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Kitchen vocabulary

A kitchen is a room where you cook or prepare meals, and wash dishes.   Here is the list of things in the kitchen with definitions and example sentences.

Living room vocabulary

A living room  (British English also sitting room) is a room where people sit together and relax.  

The Bedroom vocabulary

A bedroom is a room that you use for sleeping in.  

The utility room vocabulary

The utility room A utility room (US also Laundry Room ) is a small room in a house that contains appliances for cleaning and ironing.

Bathroom vocabulary

A bathroom is a room where there is a bath, shower, and sometimes a toilet. You can wash yourself or go to the toilet in the bathroom. What else people do in the bathroom: to have a bath [US to take a bath] to have a shower [US to take a shower] to brush your teeth to have a shave

Phrasal verbs that start with F

Face off 1. to fight or compete with each other The candidates faced off in their first presidential debate. 2. American English. to start a game of ice hockey. Face down (S) to oppose or defeat someone who is threatening or criticizing you by being brave and confident They successfully faced down a big crowd of demonstrators. Face up to 1. to accept that something is true He has to face up to the fact that she will never return home.  2. to deal with something difficult in a determined way You have to face up to your problems and try to solve them. 

Phrasal verbs with Fall

Here is the list of phrasal verbs with Fall Fall about informal. to laugh in an uncontrolled way We fell about when he said that. Fall apart 1. to break into pieces because it is very old or in very bad condition My boots are so old, they are falling apart . 2. If an organization, agreement or relationship falls apart, it is unable to continue Their marriage is in danger of falling apart . New tax system is falling apart .  Fall away 1. to become smaller or lower Membership of the club has fallen away . 2. If parts of something fall away, they break off from the thing they were attached to Plaster was falling away from the ceiling. Fall back to move away from an enemy during a battle or war

Taste of food

Taste of food with definitions and example sentences Acrid having strong, sharp and unpleasant smell or taste Acrid smoke filled the studio. It emits acrid fumes when heated. The acrid smell of burning food Appetizing (of food) that smells or looks very good and makes you want to eat An appetizing meal An appetizing aroma of bacon came from the kitchen. Bitter having an unpleasantly sharp taste; not sweet Bitter chocolate The medicine left a bitter aftertaste. Bland not having strong flavour A bland diet The salad was too bland . Delicious with a highly pleasant taste Lunch was delicious . The fish tasted delicious . Disgusting synonym . revolting Extremely unpleasant to see, smell or taste You shouldn’t eat this fish. It smells disgusting . The soup looked absolutely disgusting . What a revolting smell! Fresh recently made, produced or picked, not preserved in a particular way The smell of fresh bread ...

Vocabulary about peace

Here is the list of words related to peacekeeping Accord (n) a formal or official agreement between two countries, governments or groups of people The Paris Peace Accords A peace accord was signed to end the war. Agreement (n) a contract, promise or decision about what to do or will happen, made by two or more  different people or groups a verbal [=not written] agreement a peace/trade agreement An agreement was reached between both sides. Finally they have come to an agreement . Don’t sign the rental agreement before reading all the terms carefully.

Phrasal verbs that start with E

List of phrasal verbs that start with E Ease off/up to become less strong, intense, severe, etc. The rain has started to ease off . The pain had eased off a bit. Ease out (S) to force someone to leave an office or position After the financial scandal he was eased out of office.

Begin vs Start

Synonyms for easy

Here is the list of synonyms for easy

Phrasal verbs that start with D

List of phrasal verbs that start with D Damp down   (S) to make a feeling calmer None of us could damp down his excitement. Dangle before/in front of informal . to try to persuade someone to do something by offering something attractive.  They dangled big money in front of him to reveal the secret. Dash off   (S) to write down quickly because you do not have enough time He dashed off a thank-you letter in the car.

Idioms about money

Here is the list of idioms about money Earn a fortune to earn a lot of money He made a fortune on the stock market. Tighten your belt to reduce the amount of money that you normally spend We’ve had to tighten our belts since my mother lost her job. On/below the breadline having very little money or a very low income to live properly They are living on the breadline. Get your fingers burnt to suffer loss as the result of doing something risky He got his fingers burnt in foreign markets. Burn a hole in your pocket If money is burning a hole in your pocket, you want to spend it as soon as you possibly can Chicken feed an amount of money that is so small to be significant It’s a nice job but the pay is chicken feed . Cost an arm and a leg to be extremely expensive The fur coat cost her an arm and a leg . Have deep pockets to have a lot of money a company that has deep pockets Feel the pinch to have financial probl...