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AH1 U9
Vocabulary Unit 9 Journeys (Aim High 1 / Grade 6)
Term | Definition |
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wheelchair | a chair with wheels that is used by people who cannot walk because they are disabled, sick, or injured |
over | finished |
to take up | to start doing something as a hobby |
to dream | to have visions and thoughts in your sleep, something that happens in your mind when you are sleeping |
disease | illness, sickness, ailment |
to design | to prepare the preliminary sketch or the plans for (a work to be executed), especially to plan the form and structure of |
to suck | to draw into the mouth by producing a partial vacuum by action of the lips and tongue |
exhausted | extremely tired |
to blow | to produce or emit a current of air, as with the mouth |
confident | sure of oneself; having no uncertainty about one's own abilities, correctness, successfulness, etc.; self-confident; bold |
to steer | to guide the course of (something in motion like a car, boat...) by a rudder, helm, wheel, etc.; to control the direction that a vehicle moves |
limbs | the arms and legs of a person |
paralysed | when you can't move your body or part of your body |
to spread | to gradually affect a bigger area |
disabled | physically or mentally impaired, injured, or incapacitated. We also say differently-abled |
freezing | extremely or uncomfortably cold; chilled |
icy | made of, full of, or covered with ice |
cloudy | full of or overcast by clouds, having little or no sunshine |
cold | having a relatively low temperature; having little or no warmth |
foggy | thick with or having much fog; misty |
hot | having or giving off heat; having a high temperature |
rainy | wet with rain |
snowy | abounding in or covered with snow |
stormy | with strong winds, heavy rain, and dark clouds |
sunny | abounding in sunshine |
warm | of or at a moderately high temperature; characterized by comparatively high temperature |
windy | exposed to or swept by the wind |
completely | to the greatest degree possible [= totally] |
the controls | the device for regulating and guiding a machine, as a motor, boat or airplane. |
experience | knowledge or skill that you gain from doing a job or activity, or the process of doing this |
harbour | a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents |
the Channel | The Channel is the body of water that separates southern England from northern France, and joins the southern part of the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean |
tube | a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases |
chilly | quite cold weather |
showery | weather with frequent short periods of rain |
unsettled | weather that changes a lot and that often becomes rainy |
humid | hot and wet weather |
mild | warm and pleasant weather |
severe | very bad weather |
bow (part of a boat) | the front part of a ship |
hull (part of a boat) | the main part of a ship that goes in the water |
mast (part of a boat) | a tall pole on which the sails or flags of a ship are hung |
port (part of a boat) | the left side of a ship or aircraft when you are looking towards the front |
rudder (part of a boat) | a flat part at the back of a ship or aircraft that can be turned in order to control the direction in which it moves |
sail (part of a boat) | a large piece of strong cloth fixed onto a boat, so that the wind will push the boat along |
starboard (part of a boat) | the side of a ship or aircraft that is on your right when you are facing forwards |
stern (part of a boat) | the back of a ship |
come true | when something you hope for becomes reality |
come and go | when something is present for a short time and then goes |
come apart | when something breaks into pieces |
come on | when you tell someone to hurry up |
come out | when a new book, CD or film becomes available |
come round | when someone visits you at home |