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tap

A

Faucet in UK (tap)
a device that controls the flow of liquid, especially water, from a pipe:
the hot/cold faucet

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stir /stɜːr/

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to move a liquid or substance around with a spoon or stick in order to mix it together
Stir the paint to make sure it is smooth.
بهم زدن

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3
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blunt /blʌnt/

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A blunt pencil, knife, etc. is not sharp and therefore not able to write, cut, etc. well.
کند - رک - بی پرده

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4
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peeling /piːl/

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to remove the skin from fruit or vegetables

پوست کندن

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5
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occasionally /əˈkeɪʒənəli/

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sometimes, but not regularly and not often

گاه و بیگاه

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flour /ˈflaʊ.ɚ/

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a powder that is made by crushing wheat or other grain and that is used for making bread, cakes etc
white/wholemeal/rice/wheat etc flour
آرد

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shelf life /ˈʃelf ˌlaɪf/

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the length of time that a product, especially food, can be kept in a shop before it becomes too old to be sold or used:
Fresh fruit has a very short shelf life.
ماندگاری

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collapse /kəˈlæps/

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if a building, wall etc collapses, it falls down suddenly, usually because it is weak or damaged
to suddenly fall down or become unconscious because you are ill or weak
سقوط - فروپاشی

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lid /lɪd/

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a cover for the open part of a pot, box, or other container

درب

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stew /stuː/

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a type of food consisting usually of meat or fish and vegetables cooked slowly in a small amount of liquid:
lamb/bean/fish stew
She prepared a hearty stew for dinner.
خورشت

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tender /ˈten.dɚ/

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SOFT
(of meat or vegetables) easy to cut or chew (= crush with the teeth):
My steak was beautifully tender.
ترد

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greasy /ˈɡriːsi, -zi/

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covered in grease or oil SYN oily

چرب

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simmer /ˈsɪm.ɚ/

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to boil gently, or to cook something slowly by boiling it gently
Bring the soup to the boil and allow it to simmer gently for about half an hour.

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sizzle /ˈsɪzəl/

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to make a sound like water falling on hot metal
The bacon began to sizzle in the pan.
صدای سوختن کباب روی آتش

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soak /soʊk/

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to make something very wet, or (of liquid) to be absorbed in large amounts:
The wind had blown the rain in and soaked the carpet.
خیس خوردن

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pile /paɪl/

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a group of several things of the same type that are put on top of each other SYN stack
pile of
His mother came in carrying a pile of ironing in her arms.
توده

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heap /hiːp/

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a large untidy pile of things
a rubbish heap
to put a lot of things on top of each other in an untidy way SYN pile
heap on
Jean heaped logs on the fire.
پشته - توده کپه
18
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overnight /ˌəʊvəˈnaɪt $ ˌoʊvər-/

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for or during the night:
an overnight stop in Paris.
شبانه - در مدت شب

19
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cereal /ˈsɪəriəl $ ˈsɪr-/

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a breakfast food made from grain and usually eaten with milk

غلات

20
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lick /lɪk/

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to move the tongue across the surface of something:
He licked the chocolate off his fingers.
لیسیدن

21
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cornflakes /ˈkɔːnfleɪks $ ˈkɔːrn-/

A

small flat pieces of crushed corn(1), usually eaten at breakfast with milk
برشتوک

22
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pour /pɔː $ pɔːr/

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to make a liquid or other substance flow out of or into a container by holding it at an angle
ریختن

23
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plumber /ˈplʌmə $ -ər/

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someone whose job is to repair water pipes, baths, toilets etc
لوله کش

24
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grab /ɡræb/

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to take hold of someone or something with a sudden or violent movement SYN snatch
I grabbed my bag and ran off.
گرفتن

25
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rubber /ˈrʌbə $ -ər/

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an elastic substance (= that stretches) made either from the juice of particular tropical trees or artificially:
Tyres are almost always made of rubber.
لاستیک

26
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leftover /ˈleftəʊvə $ -oʊvər/

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remaining after all the rest has been used, taken, or eaten
a few pieces of leftover carpet
پس مانده

27
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utility

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1 [countable usually plural] a service such as gas or electricity provided for people to use
Does your rent include utilities?
2 [countable] a piece of computer software that has a particular use
It’s a simple shareware utility that allows you to print signs and banners.
3 [uncountable] formal the quality of being useful, or the degree to which something is useful