words Flashcards
stumble
stumble verb (WALK)
to step awkwardly while walking or running and fall or begin to fall:
stumble verb (PAUSE)
to make a mistake, such as repeating something or pausing for too long, while speaking or playing a piece of music:
bridle
noun [ C ]
a set of leather straps that are put around a horse’s head to allow its rider to control it
bridle verb (SHOW ANGER)
to show sudden anger
bridle verb (CONTROL ANIMAL)
to put a bridle on a horse or similar animal
bits
noun [C] (HORSE)
a piece of metal put in a horse’s mouth to allow the person riding it to control its movements
bit noun [C] (AMOUNT)
a small piece or amount of something:
fierce
adjective
physically violent and frightening:
strong and powerful:
showing strong feeling or energetic activity
rudder
noun [ C ]
a flat piece of wood or metal at the back of a boat or aircraft, moved from side to side in order to control the direction of travel
boasts
boast verb (SPEAK PROUDLY)
to speak too proudly or happily about what you have done or what you own:
boast verb (HAVE)
to have or own something to be proud of:
noun [ C ]
something you are proud of and like to tell people about:
defiles
verb [ T ] formal
to spoil something or someone so that that thing or person is less beautiful or pure:
noun [ C ]
a very narrow valley between two mountains
tamed
tame adjective (NOT WILD)
(especially of animals) not wild or dangerous, either naturally or because of training or long involvement with humans:
tame adjective (NOT EXCITING)
not interesting or exciting:
verb [ T ]
to make a wild animal tame
to control something dangerous or powerful:
unruly
adjective
difficult to control or manage:
curse
curse verb (ANGER)
to use a word or an expression that is not polite, usually when you are very angry:
curse verb (PERFORM MAGIC)
to say magic words that are intended to bring bad luck to someone:
curse noun (TROUBLE)
a cause of trouble and unhappiness:
forth
adverb
(from a place) out or away, or (from a point in time) forward:
fig
noun [ C ]
a sweet, soft, purple or green fruit with many seeds, or a tree from the ficus family on which these grow
bear
bear verb (ACCEPT, TAKE)
to accept, tolerate, or endure something, especially something unpleasant:
to be responsible for something:
bear verb (KEEP, HAVE)
bear verb (SUPPORT)
bear verb (PRODUCE)
bear verb (BRING)
bear verb (CHANGE DIRECTION)
to change direction slightly so that you are going in a particular direction:
grapevine
noun [ C ]
a type of climbing plant on which grapes grow
grape
noun
a small, round, purple or pale green fruit that you can eat or make into wine:
spring
spring noun (SEASON)
spring noun (CURVED METAL)
a piece of curved or bent metal that can be pressed into a smaller space but then returns to its usual shape:
spring noun (WATER)
spring verb [I usually + adv/prep] (MOVE QUICKLY)
to move quickly and suddenly towards a particular place:
spring verb [I usually + adv/prep] (APPEAR SUDDENLY)
adjective US
(of furniture) using springs (= curved pieces of metal) to give support