materials Flashcards

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brittle

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a substance or object is hard and can easily break into pieces

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2
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chip(v)

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is sth hard chips, a small part of it it breaks off

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3
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crumb

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a very small piece from food (such as bread) that falls off

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4
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firm

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solid but not hard

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5
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flake(v)

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to come off a surface in small flat pieces

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6
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grain

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a very small individual piece of a substance such as sand, salt or sugar

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7
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hollow

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empty inside

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8
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to lump

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to put people into the same groups, although they do not belong together

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9
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mould

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to give sth a particular shape or form

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10
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pat(v)

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to touch someone gently several times with a flat hand to show that you care about them or want to make them fell better

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11
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pile

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to put a large number of things on the top of each other

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12
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polish

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to rub the surface of sth in order to make it shine

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13
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scrub

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to wash or clean sth by rubbing it hard

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14
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squash

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to damage sth by pressing or crushing it and making it lose its normal shape

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15
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squeeze

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sth firmly, especially with your hands

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16
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stack

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to arrange things so that they stand on top of another

17
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bypass

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to avoid the center of a town or city by using a rosd that goes round it

18
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demolish

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to deliberately destroy a building

19
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dwell

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to live somewhere

20
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evict

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to legally force someone to leave the house they are living in usually bc they have not paid the rent

21
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stiff

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firm and difficult to bend

22
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stroke

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to gently move your hand over skin, hair or fur

23
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stuff

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to push sth into a space or container