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jeanlouis Sam 6 Sep - 22:44New materials Unit 7 More versatile textiles
CHOOSE THE BEST WORD OR EXPRESSION TO MATCH THE DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS GIVEN BELOW
Versatile To Widen To Stiffen To Braid Strand To Fray To Intrude
If you ______________, you stop moving and stand or sit with muscles that are suddenly tense, for example because you feel afraid or angry. Example :The father's face ______________ed with dismay.If your muscles or joints ________ or if something ____________s them, they become difficult to bend or move. Example :The blood supply to the skin is reduced when muscles _____________.
If you ______________ hair or a group of threads, you twist three or more lengths of the hair or threads over and under each other to make one thick length. (AM; in BRIT use plait)
Example : She had almost finished ____________ing Louisa's hair. ____________is a narrow piece of decorated cloth or twisted threads, which is used to decorate clothes or curtains....a plum-coloured uniform with lots of gold_____________
If you say that a person is ____________, you approve of them because they have many different skills. Example : He had been one of the game's most ____________ athletes.
A tool, machine, or material that is ____________ can be used for many different purposes.
Example :Never before has computing been so ____________.
If you _____________something or if it ____________s, it becomes greater in measurement from one side or edge to the other. Example : He had an operation last year to ___________ a heart artery.= broaden They have ordered the ___________ing of the road where the incident took place.
If something such as cloth or rope ___________s, or if something __________s it, its threads or fibres start to come apart from each other and spoil its appearance. Examples :The stitching had begun to ___________ at the edges. ...____________ying edges in the stair carpet...
If you say that something is ___________ing at the edges or is __________ing around the edges, you mean that it has an uncertain or unsteady quality, for example because it is gradually being spoiled or destroyed. Examples : There are signs that the alliance is now ____________ing at the edges. Their marriage is getting a little _________yed around the edges.
A _____________of something such as hair, wire, or thread is a single thin piece of it.
Example : She tried to blow a gray strand of hair from her eyes.
A _____________ of a plan or theory is a part of it. Example :There had been two ___________s to his tactics.= element . If you are __________ed, you are prevented from leaving a place, for example because of bad weather. Examples :The climbers had been ____________ed by a storm. The airport had to be closed, ____________ing tourists.
If you say that someone is ____________ing into a particular place or situation, you mean that they are not wanted or welcome there. Example : The press has been blamed for ___________ing into people's personal lives in an unacceptable way.
CHOOSE THE BEST WORD OR EXPRESSION TO MATCH THE DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS GIVEN BELOW
Versatile To Widen To Stiffen To Braid Strand To Fray To Intrude
If you ______________, you stop moving and stand or sit with muscles that are suddenly tense, for example because you feel afraid or angry. Example :The father's face ______________ed with dismay.If your muscles or joints ________ or if something ____________s them, they become difficult to bend or move. Example :The blood supply to the skin is reduced when muscles _____________.
If you ______________ hair or a group of threads, you twist three or more lengths of the hair or threads over and under each other to make one thick length. (AM; in BRIT use plait)
Example : She had almost finished ____________ing Louisa's hair. ____________is a narrow piece of decorated cloth or twisted threads, which is used to decorate clothes or curtains....a plum-coloured uniform with lots of gold_____________
If you say that a person is ____________, you approve of them because they have many different skills. Example : He had been one of the game's most ____________ athletes.
A tool, machine, or material that is ____________ can be used for many different purposes.
Example :Never before has computing been so ____________.
If you _____________something or if it ____________s, it becomes greater in measurement from one side or edge to the other. Example : He had an operation last year to ___________ a heart artery.= broaden They have ordered the ___________ing of the road where the incident took place.
If something such as cloth or rope ___________s, or if something __________s it, its threads or fibres start to come apart from each other and spoil its appearance. Examples :The stitching had begun to ___________ at the edges. ...____________ying edges in the stair carpet...
If you say that something is ___________ing at the edges or is __________ing around the edges, you mean that it has an uncertain or unsteady quality, for example because it is gradually being spoiled or destroyed. Examples : There are signs that the alliance is now ____________ing at the edges. Their marriage is getting a little _________yed around the edges.
A _____________of something such as hair, wire, or thread is a single thin piece of it.
Example : She tried to blow a gray strand of hair from her eyes.
A _____________ of a plan or theory is a part of it. Example :There had been two ___________s to his tactics.= element . If you are __________ed, you are prevented from leaving a place, for example because of bad weather. Examples :The climbers had been ____________ed by a storm. The airport had to be closed, ____________ing tourists.
If you say that someone is ____________ing into a particular place or situation, you mean that they are not wanted or welcome there. Example : The press has been blamed for ___________ing into people's personal lives in an unacceptable way.