ready-to-wear

ready-to-wear  

ready-to-wear clothes are made in standard sizes, not made specially to fit one person

trophy wife

trophy wife  

 A young beautiful woman who is married to a rich successful man who is much older than her - used to show disapproval

fat

fat, overweight, obese, chubby, plump, big, well-built 

In general, people do not like to be called fat. But some ways to say 'fat' are less rude than others. 

fat is a very direct word. You might use it about yourself but it will usually cause offence if you use it about someone else • I'm so fat at the moment 

overweight is a more polite way to say that someone is fatter than they usually are or than they should be • She is a little overweight 

obese is a word used especially by doctors to describe people who are very fat, in a way that is bad for their health 

chubby is a more informal word and is used especially of children or of rounded body parts such as cheeks or knees 

plump means fat and rounded in a pleasant way • a plump, motherly womanbig and well-built are fairly polite ways to describe someone with a large, strong, or fat body • For big men like him, air travel can be uncomfortable

smear

smear 

a dirty mark made by a small amount of something spread across a surface 

shush

shush= shh 

used to tell someone, especially a child, to be quiet  

abseil

abseil  

to go down a cliff or a rock by sliding down a rope and pushing against the rock with your feet = rappel 

sack race

sack race 

a race in which the competitors, usually children, have to jump forwards with both legs inside  

banquet

banquet  

a special formal meal with a lot of very good food and a large number of people 

 especially important people, which usually takes place on a special public occasion 

collision

collision 

when something, especially a vehicle, hits something else while it is moving

head-on collision(=when two vehicles hit each other directly)

Those who drive the road regularly say their biggest fear is a head-on collision 

stash

stash 

to hide money or something that you should not have
 

stash something in/under/behind etc something 

hamper

hamper 

a basket with a lid, which is used for carrying food or sending it to someone as a present
a picnic hamper 

 

laundry basket   

a large basket that you put dirty clothes in until they can be washed

snake

a poisonous/venomous snakes   

 

snake charmer  

someone who controls snakes by playing music to them, in order to entertain people 

 

venom    

a liquid poison that some snakes, insects etc produce when they bite or sting you  

grass sanke 

a common snake that is not poisonous 

snake in the grass 

  informal someone who cannot be trusted 

 snaky 

annoyed or angry 

snake   

if a river, road, train, or line snakes somewhere, it moves in long, twisting curves

 

party

party 

A birthday party=a child's birthday party 

 goodbye party=farewell party 

dinner party =luncheon= banquet  

 a social event when people are invited to someone's house for an evening meal  

      fancy dress party    

A party where  people wear clothes that make them look like some one or something else  

garden party=lawn party    

A formal party for a lot of people which is held in a large garden in the afternoon 

house_ warming party 

A party that you give to celebrate moving into a new house   

keg party  

   In US a party in which people drink beer which is  

poured from kegs rather than bottles or other containers 

hen party 

a party for women only, that happens just before one of them gets married 

stag party =bachelor party

a party for men only, especially on the night before a man's wedding 

tea party 

a small party in the afternoon at which tea, cake etc is served 

slumber party 

a children's party when a group of children sleep at one child's house 

drinks party = cocktail  party 

a party, usually in the early evening, at which alcoholic drinks are served and for which people usually dress formally 

block party 

a party held in the street for all the people living in the area 

bridal party 

the group of people who arrive at the church with the bride 

office party 

a party, especially one held before Christmas, in the office of a company, government department etc for the people who work there 

tailgate party  

a party before an American football game, where people eat and drink near their cars in the car park of the place where the game is played 

theme party 

a party where everyone has to dress in a particular way connected with a particular subject 

party piece  

a song, dance etc that you often perform to entertain people at parties 

suffuse

suffuse   

if warmth, colour, liquid etc suffuses something or someone, it covers or spreads through them  

 The light of the setting sun suffused the clouds 

be suffused with something if someone is suffused   

with a feeling, they are full of that feeling 

 She was suffused with happiness 

curler

curler  

a small plastic or metal tube used for making hair curl roller = 

Her hair was in curlers  

The teacher's pet

!!!The teacher's pet 

a student in a class who is liked best by the teacher and therefore treated better than the other students 

Hello, stranger

  Hello, stranger 

used to greet someone who you have not seen for a long time

dean's list

dean's list  

a list of the best students at a university  

   ‌Big Man on Campus 

an important and popular male student at a college or university, especially someone who is good at sports

padlock

padlock

  a lock that you can put on a gate, door, bicycle etc 

He undid the padlock and eased back the lid 

tree

parts of a tree: trunk, branch, leaf, blossom, roots, bark, twig 

a large area of trees: forest, rainforest, jungle
a small area of trees: wood/woods, thicket British English, copse British English
 

types of tree: evergreen, deciduous, conifer, fruit tree, hardwood tree
 

wood from trees: timber, lumber, firewoodtree

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