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DICTIONARY

NAME : KULTIDA SUAYKLANG
STUDEN CODE : 64440162
GROUP : 2101

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BEEF (N.)

DICTIONARY DEFINITION :

BEEF IS A TYPE OF MEAT FROM CATTLE.
IF YOU'VE EVER HAD A HAMBURGER,

YOU'VE HAD BEEF. THE WORD BEEF COMES

FROM THE OLD FRENCH WORD BUEF,


WHICH BECAME THE WORD FOR BASICALLY,

COW MEAT. BEEF IS TO COW AS PORK IS TO


PIG OR MUTTON IS TO SHEEP.
ON THE OTHER HAND, IF YOU HAVE A BEEF


WITH SOMEONE,
YOU HAVE A COMPLAINT. BEEFING IS


SYNONYM : MEAT,FLESH EXPRESSING SUCH FEELINGS.

MY SENTENCE :THIS BEEF IS FOUR DOLLARS PER POUND.

LAMB(N.)

DICTIONARY DEFINITION :

WHEN YOU'RE PETTING A NEWBORN SHEEP,

YOU CAN CALL IT A LAMB, BUT IF YOU'RE


EATING MEAT THAT COMES FROM THIS SAME


ANIMAL, IT'S A MASS NOUN, LAMB WITHOUT


THE A. THE WORD CAN BE A VERB TOO, AS


WHEN A EWE LAMBS, OR GIVES BIRTH, AND


IT'S BEEN A COMMON PET NAME,


ESPECIALLY FOR A YOUNG CHILD, SINCE AT


LEAST THE ELEVENTH CENTURY:

SYNONYM : LAMBKIN "OKAY, TIME FOR BED, LAMB!"

MY SENTENCE :ALLOW AN EXTRA 10-15 MIN IF YOU PREFER LAMB WELL DONE.

COCONUT(N.)

DICTIONARY DEFINITION :
THE WHITE, FLAKED COCONUT YOU CAN BUY IN

A BAG AT THE GROCERY STORE IS A PROCESSED

FORM OF THE COCONUT FRUIT. COCONUTS ARE

LARGE BROWN BALLS THAT MUST BE CUT OR

SAWED OPEN — INSIDE THE SHELL IS THE

COCONUT MEAT, AND CLEAR COCONUT WATER.

TO USE COCONUT FOR BAKING, IT HAS TO FIRST
BE GRATED AND, OFTEN, SWEETENED. THE WORD

COMES FROM COCO, "GRINNING FACE," IN

PORTUGUESE, WHICH MAY REFER TO THE THREE
FACE-LIKE HOLES IN A COCONUT SHELL.

SYNONYM : COCO, COCOANUT

MY SENTENCE :IN THAILAND, PEOPLE USE COCONUTS FOR FOOD, DRINK AND TOYS.

FRESH(ADJ.)

DICTIONARY DEFINITION :
THERE ARE MANY USES FOR THE ADJECTIVE

FRESH, FROM BEING FLIRTY TO BEING WELL-

RESTED. RIPE FOODS TASTE FRESH COMPARED

TO FREEZER-BURNED VARIETIES, AND FRESH

IDEAS ARE EXCITING AND NEW. FRESH WATER IS

WITHOUT THE BITTERNESS OF SALT WATER.

MODERN AND DIFFERENT ARE ALSO SYNONYMS

OF FRESH, WHILE STALE AND TIRED ARE

OPPOSITES.

SYNONYM : ENERGETIC, SPRY, VIGOROUS
MY SENTENCE :THE LEAVES ARE FRESH AFTER A RAINFALL.

HEALTHY (ADJ.)

DICTIONARY DEFINITION :
HEALTH IS ONE OF THE MOST

FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN CONCERNS. THE

UBIQUITOUS "HOW ARE YOU?" IS OFTEN

ASKING AFTER A PERSON'S HEALTH. TO

REMEMBER HEALTHY THINK OF THE

PROVERB: "EARLY TO BED AND EARLY TO

RISE MAKES A MAN HEALTHY AND WEALTHY

AND WISE."

SYNONYM : FIT, ROBUST, VIGOROUS
MY SENTENCE :SHE LOOKS NICE AND HEALTHY.

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SPEND (V.)

