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Words related to Sale

Bake sale an event at which baked goods such as cakes are sold to make money, usually for a charity: Fire sale a sale at extremely discounted prices of things that a company or person owns, in order to pay debts: Garage sale a sale of used things, usually held in someone's garage or outside their house: Estate sale a sale of the possessions of a person after their death: Rummage sale an event at which old or used clothes, etc. are sold to make money for charity: Bring-and-buy sale a sale, usually for charity, at which people bring things to be sold and buy things brought by other people:

Words related to SNOW

snowflake a small, soft piece of frozen water that falls from the sky as snow: snow flurry a small amount of snow that is blown by the wind: snow squall a sudden heavy snowfall that reduces visibility, often with strong winds: snowstorm a storm with a lot of snow: blizzard a severe snowstorm with strong winds: snowdrift a deep pile of snow that is formed by the wind:

Phrasal Verbs for Election

Vote down to reject or defeat something by voting against it: The new salary proposal was voted down. Vote through to approve something such as a law or plan by voting for it: The committee voted through a proposal for a new village school. Stand down to leave your official job or position: She's decided to stand down after ten years. Get in to be elected to a political position: She got in by 400 votes.

8 Ways to Use the Preposition "at"

The preposition "at" is very common in English. It can be used in different situations and contexts. In this article, I explain the common use "at" as a preposition. 1. We use "at" to say where something is or where something happens:

Religious holidays and festivals

All Saints' Day All Souls' Day Ascension Day Ash Wednesday Bon Christmas Diwali Easter Eid Epiphany Good Friday Hanukkah Kumbh Mela  Lent Mardi Gras Maundy Thursday Michaelmas Navaratri Passover Pentecost Purim Ramadan Rosh Hashana Sabbath Saint's Day Shavuoth Shrove Tuesday Succoth Twelfth Night Vesak Yom Kippur

The Moon Vocabulary

The moon is the natural satellite of the earth. The words related to the moon are listed below. New moon the phase of the moon when it looks like a thin curved shape (=a crescent) in the sky: Full moon the moon when it appears as a complete circle: Half moon The phrase of the moon when only half of it can be seen from the earth: Lunar relating to the moon. The adjective lunar is always used before a noun. For example, the lunar surface. Moonlight light that comes from the moon at night Wane If the moon wanes, it appears slightly smaller each night after the full moon: Wax If the moon waxes, it gradually appears larger each night: