agriculture
US /ˈæɡrɪˌkʌltʃɚ/
UK /ˈægrɪkʌltʃə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- The science of farming
- The study of farming and related sciences.
A2Moreanalysis
US /əˈnælɪsɪs/
UK /əˈnæləsɪs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Careful study to better understand something
B1TOEICMoreanalyze
US /ˈænəˌlaɪz/
UK /'ænəlaɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To study carefully to find out the meaning of
B1TOEICMoreas well as
US /æz wɛl æz/
UK /æz wel æz/
- Adverb
- Also; in addition to
- Preposition
- In addition to; and also.
A1Moreautomate
US /ˈɔtəˌmet/
UK /'ɔ:təmeɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To make automatic by using machines
B2TOEICMorebin
US /bɪn/
UK /bɪn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Type of container, usually for trash
- (computing) A directory containing executable programs.
- Transitive Verb
- To throw something away in the trash
B1Moreburr
US /bə:/
UK /bɜ:(r)/
- Noun
- Part of plants covering a seed with thorns
C1Moreby hand
US /baɪ hænd/
UK /bai hænd/
- Phrase
- Done manually; not by machine.
- Delivered personally; not by mail or electronically.
A1Morechute
US /ʃut/
UK /ʃu:t/
- Noun
- Sloping channel or passage to throw things down
C1Morecircular
US /ˈsɜ:rkjələ(r)/
UK /ˈsɜ:kjələ(r)/
- Adjective
- Shaped like a circle or part of a circle
- Noun
- Paper with news, ads, etc. sent round to people
B2Moreconveyor
US /kənˈveɚ/
UK /kənˈveɪə(r)/
- Noun
- Person who conveys (carries or transmits)
B2Moredebris
US /dəˈbri, de-, ˈdeˌbri/
UK /dəˈbri:, deɪ-, ˈdeɪˌbri:/
- Uncountable Noun
- Remains of something broken or destroyed
- Accumulated fragments of rock.
B2TOEICMoredeposit
US /dɪˈpɑzɪt/
UK /dɪ'pɒzɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Concentration of mineral left by a river
- Part payment so that an item will be kept for you
- Transitive Verb
- (Of rivers) to leave a layer of minerals, etc.
- To lay down of layers, e.g. of soil, over time
A2TOEICMoreevaporate
US /ɪˈvæpəˌret/
UK /ɪˈvæpəreɪt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To pass off or away; to disappear
- Transitive Verb
- To change from a liquid into a gaseous state
B2Moreexact
US /ɪɡˈzækt/
UK /ɪɡ'zækt/
- Adjective
- Completely correct; accurate; specific
- Transitive Verb
- To get something, sometimes using force
A2TOEICMorefabric
US /ˈfæbrɪk/
UK /ˈfæbrɪk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Cloth or material
- Basic structure
B1TOEICMorefeed
US /fid/
UK /fi:d/
- Transitive Verb
- To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
- To push something through an opening
- Uncountable Noun
- Food given to animals
A2TOEICMorefiber
US /'faɪbə/
UK /'faɪbə/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Basic character and nature of a person
- Stringy substance found in food, e.g. wholewheat
C2Moreflow
US /flo/
UK /fləʊ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
- Uncountable Noun
- Amount of something that moves through an area
A2Morefluffy
US /ˈflʌfi/
UK /'flʌfɪ/
- Adjective
- Containing air and being light in weight
B2Moregrade
US /ɡred/
UK /ɡreɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To give a road the required angle of slope
- To determine the level or quality of something
- Noun
- Level or quality of something e.g. a diamond
- Mark that shows the quality of a student's work
B1TOEICMorehot air
US /hɑt er/
UK /hɔt eə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Meaningless or exaggerated talk; empty rhetoric.
- Air that has been heated.
