Objects/likes Flashcards

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rotate

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to turn about an axis or a center : revolve

The planet Earth moving round on its axis

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2
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spin

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to revolve rapidly : gyrate
to feel as if in a whirl : reel my head is spinning
to move swiftly especially on or as if on wheels or in a vehicle
A washing machine in its final stage of wash

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spin 2

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to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread
spin one’s wheels
: to make futile efforts to achieve progress

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4
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revolve

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to move in a curved path round a center or axis
to turn or roll round on an axis
The moon moving around the Earth

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5
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revolve 2
the dispute revolved around wages
ideas revolved in his mind

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to have or come to a specified focus : center —usually used with around
to remain under consideration

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6
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slide

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to move smoothly along a surface : slip
to coast over snow or ice
The CD rom tray on a computer base unit

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slide 2

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to move or pass smoothly or easily slid into the prepared speech
to pass unnoticed or unremarked let the criticism slide
to pass unobtrusively : steal
to pass by gradations especially downward the economy slid from recession to depression

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subside

A house slowly sinking into soft ground

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to sink or fall to the bottom : settle
to tend downward : descend; especially : to flatten out so as to form a depression
to let oneself settle down : sink subsided into a chair
: to become quiet or less as the fever subsides my anger subsided

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evaporate

the water slowly being converted into vapour

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to convert into vapor; also :  to dissipate or draw off in vapor or fumes
to deposit (a substance, such as a metal) in the form of a film by sublimation
to expel moisture from
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vapour

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diffused matter (such as smoke or fog) suspended floating in the air and impairing its transparency

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congeal

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to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold The cold congealed the water into ice
Cooking fat becoming solid on an unwashed plate

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12
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flow

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to proceed smoothly and readily conversation flowed easily
to have a smooth continuity the flowing lines of the car
Traffic moving smoothly along a motorway
the tide ebbs and flows

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13
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wobble

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to move or proceed with an irregular rocking or staggering motion or unsteadily and clumsily from side to side
A loose wheel on a car

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14
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ebb

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the reflux of the tide toward the sea

a point or condition of decline our spirits were at a low ebb

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15
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escape/leak

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Gas coming out of a faulty valve

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16
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bounce

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a rubber ball hitting the ground and going back into the air

17
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vibrate

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to swing or move to and fro
Loose windows in a window frame when a large vehicle passes nearby
Vibrate between 2 choices

18
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fade

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to lose freshness, strength, or vitality : wither fading flowers
to lose freshness or brilliance of color The fabrics faded in the strong sunshine.
A Tshirt which has been washed so often it has lost its colour
to sink away : vanish a fading memory The smile faded from his face.

19
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Turn

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To cause to move around an axis, or a center
To move around center point
- a wheel on a slow moving train

20
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Wrench

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To twist and pull with a sudden violent motion
To injure (a part of your body)by making a violent twisting motion
To rake smth by using force

21
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Spread

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To open arrange or place smth over a large area
To stretch out / extend - spread its wings for flight
Documents being laid out on a table

22
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Meander

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To have a lot of curves instead of going in the straight or direct line: to follow a winding course
Wander
-The path meandered through a garden
- We meandered around the village
- the conversation meandered on for hours

23
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Contract

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To make smth smaller or shorter
To become smaller
To become ill with decease/ contract pneumonia
Limit/ restrict - contract the scope of their activities

24
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Firehose

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