shred
US /ʃrɛd/
UK /ʃred/
- Transitive Verb
- To tear or rip up something to small pieces
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A small or tiny amount of something cut off
B2Moreshrewd
US /ʃrud/
UK /ʃru:d/
- Adjective
- Clever at understanding and making judgments
B2TOEICMoreshrill
US /ʃrɪl/
UK /ʃrɪl/
- Adjective
- (Of a cry, sound) very loud and high-pitched
B2TOEICMoreshrimp
US /ʃrɪmp/
UK /ʃrɪmp/
- Countable Noun
- Small edible salt-water shellfish with many legs
- Someone who is small and weak
B1Moreshrine
US /ʃraɪn/
UK /ʃraɪn/
- Noun
- Religious place that honors a person or saint
B2Moreshrink
US /ʃrɪŋk/
UK /ʃrɪŋk/
- Intransitive Verb
- To become smaller
- Noun
- A rude name for a psychiatrist
B1Moreshrub
US /ʃrʌb/
UK /ʃrʌb/
- Countable Noun
- Leafy plant with woody stems
B2Moreshrug
US /ʃrʌɡ/
UK /ʃrʌɡ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To raise the shoulders to show you don't care
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Vocabulary
- shrink: To become smaller
- shrine: Religious place that honors a person or saint
- shrimp: Small edible salt-water shellfish with many legs
- shrewd: Clever at understanding and making judgments
- shred: To tear or rip up something to small pieces
- shrug: To raise the shoulders to show you don't care
- shrub: Leafy plant with woody stems
- shrill: (Of a cry, sound) very loud and high-pitched
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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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