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Dye – die
Restrain [transitive]
1 to stop someone from doing something, often by using physical force
Restrain somebody from doing
something
I had to
restrain her from running out into the street.He had to
be restrained from using violence.
2 to control your own emotions or behaviour:
Renwick
restrained a feeling of annoyance.
restrain yourself (from doing
something)
She could
barely restrain herself from hitting him.
lick 1 /lɪk/ verb [ T ]
lick
to move your tongue across the surface of something
to lick your lips
We licked the chocolate off our
fingers.
stroke 1 /strəʊk/ noun
1 ILLNESS [ HEALTH ] [ C ] a sudden problem in
your brain that changes the flow of blood and makes you unable to move part of
your body
to have/suffer a stroke
2 MOVEMENT [ C ] a movement that you make
against something with your hand, a pen, brush, etc
a brush stroke
3 SWIMMING [ SPORT ] [ C ] a style of swimming
4 SPORT [ SPORT ] [ C ] when you move your arm
and hit the ball in sports such as tennis, golf, etc
something good that happens to you by chance
He had exactly the part that I
needed so that was a stroke of luck.
mess 1 /mes/ noun [ C ]
Word partners for mess
make a mess • clean up / clear up a mess • be
in a mess
1 UNTIDY Someone or something that is a mess,
or is in a mess, is dirty or untidy.
[ usually singular ] My hair's such a mess!
The house is in a mess .
Don't make a mess in the
kitchen!
2 DIFFICULT a confused or difficult situation
[ usually singular ] She told me that her life was
a mess.
If he hadn't lied, he wouldn't
be in this mess now.
3 make a mess of sth
to damage or spoil something
He made a mess of his first
marriage.
4 MILITARY a place where members of the armed
forces eat
[
usually singular ] the officers' mess
litter 1 /ˈlɪtə r / noun
Word partners for litter
drop litter • a piece of litter • a litter bin
1 WASTE [ U ] pieces of paper and other waste
that are left in public places
2 ANIMALS [ C ] a group of baby animals that
are from the same mother and born at the same time
a
litter of kittens/puppies
tray /treɪ/ noun [ C ]
a flat object with higher edges, used for carrying
food and drinks
She came back carrying a tray of
drinks.
tank
/tæŋk/
noun [ C ]
1 CONTAINER a large container for storing
liquid or gas
a hot-water tank
2 MILITARY a large, strong military vehicle
with a gun on it which moves on wheels inside large metal belts
See also: think tank
kitten /ˈkɪt ə n/ noun [ C ]
a young cat
puppy /ˈpʌpi/ noun [ C ]
a young dog
a litter of puppies
leftover /ˈleftˌəʊvə r / adjective
[ always before noun ] Leftover food remains after a
meal.
If there's any leftover food we
can take it home with us.
leftovers noun [ plural ]
food which remains after a meal
We've been eating up the
leftovers from the party all week.
give sth away phrasal verbgive sth away NO MONEY give
sth away phrasal verb1 NO MONEY to give something to someone without asking for
any moneyThey're giving away a CD with this magazine.
bonnet /ˈbɒnɪt/ noun [ C ]
1 CAR UK
See picture car exterior
2 HAT a hat that you tie under your face
parade 1 /pəˈreɪd/ noun [ C ]
a line of people or vehicles that moves through a
public place as a way of celebrating an occasion
a
victory parade
narciso
"daffodil"
in Spanish
They sued him and he went to court because the
animal didn’t deserve that.
Did she torment him merely for sport?
[uncountable] old-fashioned fun or amusement.
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