Transportation Flashcards
(14 cards)
Tricky
Adj., difficult
Cast
V., to throw light on something
Disaster
N., a terrible event
Freight
N., cargo carried by a train, truck, or ship
Illuminator
N., an object that produces light
Knot
N., a hard bump in wood
V., tie something in a certain way
Blow out
be extinguished by an air current.
“the candles blew out”
Limelight
1-the focus of public attention.
“the shock win has thrust him into the limelight”
2-intense white light obtained by heating lime, formerly used in theatres.
Intense
Adj., very strong
Extinguish
Verb form
1to make a fire or light stop burning or shining SYN put out:
Please extinguish all cigarettes.
Firemen were called to extinguish the blaze.
2to make an idea or feeling stop:
All hope was almost extinguished.
Delicate
1needing to be dealt with carefully or sensitively in order to avoid problems or failure:
There’s something I have to speak to you about – it’s a delicate matter.
delicate negotiations
2easily damaged or broken SYN fragile:
delicate hand-cut glass
The sun can easily damage a child’s delicate skin.
3 old-fashioned someone who is delicate is hurt easily or easily becomes ill:
a delicate child
4a part of the body that is delicate is attractive and graceful:
Her wrists and ankles were slim and delicate.
her delicate features
5made skilfully and with attention to the smallest details:
a plate with a delicate pattern of leaves
6a taste, smell, or colour that is delicate is pleasant and not strong:
The wine has a dry delicate flavour.
a delicate pink
—delicately adverb
Stringent
Adj., strict; firm
Rugged
Adj., strong; able to stand rough treatment
Shoelace
a thin piece of material, like string, that goes through holes in the front of your shoes and is used to fasten them SYN lace
tie/untie a shoelace
Roger bent to tie his shoelace.
Your shoelaces are undone.
