NGSL - Red words O-S Flashcards
to extend part of your body
to stretch
Cats like to stretch their legs.
very precise, hard personality, opposite of relaxed
strict
My teacher was very strict.
to let out a loud high vocalisation, usually fear, and sometimes also surprise and pleasure
a scream
Edvard Munch painted The Scream.
someone who holds shares in a company
a shareholder
to help someone through your skills, usually over a long time
Also, to bring food to the table
To be imprisoned for a period of time
To start a game of tennis
to serve someone
Doctors serve their patients.
The prisoner served a five-year sentence.
The tennis player served the ball.
a computer that provides a connection to the internet is a
server
This person’s job is a
server (US English)
a place of simple buildings is a
settlement
also: an agreement in a divorce of how a couple’s assets are divided.
The outside of a crab or an egg is the
shell
Also: a kind of bomb or bombing
protection from weather or attack
shelter
I found shelter from the rain under the tree.
to change position
to shift
In the 2011 earthquake, the earth shifted on its axis.
I shifted over to make room in the car for my friend to sit down beside me.
What you wear on your feet over your socks…
shoes
beach, land next to sea
shore
to attack with a gun or try to score a goal in football
to shoot someone
to shoot the ball at the goal
importance
significance
the ability to see is
sight
What does a singer do?
They SING!
very little
slight
There were slight differences from place to place.
for the benefit of someone in themselves
Parents do a lot for the sake of their children
phrase ‘for the sake of’ means ‘to benefit them’.
to keep something
to get an injury
The patient sustained a head injury in the motorcycle accident
I sustained my business by getting more clients
to meet conditions
to fulfill a need
to satisfy some conditions
The candidate satisfied all the criteria for a B.
Before it becomes a river, water is a
stream
also: ‘a stream of urine’ ‘midstream urine’
to place something OR be located
to situate something
The new hospital is situated in the centre of the city.
- In favour of something, opposite of ‘anti’
2. abbreviation of professional
PRO
