pee /piː/ verb
[ I ] present participle peeing , past peed informal
to urinate
pee noun [
no plural ] informal
Do I have time for
a pee before we go?
Poo
Wee 1 /wiː/ noun [ no plural ] mainly UK
When you urinate
To have a wee
I need a wee.
Wee verb [
I ] present participle weeing , past weed
Have a leak
Scaffolding /ˈskæf ə ldɪŋ/ noun [ U ]
A temporary structure made of flat boards and metal
poles used to work on a tall building
to erect
scaffolding
p. 38, ex. 8
ˈ Cash ma ˌ chine ( also UK
[FINANCE] a machine, usually in a wall outside a bank, that you
can get money from using a plastic card
ATM /ˌeɪtiːˈem/ noun [ C ] mainly US
[FINANCE] abbreviation for automated teller machine: a machine
that you get money from using a plastic card
Bankrupt 1 /ˈbæŋkrʌpt/ adjective
[FINANCE] unable to continue in business because you cannot pay
your debts
He went bankrupt
after only a year in business.
Walk on thin ice
I’m not studying much for my competitive exam, so the writing is on the wall for me.
The check-up didn’t show anything good, so, I’m afraid
the writing’s on the wall for me.
Eavesdrop /ˈiːvzdrɒp/ verb [ I ] present participle eavesdropping
, past eavesdropped
To secretly listen to a conversation
He stood outside
the door eavesdropping on their conversation.
eavesdropper noun [
C ]
wall /wɔːl/ noun [ C ]
drive sb up the
wall informal
to make someone very angry
She drives me up the wall.
fly on the wall
If you say that you would like to be a fly on the wall
in a certain situation, you mean that you would like to be there secretly to
see and hear what happens.
Be banging your head against a brick wall
to do, say, or ask for something repeatedly but to be
unable to change a situation
I keep asking her not to park there, but it's like
banging my head against a brick wall.
Ex.
10
incisor
/ɪnˈsaɪzə
r / noun [ C ]
incisor
[ ANATOMY ] one of the sharp teeth at the front of the mouth which
cut food when you bite into it
canine 2 /ˈkeɪnaɪn/ noun [ C ]
canine
[ ANATOMY ] one of four pointed teeth in a person's mouth
molar
1 /ˈməʊlə
r / noun [ C ]
molar
[ ANATOMY ] one of the large teeth at the back of the mouth used
for crushing food
ˈ wisdom ˌ tooth noun [
C ] plural wisdom teeth
[ ANATOMY ] one of the four teeth at the back of your mouth that
are the last to grow
tooth /tuːθ/
noun [ C ] plural teeth
Word partners for tooth
brush / clean your teeth • your back / front
teeth • have a tooth removed / taken out • a set of teeth
tooth
1 MOUTH [ ANATOMY ] one of the hard, white
objects in your mouth that you use for biting and crushing food
You should brush
your teeth twice a day.
surgery /ˈsɜːdʒ ə ri/ noun
1 TREATMENT [ HEALTH ] [ U ] when a doctor cuts
your body open and repairs or removes something
to have surgery
heart/knee surgery
2 PLACE [ HEALTH ] [ C ] UK
open-plan /ˌəʊp ə nˈplæn/ adjective
describes a room or a building without many walls
an open-plan
office
Every now and then/every so often
Sometimes, but not often
We still meet up every now and then.
gum 1 /gʌm/ noun
1 MOUTH [ ANATOMY ] [ C ] the hard, pink part
inside your mouth that your teeth grow out of
[ usually plural ] Protect your teeth and gums by
visiting your dentist regularly.
gum disease
drill 1 /drɪl/ noun
1 TOOL [ C ] a tool or machine for making holes
in a hard substance
an electric drill
anesthetic /ˌænəsˈθetɪk/ noun [ C , U ]
[ HEALTH ] US spelling of anaesthetic (= a drug that makes you
unable to feel pain during an operation)
anesthetist /əˈnesθətɪst/
noun [ C ]
[ HEALTH ] US spelling of anaesthetist (= a doctor who gives
anaesthetics to people)
vertigo
/ˈvɜːtɪgəʊ/
noun [ U ]
when you feel slightly ill because you are in a high
place and feel as if you might fall
sadistic /səˈdɪstɪk/ adjective
getting pleasure from being cruel or violent
sadistic behaviour
a sadistic murderer
sadist /ˈseɪdɪst/ noun [ C ]
someone who gets pleasure from being cruel or violent
sadism /ˈseɪdɪz ə m/ noun [ U ]
The little horror shop
(I’m a) dentist
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