DICTIONARY DEFINITION :

THE VERB SPEND IS GOOD FOR TALKING ABOUT

PASSING TIME ON A PARTICULAR ACTIVITY OR

LIVING IN ONE PLACE FOR A LENGTH OF TIME:

"HE WENT ON TO SPEND YEARS IN INDIA." WHEN

YOU SPEND MONEY, YOU PAY IT IN RETURN FOR

SOMETHING, LIKE WHEN YOU SPEND FIVE

DOLLARS ON A BOTTLE OF WATER AT THE

AIRPORT OR SPEND YOUR SAVINGS ON A TRIP

AROUND THE WORLD. THE LATIN ROOT

EXPENDERE MEANS "TO WEIGH OUT MONEY."

SYNONYM : PAY, CONSUME, GIVE, DISBURSE

MY SENTENCE :SHE SPENDS MOST OF HER MONEY ON HER DRESSES.

DEPARTMENT STORE(N.)

DICTIONARY DEFINITION :

A LARGE RETAIL STORE ORGANIZED

INTO DEPARTMENTS OFFERING A

VARIETY OF MERCHANDISE;

COMMONLY PART OF A RETAIL CHAIN

SYNONYM : EMPORIUM

MY SENTENCE :I WENT SHOPPING AT THAT DEPARTMENT STORE.

REFUND(N.)

DICTIONARY DEFINITION :
AWHEN YOU DON'T ACTUALLY GET WHAT YOU

PAID FOR, YOU DESERVE A REFUND, OR A

REPAYMENT OF THE MONEY YOU SPENT. MOST

BUSINESSES WILL REFUND MONEY TO

UNHAPPY CUSTOMERS, AND WHEN YOU

RETURN SOMETHING — LIKE A PAIR OF PANTS

THAT DOESN'T FIT — YOU'LL ALSO GET A

REFUND. THE VERB CAME BEFORE THE NOUN,

AND IT ORIGINALLY MEANT "TO POUR BACK,"

FROM THE LATIN ROOT FUNDERE, "TO POUR."

SYNONYM : REIMBURSE, REPAY

MY SENTENCE :FOR A REFUND, YOU MUST RETURN THE ITEM UNOPENED.

DRESSINGROOM(N.)

DICTIONARY DEFINITION :
A ROOM IN WHICH YOU CAN CHANGE CLOTHES

SYNONYM : FITTINGROOM, CHANGINGROOM
MY SENTENCE :I SHARED A DRESSING ROOM WITH MY SISTHER.

CHARGE(V.)

DICTIONARY DEFINITION :
CHARGE HAS MANY MEANINGS. CHARGE IS WHAT A

CAVALRY DOES WHEN IT RUSHES TOWARDS ENEMY

LINES. A CHARGE IS ALSO THE COST OF SOMETHING.

WHEN YOU ARE “IN CHARGE,” IT MEANS THAT YOU ARE

IN COMMAND OF EVERYTHING. AND WHEN YOU ARE

“IN CHARGE OF,” IT MEANS THAT YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC

RESPONSIBILITY. AND WHEN YOU ARE EXCITED ABOUT

SOMETHING, YOU “GET A CHARGE OUT OF IT.” IF YOU

LIKE POWER, YOU MIGHT GET A CHARGE OUT OF

BEING IN CHARGE.

SYNONYM : BILL

MY SENTENCE :TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE FROM THE SCHOOL.

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DISHWASHER(N.)

DICTIONARY DEFINITION :
SOME DISHWASHERS SCRUB POTS, PANS, AND

DISHES BY HAND, WHILE OTHERS SIMPLY LOAD

UP THE OTHER KIND OF DISHWASHER — A

MACHINE THAT AUTOMATICALLY CLEANS DISHES.

WHILE A HUMAN DISHWASHER HAS TO SCRUB TO

GET THE DISHES CLEAN, A MECHANICAL

DISHWASHER SPRAYS EXTREMELY HOT WATER TO

DO THE SAME JOB. THIS NEW AND IMPROVED

TYPE OF DISHWASHER WAS INVENTED IN THE

LATE 19TH CENTURY.

SYNONYM : -
MY SENTENCE :TOMORROW, MY MOTHER WILL BUY A DISHWASHER.

RUG(N.)

RUG DICTIONARY DEFINITION :
RUG IS SMALLER THAN A CARPET, WHICH USUALLY

COVERS A ROOM'S ENTIRE FLOOR — RUGS LEAVE PARTS

OF THE FLOOR EXPOSED. SOME ARE THICK AND DENSE,

PROVIDING A CUSHIONY AREA FOR WALKING OR SITTING.

