1200-1300 Flashcards
(100 cards)
_________ n. big cloth of wool, hair, etc. that covers a floor,
carpet /’ka:pit/ n. big cloth of wool, hair, etc. that covers a floor,
_________v. cover the ground or a floor with something: Leaves _________ the ground.
carpet v. cover the ground or a floor with something: Leaves carpeted the ground.
_________ n. 1 cart pulled by horses, for carrying people. 2 part of a train: The engine was pulling five _________.
carriage /’kaerid3/ n. 1 cart pulled by horses, for carrying people. 2 part of a train: The engine was pulling five carriages.
, wide road with earth, bushes, etc. down the middle
carriageway /’k£erid3wei/ n. dual carriageway, wide road with earth, bushes, etc. down the middle
n. box or rack on a bicycle, motor-cycle, etc. for carrying things
carrier /’kaeri3(r)/ n. box or rack on a bicycle, motor-cycle, etc. for carrying things
n. shopping bag made of strong paper or plastic
carrier bag n. shopping bag made of strong paper or plastic
n. long, yellow or orange vegetable.
carrot /’kaerat/ n. long, yellow or orange vegetable.
v. 1 take someone or something from one place to another: The waiter _________ the meal to the table.
carry /’kaeri/ v. 1 take someone or something from one place to another: The waiter carried the meal to the table.
2 hold or keep something up; bear the weight of something: The walls of the house _________ the roof.
2 hold or keep something up; bear the weight of something: The walls of the house carry the roof.
3 contain; be able to have inside it: The car will _________ five people
3 contain; be able to have inside it: The car will carry five people
, go on doing something: _________ with your sewing while 1 read you a story
carry on, go on doing something: Carry on with your sewing while 1 read you a story
do or finish what you have planned: When can you_________ the repairs on my car?
carry out, do or finish what you have planned: When can you carry out the repairs on my car?
n. vehicle with two or four wheels, which horses, etc. pull.
cart1 /ka:t/ n. vehicle with two or four wheels, which horses, etc. pull.
v. move something or someone: We _________ away the rubbish
cart2 v. move something or someone: We carted away the rubbish
n. thin cardboard box for holding things: a cigarette _________.
carton /’ka:tn/ n. thin cardboard box for holding things: a cigarette carton.
/ n. 1 funny drawing, often of well-known people. 2 cinema film made with drawings, not with real people: a Mickey Mouse _________.
cartoon /ka:’tu:n/ n. 1 funny drawing, often of well-known people. 2 cinema film made with drawings, not with real people: a Mickey Mouse cartoon.
n. small case with gunpowder or a bullet, which goes into a gun.
cartridge /’ka:trid3/ n. small case with gunpowder or a bullet, which goes into a gun.
v. 1 cut wood or stone to make a picture or shape: Tony _________ his name on a tree with a knife.
carve /ka:v/ v. 1 cut wood or stone to make a picture or shape: Tony carved his name on a tree with a knife.
2 cut meat into pieces: Father _________ the chicken for supper
2 cut meat into pieces: Father carved the chicken for supper
adj.: a _________ chair.
Carved /ka:vd/ adj.: a carved chair.
n. 1 what has really happened, in case, because something might happen: I shall take my umbrella with me in _________ it rains
case1 /keis/ n. 1 what has really happened, in case, because something might happen: I shall take my umbrella with me in case it rains
whatever happens: If it rains we won’t have a picnic, but come in any case
in any case, whatever happens: If it rains we won’t have a picnic,but come in any case
if that happens. 2 example of a bad happening or something special: There are five ________of food poisoning in the hospital
in that case, if that happens. 2 example of a bad happening or something special: There are five cases of food poisoning in the hospital
3 question for a law court to decide. 4 problem for the police: a murder ________.
3 question for a law court to decide. 4 problem for the police: a murder case.