affidavit ampoule argot auction bandolier bangle bargain beckon belch bet-wetting blister blue-blooded blunt blunt bogey

bouillon bracelet bruise calligraphy cantaloupe carsick cartography castrate cater cauldron chit-chat chutney cigarette end circumcise cleaver coop cradle crutch cure currant

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a written statement that you swear is true, and that can be used as evidence in court (also ampule) a small container, usually made of glass, containing a drug that will be used for an injection informal words and phrases that are used by a particular group of people and not easily understood by others a public event at which things are sold to the person who offers the most money for them (also bandoleer) a belt made for carrying bullets and worn over the shoulders a piece of jewellery in the form of a large ring of gold, silver, etc. worn loosely around the wrist to discuss prices, conditions, etc. with sb in order to reach an agreement that is acceptable ~ to sb (to do sth) to give sb a signal using your finger or hand, especially to tell them to move nearer or to follow you to let air come up noisily from your stomach and out through your mouth SYN burp [U] the problem of urinating in bed, usually by children while they are asleep a swelling on the surface of the skin that is filled with liquid and is caused, for example, by rubbing or burning from a royal or noble family
(blunter, bluntest) without a sharp edge or point

without a sharp edge or point (also bogy) (both BrE) (NAmE booger) (informal) a piece of dried mucus from inside your nose a liquid made by boiling meat or vegetable in water used for making clear soups/sauces a piece of jewellery worn around the wrist or arm 1. a blue, brown or purple mark that appears on the skin after sb has fallen, been hit, etc. 2. a mark on a fruit or vegetable where it is damaged beautiful handwriting that you do with a special pen or brush; the art of producing this a melon (a type of fruit) with a green skin and orange flesh [not usually before noun] feeling ill / sick because you are travelling in a car the art of making or drawing maps to remove the testicles of a male animal or person cater (for sb/sth) to provide food and drinks for a social event (NAmE also caldron) a large deep pot for boiling liquids or cooking food over a fire conversation about things that are not important [U] a cold thick sauce made from fruit, sugar, spices, and vinegar, eaten with cold meat, etc. (also cigarette butt NAmE, BrE) the part of a cigarette that is left when sb has finished smoking it to remove the foreskin of a boy or man for religious or medical reasons a heavy knife with broad blade, used for cutting large pieces of meat a cage for chickens, etc.s a small bed for a baby which can be pushed gently from side to side one of two long sticks that you put under your arms to help you walk after you have injured your leg or foot to treat food or tobacco with smoke, salt, etc. in order to preserve it a small dried grape, used in cakes, etc.

dagger de-ice diaper diarrhoea distil divorcee drown duck dummy earring E-fit elope ember epitaph estate agency et al. extinguish feature film feeding bottle fianc fiance filament flatter flick foul-mouthed fountain four-eyes frown goatee Gods interlocutor hail hammere

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a short pointed knife that is used as a weapon to remove the ice from sth a piece of soft cloth or other thick material thats folded around a babys bottom and between its legs to absorb and hold its body waste (also diarrhea/the runs) an illness in which waste matter is emptied from the bowels much more frequently than normal, and in liquid form distil sth (from sth) to make a liquid pure by heating it until it becomes a gas, then cooling it and collecting the drops of liquid that form a person whose marriage has been legally ended, especially a woman to die because you have been under water too long and you cannot breathe to move your head or body downwards to avoid being hit or seen [C] (BrE) (NAmE pacifier) a specially shaped rubber or plastic object for a baby to suck a piece of jewellery that you fasten in or on your ear (BrE) a picture of a person who is wanted by the police, made using a computer program that puts together and makes changes to pictures of different features of faces, based on information that is given by sb who has seen the person elope (with sb) to run away with sb in order to marry them secretly elopement n. a piece of wood or coal that is not burning but is still red and hot after a fire has died words that are written or said about a dead person, especially words on a gravestone An organization or business that sells houses and land for people estate agent (used especially after names) and other people or things (et alii/alia) to make a fire stop burning or a light stop shining SYN put out a main film/movie with a story, rather than a documentary, etc. a plastic bottle with a rubber top which a baby or young animal can suck milk through a man that a woman is engaged to a woman that a man is engaged to a thin wire in a light bulb that produces light when electricity is passed through it to say nice things about sb, often in a way that is not sincere, because you want them to do sth for you or you want to please them to hit sth with a sudden quick movement, especially using your finger and thumb together, or your hand using rude, offensive language a structure from which water is sent up into the air by a pump, used to decorate parks, etc. frown (at sb/sth) to make a serious, angry or worried expression by bringing your eyebrows closer together so that lines appear on your forehead (the title of Moses) Kalimullah [U] small balls of ice that fall like rain very drunk

d handlebar moustache hard-luck story headstone henna hiccough hilt huddle identikit kettle knead kneecap ladies man lantern late lead legacy leg-up lick life-anddeath lip-read locket low life Mlud manger manna margin mega star mercy killing messiah milestone

