all over the place
US
UK
- Phrase
- In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
- In many different locations; widely distributed.
- Adjective
- Mentally or emotionally disorganized; confused or erratic.
A1Morebayonet
US /ˈbeənɪt, -ˌnɛt, ˌbeəˈnɛt/
UK /'beɪənət/
- Countable Noun
- Long sharp knife fixed onto the end of a rifle
C1Moreblackmail
US /ˈblækˌmel/
UK /ˈblækmeɪl/
- Transitive Verb
- To threaten to tell a secret unless you are paid
B1Moreblink
US /blɪŋk/
UK /blɪŋk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To close and open one or both of the eyes rapidly
- To shine with a flickering light.
- Noun
- A quick shutting and opening of the eye.
- A brief flash of light.
B1Moreblow
US /blo/
UK /bləʊ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move something using air
- To make air come quickly out of your mouth
- Noun
- Something that causes you difficulty or sadness
- Act of making air come out of your mouth
A2Moreboom
US /bum/
UK /bu:m/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Very fast increase in growth or popularity
- A very loud and deep sound
- Intransitive Verb
- To experience a rapid increase in growth
- To make a very loud and deep sound
B1Morecode
US /kod/
UK /kəʊd/
- Transitive Verb
- To express information in a series of numbers
- To write a secret message using secret symbols
- Noun
- A password made of a set of letters or numbers
- Set of rules for behavior
A2Morecommercial
US /kəˈmɚʃəl/
UK /kəˈmə:ʃəl/
- Noun
- Radio or television advertisement
- Adjective
- A notice, picture, or film telling people about a product, job, or service.
- Designed for or primarily concerned with financial success.
B1Moredatum
US /ˈdetəm, ˈdætəm, ˈdɑtəm/
UK /ˈdeɪtəm/
- Noun
- Item of factual information
B1Morefake
US /fek/
UK /feɪk/
- Adjective
- Not real; made to look like something real
- Countable Noun
- A copy of something made to trick people
B1Morefan
US /fæn/
UK /fæn/
- Transitive Verb
- To blow air upon a fire to make it stronger
- To use a device to cool yourself, something
- Countable Noun
- Thing you wave in front of your face to stay cool
- Someone who admires a famous person, sport etc.
A2Moregeisha
US /ˈɡeʃə, ˈɡi-/
UK /'ɡeɪʃə/
- Noun
- Japanese female entertainer, dancer and singer
C2Moregun
US /ɡʌn/
UK /ɡʌn/
- Transitive Verb
- To suddenly make an engine run faster
- Countable Noun
- Weapon which fires bullets down a tube
A2Morehalfway
US /ˌhæfˈweɪ/
UK /ˌhɑ:fˈweɪ/
- Adverb
- A middle point between two extremes
- At or to a point equidistant between two places.
- Adjective
- Located at or being at a point equidistant between two places.
- Partially completed; at an intermediate stage.
B2Morehelicopter
US /ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptɚ/
UK /'helɪkɒptə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Aircraft with spinning blades at the top
- Transitive Verb
- To transport by helicopter
B1TOEICMorehunt
US /hʌnt/
UK /hʌnt/
- Transitive Verb
- To search for wild animals to kill (for food)
- To look for very carefully; search for
- Noun
- A search for animals to kill for food
A2Moreincorrect
US /ˌɪnkəˈrɛkt/
UK /ˌɪnkəˈrekt/
- Adjective
- Being wrong or inaccurate
B1TOEICMoreloud
US /laʊd/
UK /laʊd/
- Adjective
- Being very bright with colors, clothes etc.
- Making a lot of noise
A2Moremix
US /mɪks/
UK /mɪks/
- Transitive Verb
- To combine two or more things to make one
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A combination of more than two things
A2Moreof yours
US /ʌv jʊɚz/
UK /əv jɔ:z/
- other
- Belonging to you; your possession or property.
A1Morepen
US /pɛn/
UK /pen/
- Countable Noun
- Small fenced area where people or animals are kept
- Writing tool that uses ink
- Transitive Verb
- To put animals, people in a fenced or closed area
- To write (a song, love letter, etc.)
A2Moreprocessor
US /ˈprɑ:sesə/
UK /ˈprəʊsesə(r)/
- Noun
- A machine that to makes something ready for use
- A person or thing that processes something.
B1Morereceipt
US /rɪˈsit/
UK /rɪˈsi:t/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of receiving something
- Piece of paper showing you have paid
B1TOEICMoresandy
US /ˈsændi/
UK /ˈsændi/
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Adjective
- Having a yellowish-brown color
- Containing or covered with a lot of sand
B1Moreshoot
US /ʃut/
UK /ʃu:t/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
- Countable Noun
- Emerging new part of a plant
A2Moreshot
US /ʃɑt/
UK /ʃɒt/
- Transitive Verb
- To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
- Countable Noun
- An attempt to kick or throw a ball at a goal
A2Moresmoke
US /smoʊk/
UK /sməʊk/
- Intransitive Verb
- To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- Uncountable Noun
- Grey gas from fires and cigarettes
- Fog of air coming from e.g. a cigarette, fire
B1Moresnack
US /snæk/
UK /snæk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Small amount of food eaten between meals
- Intransitive Verb
- To eat a small amount outside of regular meal time
B2Morethink up
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To think of an idea or an excuse
A1More
Vocabulary
- think up: To think of an idea or an excuse
- all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
- of yours: Belonging to you; your possession or property.
- express: To send something by fast mail
- commercial: Radio or television advertisement
- blow: To move something using air
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- receipt: Act of receiving something
- fake: Not real; made to look like something real
- crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
- snack: Small amount of food eaten between meals
- blink: To close and open one or both of the eyes rapidly
- boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- halfway: A middle point between two extremes
- loud: Being very bright with colors, clothes etc.
- helicopter: Aircraft with spinning blades at the top
- shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- code: To express information in a series of numbers
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- datum: Item of factual information
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- story: One of many floors or levels in a building
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- processor: A machine that to makes something ready for use
- incorrect: Being wrong or inaccurate
- save: To make your computer keep a file
- hunt: To search for wild animals to kill (for food)
- fan: To blow air upon a fire to make it stronger
- pen: Small fenced area where people or animals are kept
- mix: To combine two or more things to make one
- blackmail: To threaten to tell a secret unless you are paid
- geisha: Japanese female entertainer, dancer and singer
- smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- gun: To suddenly make an engine run faster
- sandy: Person's name
- bayonet: Long sharp knife fixed onto the end of a rifle
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She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.
Vocabulary
- brave
adj. Having courage
- comfort zone
phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe
Explanation
a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step".
forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead".
The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.
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brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
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