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A long, usually hard, seat for two or more people |
fountain |
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A stream of water that is forced up into the air through a small hole |
bike rack |
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A row of holders where bicycles can be left |
bars |
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A piece of equipment used in gymnastics, consisting of two horizontal bars |
bush |
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A plant with many small branches growing from the ground |
grass |
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A low green plant which grows naturally over a lot of the Earth's surface |
faucet |
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A device that controls the flow of liquid, especially water, from a pipe |
curtain rod |
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A fixed pole with a set of loose rings from which a curtain hangs |
drain |
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A pipe or channel which is used to carry away water from a building |
bathtub |
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A long container which is filled with water so that a person can lie in it to wash their body |
medicine chest |
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Cabinet that holds medicines and toiletries |
nail brush |
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A small stiff brush used for cleaning your nails and your hands |
button |
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A small, usually circular object used to fasten something, for example a shirt or coat |
buttonhole |
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A hole that a button is pushed through to fasten a shirt, coat |
hem |
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The edge of a piece of cloth, such as the bottom edge of a skirt or dress |
hook and eye |
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A device for fastening clothes consisting of a small bent piece of metal into which a hook fits |
embroidery |
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Decorated cloth with pictures consisting of stitches that are sewn directly onto the material |
crochet |
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A needle with a hook at one end which is used to crochet with |
detective |
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Someone whose job is to discover information about crimes and find out who is gulty |
handcuffs |
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Two metal rings joined by a short chain which lock around a prisoner's wrists |
gun |
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A weapon from which bullets or explosive containers are fired |
gavel |
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A small hammer which an official in charge of a meeting hits against a wooden table |
defendant |
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A person in a law case who is accused of having done something illegal |
fingerprint |
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The pattern of curved lines on the end of a finger or thumb |
daughter |
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Your female child |
brother |
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A man or boy with the same parents as another person |
baby |
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A very young child, especially one that has not yet begun to walk or talk |
aunt |
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The sister of someone's father or mother, or the wife of someone's uncle |
cousin |
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A child of a person's aunt or uncle, or, more generally, a distant relative |
daughter-in-law |
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Your son's wife |
glue |
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A sticky substance which is used for joining things together permanently |
envelope |
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A flat, usually square or rectangular, paper container for a letter |
carbon paper |
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Thin paper coated with carbon, used for making a second impression as a document |
card index |
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A box for storing cards in a particular order |
eraser |
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A small piece of rubber used to remove the marks made by a pencil |
folder |
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A piece of plastic used for keeping loose papers in |
attachment |
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a feeling that you like or love someone or something and that you would be unhappy without them (to/for) |
vanity |
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too much pride in yourself, so that you are always thinking about yourself and your appearance. |
discernment |
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the ability to make a good judgement about people, music, art etc; when you notice or understand smth |
raillery |
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friendly joking about someone |
incomprehensible |
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difficult or impossible to understand |
censure |
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to officially criticize someone for something they have done wrong |
cone |
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A shape with a flat, round or oval base and a top which narrows to a point |
acute angle |
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Describes an angle that is less than 90 degrees |
circle |
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A continuous curved line, the points of which are always the same distance away from a central point |
arc |
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The shape of part of a circle, or other curved line |
circumference |
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The line enclosing a circular space |
apex |
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Rhe highest point or top of a shape or object |
galaxy |
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The very large group of stars that contains the solar system |
constellation |
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Any of the groups of stars in the sky which seem to form a pattern and have been given names |
comet |
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A celestial object moving around the solar system with a diffuse tail |
asteroid |
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A small rocky body orbiting the sun |
earth |
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The planet third in order of distance from the Sun, the world on which we live |
astronaut |
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A person who has been trained for travelling in spacecraft |
dryer |
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A machine that dries things |
broom |
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A brush with a long handle, used for cleaning the floor |
carpet sweeper |
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A mechanical device for the cleaning of carpets in place |
bleach |
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A strong chemical used for cleaning things or removing colour from things |
cleanser |
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A substance used for cleaning |
ammonia |
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A gas with a strong unpleasant smell used in some cleaning products |
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