RUG ALSO INFORMALLY MEANS "WIG OR TOUPEE," SO

YOU COULD SAY, "DID YOU SEE THAT GUY'S TERRIBLE

BLONDE RUG?" AND IF YOU WANT TO PRETEND
SOMETHING DIDN'T HAPPEN, YOU'LL HAVE TO

COLLOQUIALLY "SWEEP IT UNDER THE RUG," OR HIDE IT.

SYNONYM : CARPET,MAT

MY SENTENCE :SHE SHOOK THE RUG TO GET THE DUST OUT OF IT.

REFRIGERATOR (N.)

DICTIONARY DEFINITION :
THE TERM REFRIGERATOR IS OFTEN SHORTENED

TO FRIDGE, AND BECAUSE OF THIS, PEOPLE

OFTEN MISTAKENLY TRY TO SPELL

REFRIGERATOR WITH A D. REFRIGERATORS COME

IN ALL SIZES, FROM A SMALL CUBE THAT IS

OFTEN USED IN COLLEGE DORM ROOMS BY

STUDENTS TRYING TO KEEP A SIX-PACK OF SODA

COOL, TO A HUGE WALK-IN REFRIGERATOR THAT

MIGHT BE USED AT A RESTAURANT TO COOL ALL

THE INGREDIENTS FOR THE WEEK'S MEALS.

SYNONYM : COOLER,FREEZER

MY SENTENCE :I DRANK SOME OF THE MILK AND KEPT THE REST IN THE REFRIGERATOR.

WOOD(ADJ./N.)

DICTIONARY DEFINITION :

THE HARD FIBROUS LIGNIFIED SUBSTANCE

UNDER THE BARK OF TREES

SYNONYM : WOODEN, WOODY
MY SENTENCE :PUT SOME MORE WOOD ON THE FIRE.

WOOL(ADJ./N.)

DICTIONARY DEFINITION :
MOST WOOL COMES FROM THE FLEECE OF SHEEP,

ALTHOUGH EXTRA SOFT SPECIALTY WOOL (LIKE

CASHMERE AND ANGORA) COMES FROM GOATS. IN

ORDER TO PROCESS WOOL SO THAT IT CAN BE

USED TO MAKE CLOTHING, RUGS, AND BLANKETS,

SHEEP MUST FIRST BE SHORN. ONCE THEIR FLEECE

IS CUT OFF, IT'S WASHED AND SPUN INTO YARN. IF

SOMEONE "PULLS THE WOOL OVER YOUR EYES,"

THEY SUCCESSFULLY FOOL OR TRICK YOU.

SYNONYM : WOOLLEN, WOOLLY
MY SENTENCE :THE SWEATER IS MADE OF PURE WOOL.

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RELATIONSHIPS

BROTHER-IN-LAWBROTHER-IN-LAW(N.)WIFE

DICTIONARY DEFINITION :

A BROTHER BY MARRIAGE

BROTHER

SYNONYM : WOODEN, WOODY
MY SENTENCE : SHE'S NEEDED TO LOOK AFTER
HER SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW.

GROOM(N.)

DICTIONARY DEFINITION :
THE MAN GETTING MARRIED AT
A WEDDING IS THE GROOM.

SYNONYM : -
MY SENTENCE :THE GROOM COULDN'T
GO TO THE BRIDE'S HOUSE BEFORE THE WEDDING

BRIDE (N.)

DICTIONARY DEFINITION :

WOMAN PARTICIPANT IN HER OWN

MARRIAGE CEREMONY

SYNONYM : -
MY SENTENCE : I WANT TO BE YOUR BRIDE.

NEIGHBOR (N./V.)

DICTIONARY DEFINITION :

A NEIGHBOR IS A NEARBY PERSON OR THING.

BE KIND TO YOUR NEIGHBOR, FOR YOU

NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU WILL NEED TO

BORROW SUGAR, A SHOVEL, OR THE SPARE

KEY TO YOUR HOUSE.

SYNONYM : ACQUINTANCE, BYSTANDER
MY SENTENCE :HAITANG IS MY NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBOR.

BREAK UP (V.)

DICTIONARY DEFINITION :

DISCONTINUE AN ASSOCIATION OR

RELATION; GO DIFFERENT WAYS

SYNONYM : BREAK DOWN, CRACK UP, CROCK UP
MY SENTENCE : I WANT TO BREAK UP WITH YOU.

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