IELTS Ch 1 Flashcards
throng
- After the election the huge throng/crowd danced in the streets
a large group of people
- After the election the huge throng/crowd danced in the streets
- The stars had difficulty making their way through the throng/crowd of people outside the cinema
huddle
- The refugees sat in a small, tight huddle underneath some trees
- to come close together in a group/to crowd together
- to sit or lie in a curl or bent position
- to come together to talk about smh privately
set
- The first prize was a set of cheap saucepan
- a number of things of the same kind that belong or are used together
- mental inclination, tendency, or habit : bent <a>
direction of flow </a>
set aside
to put to one side : discard
: to reserve for a purpose : save
: dismiss
: annul, overrule
company
- The school is closed because the company are on strike
: a business organization that makes, buys, or sells goods or provides services in exchange for money
: a group of persons or things <a>
:a chartered commercial organization or medieval trade guild</a>
herd
- Following an outbreak of BSE, a herd of cows has been destroyed
a group of animals that live or are kept together (under human control
: a large group of people
the herd : common people : people as a group
batch
- The company processed a batch of orders
an amount of something that is made at one time
: a group of people or things
computers : a set of jobs that a computer does together at one time
gang
A gang/crowd of football fans wandered around the street breaking shop windows
a group of criminals
: a group of young people who do illegal things together and who often fight against other gangs
: a group of people who are friends and who do things together
cast
to assign the parts of (a dramatic production) to actors (2) : to assign (as an actor) to a role or part
cast 2
cast a fishing lure>
Seaweed was cast up by the waves.
The tree cast a long shadow on the lawn.
How many votes were cast?
to throw or move (something) in a forceful way
: to throw (a fishing line, hook, etc.) into the water by using a fishing pole
: to send or direct (something) in the direction of someone or something
to throw off or away
(2) : to get rid of : discard
heap/pile
They threw the weapons in a heap/pile on the ground
a large, disordered pile of things
: a great number or large amount of something
: an old car that is in poor condition
shoal
The shoal of fish that had been caught were deemed inedible owing to solution in the water
a large group or number : crowd <a></a>
</a>
litter
We were all surprised when our dog gave birth to a litter of puppies
the young born to an animal at a single time <a>
a : a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger
b : a device (as a stretcher) for carrying a sick or injured person
2
a (1) : material used as bedding for animals (2) : material used to absorb the urine and feces of animals
b : the uppermost slightly decayed layer of organic matter on the forest floor
3
: the offspring at one birth of a multiparous animal </a><a>
4
a : trash, wastepaper, or garbage lying scattered about
b : an untidy accumulation of objects <a></a></a>
litter 2
things that have been thrown away and that are lying on the ground in a public place
: a messy pile or group of things
: dry material that is spread in a container and used as a toilet by animals (especially cats) while they are indoors or
where farm animals (as cows or chickens) are kept especially to absorb their urine and feces
drill
Cabin crew on aircraft are drilled in safety procedures
to fix something in the mind or habit pattern of by repetitive instruction
b : to impart or communicate by repetition
c : to train or exercise in military drill
