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CHOOSE THE BEST WORD OR EXPRESSION TO MATCH THE DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS GIVEN BELOW
To Feed To Bathe To Cling To To Melt Resolve To Afford To Hug To Scrub
Laundry Cracker Downtown Bleak Wealthy To Glimpse Skyline
When a solid substance ______________s or when you _____________ it, it changes to a liquid, usually because it has been heated. Examples The snow had ____________ed, but the lake was still frozen solid. Meanwhile, _______________ the white chocolate in a bowl suspended over simmering water.
If you _____________ a person or animal, you give them food to eat and sometimes actually put it in their mouths. Examples: We brought along pieces of old bread and __________ (pas() the birds. She ___________ (past) him a cookie.
To _______________ a problem, argument, or difficulty means to find a solution to it. (FORMAL) Examples: We must find a way to _________________ these problems before it's too late. They hoped the crisis could be _______________ (past) peacefully.= sort out, solve If you ______________ to do something, you make a firm decision to do it. (FORMAL) Example: She _____________ (past) to report the matter to the hospital's nursing manager.
If you _______________ in a sea, river, or lake, you swim, play, or wash yourself in it. Birds and animals can also ______________. (mainly BRIT, FORMAL) Examples: The police have warned the city's inhabitants not to ______________ in the polluted river. ...small ponds for the birds to ______________ in. Also a noun. Example: Fifty soldiers were taking an early morning _____________ in a nearby lake.
If you _________________ _____________ someone or something, you hold onto them tightly. Examples: Another man was rescued as he ____________ (past) to the riverbank.
They hugged each other, _______________ing together under the lights.
If you cannot ________________ something, you do not have enough money to pay for it. Example: My parents can't even _________________ a new refrigerator.
When you _____________ someone, you put your arms around them and hold them tightly, for example because you like them or are pleased to see them. You can also say that two people __________ each other or that they ____________. Examples: She had __________ged him exuberantly and invited him to dinner the next day. They _____________ged each other like a couple of lost children. Also a noun .Example:
Syvil leapt out of the back seat, and gave him a ________________.
Folder 1 The boy left behind
CHOOSE THE BEST WORD OR EXPRESSION TO MATCH THE DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS GIVEN BELOW
To Feed To Bathe To Cling To To Melt Resolve To Afford To Hug To Scrub
Laundry Cracker Downtown Bleak Wealthy To Glimpse Skyline
If a situation is____________ it is bad, and seems unlikely to improve. Examples: The immediate outlook remains _____________. Many predicted a ___________future.= gloomy * bright
If you ___________ something, you rub it hard in order to clean it, using a stiff brush and water. Examples Surgeons began to ___________ their hands and arms with soap and water before operating. The corridors are ______________bed clean. Also a noun. Example:
The walls needed a good ______________
_________________places are in or towards the centre of a large town or city, where the shops and places of business are. (mainly AM) Example: ...an office in _______________ Chicago.* uptown
.
___________________ is used to refer to clothes, sheets, and towels that are about to be washed, are being washed, or have just been washed. Example: ...the room where I hang the __________________...= washing A _____________ is also a firm that washes and irons clothes, sheets, and towels for people. Example: We had to have the washing done at the ________________
A ________________is a thin, crisp biscuit which is often eaten with cheese. A_______________ is also a hollow cardboard tube covered with coloured paper. Crackers make a loud noise when they are pulled apart and usually contain a small toy and a paper hat. In Britain they are used mainly at Christmas. Example: ..a Christmas _________________.
If you _______________ someone or something, you see them very briefly and not very well. Example: She _______________ed a group of people standing on the bank of a river.
Someone who is ________________ has a large amount of money, property, or valuable possessions. Example: ...a wealthy international businessman.= affluent, rich
.The _________________ is the line or shape that is formed where the sky meets buildings or the land. Example: The village church dominates the ____________________.
CHOOSE THE BEST WORD OR EXPRESSION TO MATCH THE DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS GIVEN BELOW
To Feed To Bathe To Cling To To Melt Resolve To Afford To Hug To Scrub
Laundry Cracker Downtown Bleak Wealthy To Glimpse Skyline
When a solid substance ______________s or when you _____________ it, it changes to a liquid, usually because it has been heated. Examples The snow had ____________ed, but the lake was still frozen solid. Meanwhile, _______________ the white chocolate in a bowl suspended over simmering water.
If you _____________ a person or animal, you give them food to eat and sometimes actually put it in their mouths. Examples: We brought along pieces of old bread and __________ (pas() the birds. She ___________ (past) him a cookie.
To _______________ a problem, argument, or difficulty means to find a solution to it. (FORMAL) Examples: We must find a way to _________________ these problems before it's too late. They hoped the crisis could be _______________ (past) peacefully.= sort out, solve If you ______________ to do something, you make a firm decision to do it. (FORMAL) Example: She _____________ (past) to report the matter to the hospital's nursing manager.
If you _______________ in a sea, river, or lake, you swim, play, or wash yourself in it. Birds and animals can also ______________. (mainly BRIT, FORMAL) Examples: The police have warned the city's inhabitants not to ______________ in the polluted river. ...small ponds for the birds to ______________ in. Also a noun. Example: Fifty soldiers were taking an early morning _____________ in a nearby lake.
If you _________________ _____________ someone or something, you hold onto them tightly. Examples: Another man was rescued as he ____________ (past) to the riverbank.
They hugged each other, _______________ing together under the lights.
If you cannot ________________ something, you do not have enough money to pay for it. Example: My parents can't even _________________ a new refrigerator.
When you _____________ someone, you put your arms around them and hold them tightly, for example because you like them or are pleased to see them. You can also say that two people __________ each other or that they ____________. Examples: She had __________ged him exuberantly and invited him to dinner the next day. They _____________ged each other like a couple of lost children. Also a noun .Example:
Syvil leapt out of the back seat, and gave him a ________________.
Folder 1 The boy left behind
CHOOSE THE BEST WORD OR EXPRESSION TO MATCH THE DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS GIVEN BELOW
To Feed To Bathe To Cling To To Melt Resolve To Afford To Hug To Scrub
Laundry Cracker Downtown Bleak Wealthy To Glimpse Skyline
If a situation is____________ it is bad, and seems unlikely to improve. Examples: The immediate outlook remains _____________. Many predicted a ___________future.= gloomy * bright
If you ___________ something, you rub it hard in order to clean it, using a stiff brush and water. Examples Surgeons began to ___________ their hands and arms with soap and water before operating. The corridors are ______________bed clean. Also a noun. Example:
The walls needed a good ______________
_________________places are in or towards the centre of a large town or city, where the shops and places of business are. (mainly AM) Example: ...an office in _______________ Chicago.* uptown
.
___________________ is used to refer to clothes, sheets, and towels that are about to be washed, are being washed, or have just been washed. Example: ...the room where I hang the __________________...= washing A _____________ is also a firm that washes and irons clothes, sheets, and towels for people. Example: We had to have the washing done at the ________________
A ________________is a thin, crisp biscuit which is often eaten with cheese. A_______________ is also a hollow cardboard tube covered with coloured paper. Crackers make a loud noise when they are pulled apart and usually contain a small toy and a paper hat. In Britain they are used mainly at Christmas. Example: ..a Christmas _________________.
If you _______________ someone or something, you see them very briefly and not very well. Example: She _______________ed a group of people standing on the bank of a river.
Someone who is ________________ has a large amount of money, property, or valuable possessions. Example: ...a wealthy international businessman.= affluent, rich
.The _________________ is the line or shape that is formed where the sky meets buildings or the land. Example: The village church dominates the ____________________.