A1Moreingredient
US /ɪnˈɡridiənt/
UK /ɪnˈgri:diənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Food item used when making a meal or drink
- Quality necessary to be something to work well
B1TOEICMoreinvent
US /ɪnˈvɛnt/
UK /ɪnˈvent/
- Transitive Verb
- To create something such as a story or excuse
- To create something useful for the first time
A2TOEICMorelabel
US /ˈlebəl/
UK /'leɪbl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A (luxury) brand owned by a company
- A word or term used to describe a person, thing
- Transitive Verb
- To use a term to describe, often negatively
- To attach material to identify something
A2Morelinger
US /ˈlɪŋɡɚ/
UK /ˈlɪŋgə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To take your time doing something; hang around
B2Morelint
US /lɪnt/
UK /lɪnt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Fabric with nap on one side, used to dress wounds
C2Morelivestock
US /ˈlaɪvˌstɑk/
UK /ˈlaɪvstɒk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Any animals kept for use or profit
B2Moreloose
US /lus/
UK /lu:s/
- Transitive Verb
- To shoot or fire something from a gun
- Adjective
- (Idea, thought, or work) unclear or imprecise
- Not tightly attached or held
A2Moremayonnaise
US /ˈmeɪəneɪz/
UK /ˌmeɪəˈneɪz/
- Uncountable Noun
- Creamy, thick savory dressing for food
- A dish or salad made with mayonnaise.
B2Moremoisture
US /ˈmɔɪstʃɚ/
UK /'mɔɪstʃə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Small amount of wetness that can be felt
B1Morenarrow
US /ˈnæro/
UK /'nærəʊ/
- Adjective
- Not wide; short from one side to the other
- Limited; not broad in scope
- Intransitive Verb
- To become thinner or less wide
A2TOEICMorepass through
US /pæs θru/
UK /pɑ:s θru:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
- To go through something; to move from one side to the other of something.
A2Moreplant
US /plænt/
UK /plɑ:nt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Factory or a place where things are made
- Living thing with leaves and roots growing in soil
- Transitive Verb
- To firmly position something (in the ground)
- To put seeds, flowers, trees in the ground
A2TOEICMorepluck
US /plʌk/
UK /plʌk/
- Uncountable Noun
- Quality of bravery or determination
- Transitive Verb
- To pull the feathers or hair off something
- To pull a string to make sounds on (e.g. a guitar)
B2TOEICMorepress
US /prɛs/
UK /pres/
- Noun
- Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- General term for TV, radio, newspapers
- Transitive Verb
- To make clothes smooth using a heated iron; iron
- To repeatedly ask someone to do something
A2TOEICMoreprocess
US /ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs/
UK /prə'ses/
- Transitive Verb
- To organize and use data in a computer
- To deal with official forms in the way required
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Dealing with official forms in the way required
- Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
A2TOEICMoreprotein
US /ˈprəʊˌtiːn/
UK /ˈprəʊti:n/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Group of molecules made from amino acids
B1Moreretrieve
US /rɪˈtriv/
UK /rɪˈtri:v/
- Transitive Verb
- To find and bring in animals during a hunt
- To get information from a computer
B2TOEICMorerib
US /rɪb/
UK /rɪb/
- Countable Noun
- One of the curved bones protecting the chest/heart
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To tease; joke about something with someone
B2Moreripe
US /raɪp/
UK /raɪp/
- Adjective
- (Of a smell) disgusting
- Fully grown or mature; ready to eat
B1Morescreen
US /skrin/
UK /skri:n/
- Transitive Verb
- To hide or block something from being seen
- To examine to find something, e.g. best candidate
- Noun
- Wire net in a door or window to keep insects out
- Displays in a theater on which movies are shown
A2TOEICMoreseparate
US /'sepəreɪt/
UK /'sepəreɪt/
- Adjective
- Being different from or unrelated to another
- Not connected; different.
- Transitive Verb
- To divide two things by being in between them
- To move things away from each other
A2TOEICMorespun
US /spʌn/
UK /spʌn/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make a ball rotate when throwing it
- To feel dizzy/confused, as in my head is spinning
B1Moresteady
US /ˈstɛdi/
UK /'stedɪ/
- Adjective
- Happening or developing at a regular rate
- Continuing without stopping or changing over time
- Transitive Verb
- To make constant, unchanging or staying the same
- To hold something/someone so they stop moving
B2Moresteel
US /stil/
UK /sti:l/
- Uncountable Noun
- Very strong or determined character in a person
- Very strong metal made of iron, etc.