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a moustache that is curved upward at each end a story about yourself that you tell sb in order to get their sympathy or help a piece of stone placed at one end of a grave, showing the name, etc. of the person buried there SYN gravestone a reddish-brown dye, used especially on the hair and skin (also hiccup) [C] a sharp, usually repeated, sound made in the throat, that is caused by a sudden movement of the diaphragm and that you cannot control the handle of a sword, knife, etc. to hold your arms and legs close to your body, usually because you are cold or frightened (BrE) (US composite, composite sketch) a set of drawings of different features that can be put together to form the face of a person, especially sb wanted by the police, using descriptions given by people who saw the person a container with a lid, handle and a spout, used for boiling water to press and stretch dough (mixture of flour, water, etc. that is made into bread and pastry), wet clay, etc. with your hands to make it ready to use the small bone that covers the front of the knee SYN patella a man who enjoys spending time with women and thinks he is attractive to them a lamp in a transparent case, often a metal case with glass sides, that has a handle, so that you can carry it outside no longer alive [C, U] the thin black part of a pencil that marks paper money or property that is given to you by sb when they die SYN inheritance give sb a leg-up to help sb to get on a horse, over a wall, etc. by allowing them to put their foot in your hands and lifting them up to move your tongue over the surface of sth in order to eat it, clean it or make it wet extremely serious, especially when theres a situation in which people might die to understand what sb is saying by watching the way their lips move a piece of jewellery in the form of a small case that you wear on a chain around your neck and in which you can put a picture, piece of hair, etc. The life and behavior of people who are outside normal society, especially criminals used when speaking to a judge in court a long open box that horses and cows can eat from (in the Bible) the food that God provided for the people of Israel during their 40 years in the desert the empty space at the side of a written or printed page the act of killing of sb out of pity, for example because they are in severe pain a leader who people believe will solve the problems of a country or the world a stone by the side of a road that shows how far it is to the next town and to other places

modest morsel mortar mouthful nappy nausea nauseate

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(of people, especially women) shy about showing much of the body a small amount or piece of sth, especially food [C] a small hard bowl in which you can crush substances such as seeds and grains into powder with a special object (called a pestle) [C] an amount of food or drink that you put in your mouth at one time a piece of soft cloth or paper that is folded around a babys bottom and between its legs to absorb and hold its body waste [U] the feeling that you have when you want to vomit, for example because you are ill / sick or are disgusted by sth to make sb feel that they want to vomit a small town with no many interesting places to go or things to do done or controlled by one person only see also one-woman a child who has no brothers or sisters to be so full that the contents go over the sides 1. to cut away the edges of sth, especially you nails, in order to make them smooth and neat 2. to remove the thin outer layer of sth a piece of writing, music, acting, etc. that deliberately copies the style of sb/sth in order to be amusing a brown bird with a round body and a short tail, that people hunt for sport or food; the meat of this bird a temporary building used at public events and exhibitions a small tube that children use to blow small objects such as dried peas at sb/sth in order to hit them a smooth, round stone thats found in or near water (of birds) to move the beak forward quickly and hit or bite sth 1. to take the skin off fruit, vegetables, etc. 2. to remove a layer, covering, etc. from the surface of sth; to come off the surface of sth (also peels) the skin of fruits or vegetables that has been removed a piece of jewellery that you wear around your neck on a chain a small heavy tool with a round end used for crushing things in a special bowl called a mortar a delicate coloured part of a flower. The head of a flower is made up of several petals (BrE) a picture of a person who is wanted by the police, made by putting together photographs of different features of faces from information that is given by sb who has seen the person one of a set of small boxes that are fixed on a wall and open at the front, used for putting, letters, messages, etc. in a seat for a passenger behind the driver of a motorcycle [C] a narrow tube with a bowl at one end, used for smoking tobacco to twist three or more long pieces of hair, rope, etc. together to make one long piece a hole in a bath/ bathtub, sink etc. where the water flows away and into which a plug fits to pass solid waste from the bowels an official piece of paper on which a doctor writes the type of medicine you should have, and which enables you to get it from a chemists shop / drugstore a physical fight a large pile of woods on which a dead body is placed and burned in a funeral ceremony a lively party or celebration

Red Crescent Red Cross red-hot red-light district remnant role model rosary runner-up sack saucepan scrotum second nature sepal serenade sheath shrine shroud shrug single parent skeleton key skullcap snuffbox so-and-so socket spear spill spittoon spout spring sprinkle standee stand-to

