Everyday English Vocab

Furniture, home appliances, clothes

55 flashcards · English · by lakesare

1. What's that?

   A tablecloth.

2. What's this?

   A sheet.

3. Name 2 meanings of the word sheet.

   A large rectangular piece of cotton or other fabric, used on a bed to cover the mattress and as a layer beneath blankets when these are used. A rectangular piece of paper, especially one of a standard size produced commercially and used for writing and printing on.

4. What are these called?

   A rag. A mop.

5. What's this?

   A chalk.

6. What is this?

   A steering wheel.

7. What's this?

   A wafer. /ˈweɪfə/

8. What's this?

   A clothespin.

9. What's this?

   A radiator.

10. Another verb for: to fasten a seat belt

    Buckle up.

11. How is this hat called?

    A beanie (head-hugging brimless cap)

12. The upper edge of a cup, bowl, or other container. What's that on a hat?

    A brim.

13. Tears filled her eyes and brimmed over the edge.

    Be full to the point of overflowing.

14. What's a trout?

    trucha, форель, forelle, truite

15. What's a pike?

    brochet, lucio, щука

16. What's this?

    Downspout.

17. What is this?

    Sleet or hail.

18. Sleet vs hail?

    Hail stones are normally much larger than sleet pellets and they can cause damage to crops, windshields, people, etc.

19. As the raindrops fall through the cold layer of air, they freeze and become small ice pellets.

    A small, rounded, compressed mass of a substance.

20. What is this? [Of an aircraft, car, bus, motorbike] is the front window.

    Windshield (or windscreen).

21. What's this?

    A mince.

22. Viruses found in poultry or swine can evolve to infect humans.

    Domesticated birds kept by humans for their eggs, their meat or their feathers. These birds are most typically members of the superorder Galloanserae.

23. Water-soluble cleansing agent which combines with impurities and dirt to make them more soluble. Agents for household cleaning: dish washing, washing laundry.

    Detergent.

24. Name 2 names for this:

    laundry detergent washing powder While detergent is still sold in powdered form, liquid detergents have been taking major market shares in many countries since their introduction in the 1950s.

25. What's this?

    Grated cheese.

26. What's this: separately, altogether?

    sweatshirt and sweatpants sweatsuit

27. Name 3 meanings of the word spout.

    1. A tube projecting from a container, through which liquid can be poured (a teapot with a chipped spout). 2. A stream of liquid issuing from somewhere with great force (the spout of an occasional whale), (the tall spouts of geysers). 3. A pipe through which water can flow out.

28. What are these named?

    A lid .

29. Name this tree (вяз).

    Elm.

30. What's this named?

    Scarecrow.

31. What's she doing?

    She's hulling a strawberry. Remove the hulls from (fruit, seeds, or grain)

32. Sunflower seed hulls, roasted and ground, were used by Native Americans and pioneers as a coffee substitute.

    The outer covering of a fruit or seed, especially the pod of peas and beans, or the husk of grain. The green calyx of a strawberry or raspberry.

33. Name 2 words to describe the green part:

    husk hull

34. What's that?

    A hatchet.

35. What's this?

    Apron /ˈeɪpr(ə)n/

36. What's this?

    Banister (перила).

37. What's this?

    Wreath. An arrangement of flowers, leaves, or stems fastened in a ring and used for decoration or for laying on a grave.

38. Apply two, preferably three coats of varnish using a good quality brush.

    Resin dissolved in a liquid for applying on wood, metal, or other materials to form a hard, clear, shiny surface when dry.

39. He's sitting legs crossed, ankle on knee.

    Joint between the foot and leg, composed of three separate bones.

40. What's this clothing item?

    Overalls.

41. Meals were served on china on white tablecloths, changed at each seating.

42. What's this stone? (кремень, pedernal, pietra focaia)

    Flint. Close-up of the wall of the Roman shore fort at Burgh Castle, Norfolk, showing alternating courses of flint and brick

43. What are these? A typically bar-shaped clip or ornament for the hair; a hairslide.

    Barrettes

44. Sometimes she churned fresh butter and traded it.

    Shake (milk or cream) in a machine in order to produce butter.

45. What's this?

    scrunchy (also scrunchie) A circular band of fabric-covered elastic used for fastening the hair.

46. Name 2 items used for hair fastening.

    scrunchy barrettes

47. You may feel like you have sand or grit in your eye, and your eye may look red.

    Small loose particles of stone or sand.

48. What's this?

    Gauze Gently wash areas of infected skin with clean gauze and antiseptic soap daily. A thin transparent fabric of silk, linen, or cotton.

49. The cell envelope of gram-positive bacteria consists of the cytoplasmic membrane and a cell wall.

    Microbiology A membrane which forms the outer layer of certain viruses. A flat paper container with a sealable flap, used to enclose a letter or document.

50. She wanted to forgo the tea and leave while they could.

    Go without (something desirable).

51. What's this?

    Funnel. A tube or pipe that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, used for guiding liquid or powder into a small opening.

52. [Metallurgy] What's this called?

    Annealing - heat (metal or glass) and allow to cool slowly, in order to toughen the material.

53. Where are the books placed?

    Windowsill Or window sill, or window-sill. Books placed on an interior window sill or stool

54. What are these?

    Beads. Bead - a small, often round piece of plastic, wood, glass, or other material with a hole through it.(Бусина)

55. The Kyoto Protocol _______ global emissions, but with two huge exceptions.

    caps Place a limit or restriction on (prices, expenditure, or borrowing).A kind of soft, flat hat, typically with a peak.