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GARDEN
VOCABULARY GARDEN
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bench | A long seat for two or more people, usually made of wood |
| Shed | A small simple building, usually built of wood or metal, used for keeping things in |
| Lawn mower | |
| Drain | To make something empty or dry by removing all the liquid from it; to become empty or dry in this way |
| Peg | A short piece of wood, metal or plastic used for holding things together, hanging things on, marking a position, etc. |
| Fireworks | A small device containing powder that burns or explodes and produces bright coloured lights and loud noises, used especially at celebrations |
| Spade | A garden tool with a broad metal blade and a long handle, used for digging |
| Wheelbarrow | A large open container with a wheel and two handles that you use outside to carry things |
| Mop | A tool for washing floors that has a long handle with a bunch of thick strings or soft material at the end |
| Screw | A thin pointed piece of metal like a nail with a raised spiral line (called a thread ) along it and a line or cross cut into its head. |
| Bucket | An open container with a handle, used for carrying or holding liquids, sand, etc. |
| Flag | A piece of cloth with a special coloured design on it that may be the symbol of a particular country or organization, or may have a particular meaning. |
| Broom | A brush on the end of a long handle, used for sweeping floors |
| Clothes line | A piece of thin rope or wire, attached to posts, that you hang clothes on to dry outside after you have washed them |
| Dustpan and brush | |
| Gate | A barrier like a door that is used to close an opening in a fence or a wall outside a building |
| Swing | To move backwards or forwards or from side to side while hanging from a fixed point; to make something do this |
| Ladder | A piece of equipment for climbing up and down a wall, the side of a building, etc |
| Screwdriver | A tool with a narrow blade that is specially shaped at the end, used for turning screws |
| Drill | A tool or machine with a pointed end for making holes |
| Slide | To move easily over a smooth or wet surface; to make something move in this way |
| Fountain | A structure from which water is sent up into the air by a pump, used to decorate parks and gardens/yards |
| Hammer | A tool with a handle and a heavy metal head, used for breaking things or hitting nails |
| Nail | Thin hard layer covering the outer tip of the fingers or toes |
| Chimney | A structure through which smoke or steam is carried up away from a fire, etc. and through the roof of a building; the part of this that is above the roof |
| Fence | A structure made of wood or wire supported with posts that is put between two areas of land as a boundary, or around a garden/yard, field, etc |
| Barbecue | A metal frame for cooking food on over an open fire outdoors |
| Wall | A long vertical solid structure, made of stone, brick or concrete, that surrounds, divides or protects an area of land |
| Saw | A tool that has a long blade with sharp points (called teeth) along one of its edges. A saw is moved backwards and forwards by hand or driven by electricity and is used for cutting wood or metal. |
| Hammock | A type of bed made from a net or from a piece of strong material, with ropes at each end that are used to hang it between two trees, posts, etc. |
| Tape measure | A long narrow strip of plastic, cloth or flexible metal that has measurements marked on it and is used for measuring the length of something |