Words Flashcards
(19 cards)
Midst
the middle or central part: now mainly in phrases as below.
“He disappeared in the midst of the protest.”
Prairie
A prairie is a large area of flat, grassy land in North America. Prairies have very few trees.
Lumber
Lumber consists of trees and large pieces of wood that have been roughly cut up.
[mainly US]
It was made of soft lumber, spruce by the look of it.
Synonyms: junk, refuse, rubbish, discards
Carry
If you carry something, you take it with you, holding it so that it does not touch the ground.
She carried her son to the car.
Synonyms: convey, take, move, bring
Wagon
A wagon is a strong vehicle with four wheels, usually pulled by horses or oxen and used for carrying heavy loads.
Rust
Rust is a form of corrosion that primarily affects iron and its alloys, such as steel. The chemical reaction between iron, oxygen, and water forms iron oxide, commonly known as rust.
Synonyms: corrosion, oxidation
Rusty
A rusty metal object such as a car or a machine is covered with rust, which is a brown substance that forms on iron or steel when it comes into contact with water.
We spent years travelling around in a rusty old van.
Synonyms: corroded, rusted, oxidized, rust-covered
Cookstove
A stove for cooking, like a wood stove
Cupboard
A cupboard is a piece of furniture that has one or two doors, usually contains shelves, and is used to store things. In British English, cupboard refers to all kinds of furniture like this. In American English, closet is usually used instead to refer to larger pieces of furniture
Attic/Garret
A garret is a small room at the top of a house.
Basement/Cellar
The basement of a building is a floor built partly or completely below ground level
A cellar is a room underneath a building, which is often used for storing things in.
Synonyms: cellar, crypt, lower ground floor [British], vault
Dig/Dug
If people or animals dig, they make a hole in the ground or in a pile of earth, stones, or rubbish.
They tried digging in a patch just below the cave.
Tornado Shelter/Cyclone Cellar
A shelter is a small building or covered place which is made to protect people from bad weather or danger.
The city’s bomb shelters were being prepared for possible air raids.
Whirlwind
A whirlwind is a tall column of air which spins round and round very fast and moves across the land or sea.
You can describe a situation in which a lot of things happen very quickly and are very difficult for someone to control as a whirlwind.
I had been running around southern England in a whirlwind of activity. [+ of]
He had been swept aside in the whirlwind of reform and anarchy.
Crush
To crush something means to press it very hard so that its shape is destroyed or so that it breaks into pieces.
Andrew crushed his empty can. [VERB noun]
Their vehicle was crushed by an army tank.
Path
A path is a long strip of ground which people walk along to get from one place to another.
We followed the path along the clifftops.
mighty enough to crush any building in its path.
Trap door
Trap
Ladder
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/ladder
Casos Especiais:**
1. “Staircase” = Escadaria inteira (com corrimão, etc.).
- “The mansion has a marble staircase.”
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“Step ladder” = Escada de mão em formato de “A” (autoestável).
- “He stood on a step ladder to change the lightbulb.”
- “Fire escape” = Escada de emergência (fixa em prédios).
