VOCABULARY LIST

VOCABULARY LIST.

THIS LIST IS FOR WHEN IS DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND THE MEANING OF ONE WORD, SO I'M GOING TO SHOW THE WORDS THAT IN THE SEMESTER I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND .

FASHION & ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE CLOTHES.

HOODIE

HOODIE:a sweatshirt  that has a hood to cover the head

TIGHTS

TIGHTS:a piece of clothing made of thin material that covers the legs and lower part of the body below the waist, worn by women and girls:

She bought a new pair of tights.
She wore a fake-fur coat, big sunglasses and lots of bling.

BAGGY

BAGGY: hanging loosely because of being too big or having been stretched

STRIPED

My T-shirt went all baggy in the wash.

STRIPED:a strip on the surface of something that is a different colour from the surrounding surface

The zebra is a wild African horse with black and white stripes

DREADLOCKS:a hairstyle in which the hair hangs in long thick twisted pieces

DREADLOCKS

WRISTBAND:a piece of material that goes around the wrist, for example to hold a watch

BLING:jewellery or decoration that attracts attention because it is very noticeable and looks expensive

CHILDHOOD:

PRAM 

PRAM:a vehicle for moving a baby around that consists of a small bed supported by a frame on four wheels:

I saw her pushing a pram down the street.

SHED

SHED:a small building, usually made of wood, used for storing things:

a tool/storage shed

uk a garden/bicycle shed

CLIMBING FRAME:a large frame made of bars that children can climb on

CLIMBING FRAME

NAPPY

NAPPY:a square of thick soft paper or cloth that is fastened around a baby's bottom and between its legs to absorb its urine and solid waste:

DUMMY

She was changing the baby's nappy.

DUMMY:a large model of a human, especially one used to show clothes in a shop:

the dummies in the store windows

EXTREME SPORTS & HOLIDAYS:

DRILL

DRILL:a tool or machine that makes holes:

an electric/pneumatic drill

PARASAILING

a dentist's drill

PARASAILING:a sport in which you wear a parachute and are pulled behind a motorboat in order to

BODYBOARDING

 sail through the air
BODYBOARDING :a 
short, light board that you lie on and ride over waves on the sea

YOUTH HOSTEL

YOUTH HOSTEL:a place where people, especially young people, can stay cheaply for short periods when they are travelling

HELMET

HELMET: a strong, hard hat that covers and protects the head:

a crash helmet

HARNESS

HARNESS:a piece of equipment with straps and belts, used to control or hold in place a person, animal, or object:

a safety harness

HOOK

HOOK:a curved device used for catching or holding things, especially one attached to a surface for hanging things on:

a coat/picture hook

KNOT

KNOT:a join made by tying together the ends of a piece or pieces of string, rope, cloth, etc.:

to tie a knot

HAMMOCK

HAMMOCK:a type of bed used especially outside, consisting of a net or long piece of strong cloth that you tie between two trees or poles so that it swings

PADDLE

PADDLE:a short pole with a wide, flat part at one end or both ends, used for moving a small boat or canoe through the water

GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES:

FIELD

FIELD: an area of land, used for growing crops or keeping animals, usually surrounded by a fence:

HEATH

We drove past fields of ripening wheat.

HEATH:an area of land that is not used for growing crops, where grass and other small plants grow, but where there are few trees or bushes.

HILL

HILL: an area of land that is higher than the surrounding land:

Hills are not as high as mountains.

MARSHLAND

MARSHLAND:an area of marsh.

WINDSWEPT

WINDSWEPT:open to and not protected from strong winds, or (of people) having hair that is untidy because it has been blown in different directions by the wind:

We drove down to the windswept Atlantic coast of Portugal.