iron
US /ˈaɪərn/
UK /ˈaɪən/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
- Golf club with a metal head
- Transitive Verb
- To use a hot flat-based machine to smooth clothes
B1Moreoxide
US /ˈɑ:ksaɪd/
UK /ˈɒksaɪd/
- Noun
- Compound from combining oxygen with a chemical
B2Moresmart
US /smɑ:rt/
UK /smɑ:t/
- Adjective
- Fashionable; well-dressed; well-groomed
- Looking clean, neat and stylish
- Intransitive Verb
- To feel hurt or upset
- To hurt with an unexpected sharp or burning pain
A2TOEICMoresurface
US /ˈsɚfəs/
UK /'sɜ:fɪs/
- Transitive Verb
- To give (road) a top layer
- Intransitive Verb
- To appear after being hidden, unseen, or unknown
- To come to the top of something; emerge
A2TOEICMorewar
US /wɔr/
UK /wɔ:(r)/
- Noun
- Situation where armies fight each other
A2More
Vocabulary
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- surface: To give (road) a top layer
- call: A order or request for action
- name: What something or someone is called
- war: Situation where armies fight each other
- iron: Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
- God: Someone admired because they are famous or good
- red: Being the color of blood
- smart: Fashionable; well-dressed; well-groomed
- sun: Light and heat coming from a large star in the sky
- dad: Another word for father
- son: Male child; friendly way of addressing a boy
- roman: A typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions
- oxide: Compound from combining oxygen with a chemical
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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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