- Transitive Verb
- To prepare yourself for something difficult
A2Moretextile
US /ˈtɛksˌtaɪl, -təl/
UK /ˈtekstaɪl/
- Adjective
- Referring to something made of cloth
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Any kind of cloth goods, like cotton, for example
B1Morethread
US /θrɛd/
UK /θred/
- Noun
- Spiral cut at the end of a bolt
- A long, very thin, material used to sew cloth
- Transitive Verb
- To move yourself through a crowded or narrow space
- To put wire, string, etc. through a hole or needle
B1TOEICMoretoss
US /tɔ:s/
UK /tɒs/
- Transitive Verb
- To throw something into the air, e.g. casually
- To mix ingredients lightly.
- Intransitive Verb
- To move about restlessly; to writhe or fidget.
- To be thrown about violently.
B1Moretractor
US /ˈtræktɚ/
UK /ˈtræktə(r)/
- Noun
- Powerful (farm) vehicle with large back wheels
B2Moretraditionally
US /trə'dɪʃənəlɪ/
UK /trə'dɪʃənəlɪ/
- Adverb
- Something done in a customary, traditional manner
B2Moretrail
US /trel/
UK /treɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Series of marks or signs left by something moving
- Rough path, as through a forest or field
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To follow behind someone
- To be losing to a competitor
B1TOEICMoreunearth
US /ʌnˈɜrθ/
UK /ʌn'ɜ:θ/
- Transitive Verb
- To discover by searching thoroughly
C1TOEICMoreweave
US /wiv/
UK /wi:v/
- Transitive Verb
- To make a cloth or baskets by crossing threads
- To combine and connect ideas, stories, or themes
- Noun
- Particular type of cloth made by crossing threads
B1More
Vocabulary
- by hand: Done manually; not by machine.
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- hot air: Meaningless or exaggerated talk; empty rhetoric.
- pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- ingredient: Food item used when making a meal or drink
- fluffy: Containing air and being light in weight
- exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
- separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
- protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
- toss: To throw something into the air, e.g. casually
- fabric: Cloth or material
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- debris: Remains of something broken or destroyed
- steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
- complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
- retrieve: To find and bring in animals during a hunt
- trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
- moisture: Small amount of wetness that can be felt
- agriculture: The science of farming
- linger: To take your time doing something; hang around
- fiber: Basic character and nature of a person
- press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- analyze: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
- deposit: Concentration of mineral left by a river
- textile: Referring to something made of cloth
- equally: In an equal, even, or identical manner
- livestock: Any animals kept for use or profit
- ripe: (Of a smell) disgusting
- analysis: Careful study to better understand something
- century: Period of 100 years
- loose: To shoot or fire something from a gun
- flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
- thread: Spiral cut at the end of a bolt
- evaporate: To pass off or away; to disappear
- label: A (luxury) brand owned by a company
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- screen: To hide or block something from being seen
- weave: To make a cloth or baskets by crossing threads
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- steel: Very strong or determined character in a person
- pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
- invent: To create something such as a story or excuse
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
- plant: Factory or a place where things are made
- conveyor: Person who conveys (carries or transmits)
- area: Amount of measured space
- grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
- remove: To get rid of something completely
- mayonnaise: Creamy, thick savory dressing for food
- pluck: Quality of bravery or determination
- machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
- bin: Type of container, usually for trash
- spun: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
- circular: Shaped like a circle or part of a circle
- unearth: To discover by searching thoroughly
- automate: To make automatic by using machines
- rib: One of the curved bones protecting the chest/heart
- humongous: Very large
- call: A order or request for action
- large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
- traditionally: Something done in a customary, traditional manner
- tractor: Powerful (farm) vehicle with large back wheels
- chute: Sloping channel or passage to throw things down
- lint: Fabric with nap on one side, used to dress wounds
- burr: Part of plants covering a seed with thorns
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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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VoiceTube posted on 2025/07/17Ever wondered how fluffy cotton becomes the clothes we wear? This video takes you behind the scenes of a factory, showing you the amazing machines like the cotton gin and picker that process cotton from field to bale! You'll pick up tons of useful vocabulary related to the textile industry and how things are made.
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