Vocabulary
- wine glass: A glass, typically stemmed, used for drinking wine.
- compound word
- sharp knife: A knife with a keen edge or point for cutting.
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- leave it there: To put something down and not move it from that location.
- with just: Using only; with no more than.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- no time like the present: It is best to do something now rather than later.
- for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
- in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
- check out
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
- tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
- English: Language of the UK, USA, Nigeria and elsewhere
- word: Unit of language that has a meaning
- sheet: Piece of cloth you put on the bed to sleep on
- pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
- fridge: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
- plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
- syllable: Part of a word containing a vowel
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
- pot: Container designed to hold or store something
- bowl: Part of an object that has a rounded, inward curve
- link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
- vowel: A speech sound; a, e , it, o, u and sometimes y
- pan: To follow an object being filmed with a camera
- stop: To block or close something
- pad: Object that is thin, flat, and usually soft
- glass: Clear hard container used for drinking
- fry: To cook something in fat or oil
- consonant: Music (of a note) in harmony
- dish: Shallow container that you cook or serve food in
- refrigerator: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
- towel: Piece of cloth used for drying things
- coffee: A brown drink made from roasted beans and water
- drawer: Sliding box of a desk, closet used to store things
- kettle: Metal container with spout used for boiling water
- butter: Yellow substance made of cream, spread on bread
- whisk: To beat egg, etc. to add air and make it light
- knife: Long piece of metal you use for cutting things
- spatula: Hand tool used to mix or spread soft substances
- faucet: Tap; device for controlling the flow of water
- aluminum: Very light silvery-white metal used to make cans
- microwave: Cooking appliance using electromagnetic waves
- freezer: Electric refrigerator operating below zero degrees
- foil: To cleverly prevent (plot/crime) from happening
- thermometer: Instrument for measuring temperature
- flap: Motion or sound of something waving back and forth
- funnel: to send something directly and intentionally.
- blender: Electrically powered mixer
- unstressed: Having no accent or stress when spoken
- skillet: Pan used for frying food
- cookie: A flat, round sweet baked food
- tupperware: (Cookery) trademark a brand of plastic containers used for storing food
- ladle: Large spoon with deep bowl for serving e.g. soup
- grater: Utensil with sharp edges for shredding foods
- wh: WH is an acronym
- aa: Acronym for Automobile Association
- tt
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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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English Vocabulary -- Words for the Kitchen -- American English
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cnhu posted on 2016/08/06Ever get confused by kitchen vocabulary? This video breaks down common kitchen items, from 'fork' and 'spatula' to 'colander' and 'Tupperware,' with clear American English pronunciation and IPA. You'll practice tricky sounds and syllable stress, making your kitchen lingo super sharp!
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