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Hilal-e-Ahmer Saleb-e-Surkh so hot that it looks red a part of a town where there are many prostitutes a part of sth thats left after the other parts have been used, removed, destroyed, etc. a person that you admire and try to copy a string of beads that are used by people for counting prayers as they say them a person or team that finishes second in a race or competition (pl. runners-up) [C] a large bag with no handles, made of strong rough material or strong paper or plastic, used for storing and carrying, for example flour, coal, etc (especially BrE) (NAmE usually pot) a deep round metal pot with a lid and one long handle or two short handles, used for cooking things over heat the bag of skin that contains the testicles in men and most male animals something that you do very easily and naturally, because its part of your character or youve done so many times a part of a flower, like a leaf, that lies under and supports the petals to sing or play music to sb (as done in the past by a man singing under her window to the woman he loved) a cover that fits closely over the blade of a knife or other sharp weapon or tool a place where people come to worship because it is connected a holy person or event a piece of fabric that a dead persons body is wrapped in before its buried to raise your shoulders and then lower them to show that you dont know/care about sth a person who takes care of his/her child without a husband, wife or partner a key that will open several different locks a small round cap worn on top of the head, especially by male Jews and Catholic bishops a small, usually decorated, box for holding snuff used to refer to a person, thing, etc. when you do not know their name or when you are talking in a general way (also 'power point) (both BrE) (NAmE outlet, receptacle) a device in a wall that you put a plug into in order to connect electrical equipment to the power supply of a building a weapon with a long wooden handle and a sharp metal point used for fighting, hunting and fishing in the past (especially of liquid) to flow over the edge of a container by accident; to make liquid do this a container, used especially in the past, for people to spit into a pipe or tube on a container, that you can pour liquid out through a place where water comes naturally to the surface from under the ground to shake small pieces of sth or drops of a liquid on sth a person who is standing, for example in a bus or at a concert the state of being ready to fight or attack

stenography stipple stir strangle suffocate sugar-cane tar Tarmac ta-ta taut tingle tip titbit toothbrush moustache touchdow n travel-sick trough two-way mirror vertigo walrus moustache waterfall whisker wick will wishbone wither wizened wreath prostrate trip

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shorthand to draw or paint sth using small dots or marks to move a liquid or substance around, using spoon or sth similar, in order to mix it thoroughly to kill sb by squeezing or pressing on their throat and neck to die because there is no air to breathe; to kill sb in this way a tall tropical plant with thick stems from which sugar is obtained a thick black sticky liquid that becomes hard when cold. Tar is obtained from coal and is used especially in making roads a black material used for making road surfaces, that consists of small stones mixed with tar goodbye stretched tightly tauten v. (of a part of your body) to feel as if a lot of small sharp points are pushing into it to leave garbage/rubbish somewhere outdoors in order to get rid of it (also tidbit) a small special piece of food a short moustache cut with square corners the moment when a plane or spacecraft lands (BrE) feeling sick because you are travelling in a vehicle [C] a long narrow open container for animals to eat or drink from a piece of glass that is mirror on one side, but that you can see through from the other side [U] the feeling of dizziness and fear, and of losing your balance, that is caused in some people when they look down from a very high place a long thick moustache that hangs down on each side of the mouth a place where a stream or river falls from a high place, for example over a cliff or rock [C] any of the long stiff hairs that grow near the mouth of a cat, mouse, etc. the piece of string in the centre of a candle which you light so that the candle burns (also testament) [C] a legal document that says what is to happen to sbs money and property after they die a V-shaped bone between the neck and breast of a chicken, duck, etc. When the bird is eaten, this bone is sometimes pulled apart by two people, and the person who gets the larger part can make a wish if a plant withers or sth withers it, it dries up and dies looking smaller and having many folds and lines in the skin, because of being old SYN shriveled an arrangement of flowers and leaves, especially in the shape of a circle, placed on graves, as a sign of respect for sb who has died to lie on your front with your face looking downwards, especially as an act of worship n. the experience that sb has if they take a powerful drug that affects the mind and makes them imagine thing v. to be under the influence of a drug that makes you hallucinate (to see or hear

the Noughties

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things that are not really there because of illness or drugs) years between 2000 to 2009 the site of the World Trade Center, destroyed on 11 September 2009 a person who has socialist ideas but is rich or has social advantages physical desire for food to cut off sbs arm, leg, finger or toe in a medical operation a small opening in sth New York City the place in a coat, shirt, dress, etc. that your arm goes through Jesus Christ a mark or spot of blood on sth a line of vehicles including one or more that famous or important people are traveling in a special building made to hold the dead body of an important person or the dead bodies of a family (of prices, etc.) to rise quickly to a high level behead a flat metal frame that you put food on to cook on a fire pick someones nose

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