity
a persons cleverness or skillfulness.
eventually
after a long time
heartfelt
from the bottom of your heart
pursue
chase
triumphantly
boastfully
jolly
happy
pop off
sleep/go/die
gleefully
happily
horror
scare
dive
jump head first into water
mermaid
half girl half fish
irritating
annoying
recognition
to know someone
agitated
annoyed
unsatisfactory
not good enough
amend
change
whom
who
lagoon
an area of shallow water separated from the sea by low sandy dunes.
whelp
baby wolf
redskin
american Indian
lord over
look down on someone
triumph
to win
gloom
darkness
seething
full of sth
midst
in the middle of sth
at ease
the relax
chariot
a light, two-wheeled vehicle for one person, usually drawn by two horses
cadaverous
like a dead body
collar
around your shirt.
resemblance
looks like
ill-fated
doomed
republic
country without a king or queen
lord
old fashioned title
prima donna
a temperamental person; a person who takes adulation and privileged treatment as a right and reacts with petulance to criticism or inconvenience.
bitterest
x
fashionable
x
stillest
x
elegant
x
curl
x
