The old man and the sea Flashcards
Churn
1. a machine or container in which butter is made by agitating milk or cream. 2. short for churn rate. verb 1. agitate or turn (milk or cream) in a machine in order to produce butter. "the cream is ripened before it is churned" Similar: stir agitate beat whip whisk 2. (with reference to liquid) move or cause to move about vigorously. "the seas churned"
Taut
stretched or pulled tight; not slack.
Thwart
prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
Bitt
a pair of posts on the deck of a ship for fastening mooring lines or cables.
Slant
1.
slope or lean in a particular direction; diverge or cause to diverge from the vertical or horizontal.
Tow
(of a motor vehicle or boat) pull (another vehicle or boat) along with a rope, chain, or tow bar.
Remplis
Fill in, fill out, Complete
Formulaire
Form
Économise
Save up, save
Gagnons
Make, earn, win
Tort
Wrong
Formulaire
Form
Beurre
Butter
Tu gagnes bien ta vie
Do you make a good living
Undulation
the action of moving smoothly up and down.
“the soft undulation of the waves animates the scene”
a smoothly rising and falling form, outline, or movement.
Lurch
verb make an abrupt, unsteady, uncontrolled movement or series of movements; stagger. "the car lurched forward" Similar: stagger stumble sway reel roll weave totter flounder falter wobble slip move clumsily list pitch toss keel veer labor heel swerve make heavy weather pitchpole Opposite: tiptoe noun an abrupt uncontrolled movement, especially an unsteady tilt or roll. "the boat gave a violent lurch and he missed his footing"
Hoist
verb raise (something) by means of ropes and pulleys. "high overhead great cranes hoisted girders" Similar: raise raise up lift lift up haul up heave up jack up hike up winch up pull up upraise uplift elevate erect upheave Opposite: lower noun 1. an act of raising or lifting something. 2. the part of a flag nearest the staff; the vertical dimension of a flag.
Pectoral
relating to the breast or chest.
Convulsion
noun 1. a sudden, violent, irregular movement of a limb or of the body, caused by involuntary contraction of muscles and associated especially with brain disorders such as epilepsy, the presence of certain toxins or other agents in the blood, or fever in children. "toxic side effects like convulsions" Similar: fit seizure paroxysm spasm attack muscular contractions throes ictus 2. a violent social or political uphe
Skiff
a shallow, flat-bottomed open boat with sharp bow and square stern.
Gunwale
the upper edge of the side of a boat or ship.
Devise
plan or invent (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism) by careful thought.
Rig
make (a sailing ship or boat) ready for sailing by providing it with sails and rigging. "the catamaran will be rigged as a ketch" Similar: equip fit out/up supply outfit furnish accoutre array provide provision stock arm kit out noun 1. the particular way in which a sailboat's masts, sails, and rigging are arranged. "the yacht will emerge from the yard with her original rig" 2. an apparatus, device, or piece of equipment designed for a particular purpose.
Sheath
a cover for the blade of a knife or sword.
Gut
verb past tense: gutted; past participle: gutted 1. take out the intestines and other internal organs of (a fish or other animal) before cooking it. Similar: disembowel eviscerate draw dress clean remove the innards from remove the guts from embowel disbowel exenterate gralloch paunch 2. INFORMAL•BRITISH cause (someone) to feel extremely upset or disappointed. "it guts me to think about what my mother and brother missed out on"
Maw
the jaws or throat of a voracious animal.
Gill
1. the paired respiratory organ of fishes and some amphibians, by which oxygen is extracted from water flowing over surfaces within or attached to the walls of the pharynx. 2. the vertical plates arranged radially on the underside of mushrooms and many toadstools. verb 1. gut or clean (a fish). 2. catch (a fish) in a gill net.
Interminable
Endless
Shoal
I lost number of fish swimming together
Swamped
Overwhelm of flood with water
Splice
verb join or connect (a rope or ropes) by interweaving the strands. "we learned how to weave and splice ropes" Similar: interweave braid plait entwine intertwine interlace knit mesh join unite connect bind fasten tie marry noun a union of two ropes, pieces of timber, or similar materials spliced together at the ends.
Wallow
verb 1. (chiefly of large mammals) roll about or lie relaxed in mud or water, especially to keep cool, avoid biting insects, or spread scent. "watering places where buffalo liked to wallow" Similar: loll around lie around tumble around splash around slosh wade paddle slop squelch welter splosh 2. (of a person) indulge in an unrestrained way in (something that creates a pleasurable sensation). "I was wallowing in the luxury of the hotel"
Spur
noun
1.
a device with a small spike or a spiked wheel that is worn on a rider’s heel and used for urging a horse forward.
2. a thing that prompts or encourages someone; an incentive. "profit was both the spur and the reward of enterprise" Similar: stimulus incentive encouragement stimulant stimulation inducement impetus prod prompt incitement goad fillip motive motivation kick up the backside shot in the arm Opposite: disincentive discouragement verb 1. urge (a horse) forward by digging one's spurs into its sides. "she spurred her horse towards the hedge" 2. give an incentive or encouragement to (someone). "her sons' passion for computer games spurred her on to set up a software business"
Thwart
prevent (someone) from accomplishing somethin
Ram
verb 1. roughly force (something) into place. "he rammed his stick into the ground" Similar: force thrust plunge stab push sink dig stick cram jam stuff pack compress squeeze wedge press tamp pound drive hammer bang 2. INFORMAL•BRITISH be very crowded.
Flinch
make a quick, nervous movement as an instinctive reaction to fear, pain, or surprise.
Slime
a moist, soft, and slippery substance, typically regarded as repulsive.
Sever
divide by cutting or slicing, especially suddenly and forcibly. "the head was severed from the body" Similar: cut off chop off lop off hack off cleave hew off shear off slice off split break off tear off divide separate part detach disconnect amputate dock rend sunder dissever cut cut through rupture pierce rip tear Opposite: join attach put an end to (a connection or relationship); break off. "he severed his relations with Lawrence"
Awash
covered or flooded with water, especially seawater or rain.
