· Moor = (noun) Moorland; a tract of open uncultivated upland, typically covered with heather. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/Desert_of_wales_from_Drygarn_Fawr.JPG and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/Heather_moorland_on_the_North_York_Moors.jpg and http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/58/21/2582105_0775e732.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Stanton_Moor_Cairn_T2.JPG/1200px-Stanton_Moor_Cairn_T2.JPG // e.g., A little town in the moors./// (verb) Make fast a boat by attaching it by cable or rope to the shore or an anchor. For mooring See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Mooring.jpg and http://www.sail-world.com/photos/sail-world/Photos_2014_3/Large_4Shard_SternTo3.JPG // e.g., Four fishing boats were moored to the pier side.// e.g., We moored alongside a jetty.
· Jetty = (noun) a landing stage or small pier at which boats can dock or be moored. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Jetty_break2_new%28USGS%29.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/Seebr%C3%BCcke_Swakopmund%2C_Namibia.jpg For boat jetty See http://i1.trekearth.com/photos/28148/iron_cove_boats2.jpg and http://travelerfolio.com/tf2/photos/2009/09/boat-at-jetty-image.jpg // e.g., Jim jumped ashore and tied the rowboat up to the small wooden jetty.
· Pier (pronounced pɪə(r)) (not to be confused with ‘peer’) = (noun) a platform supported on pillars or girders leading out from the shore into a body of water, used as a landing stage for boats. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Chelsea_Piers.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Lake_mapourika_NZ.jpeg and https://bookchatterandotherstuff.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/dsc_0082.jpg and http://www.goodwp.com/images/201105/goodwp.com_18315.jpg For navy pier See http://www.chicagonow.com/show-me-chicago/files/2016/07/TallShipsPhoto-3_Photo-Credit-Navy-Pier.jpg /// A structure supported on pillars leading out to sea and used as an entertainment area, typically incorporating arcades and places to eat. (for the Santa Monica pier - See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdaXOBj1Tqk and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqxfxa48n70 ). See http://www.wildnatureimages.com/images%202/060308-032..jpg ). See https://calvinayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/MI-BK173_SteelP_G_20110628152745.jpg and https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/79/ab/95/79ab95e8a3f9b8c5f060447160d3925d.jpg /// A breakwater or mole. See http://www.abam.com/sites/default/files/styles/portfolio-main/public/project-images/portfolio-pmw-142-01.jpg?itok=wI0OvtAx /// Solid support designed to sustain vertical pressure e.g., The new second-floor structure rests on existing pier footings, reducing foundation costs./// A pillar supporting an arch or a bridge. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Pont_du_gard.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/Arc_Triomphe_edit.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Forth_Rail_Bridge_Pier.jpg and http://www.tallbridgeguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/ele6.jpg /// A section of a wall between windows or other adjacent openings. See https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/victorian-pier-window-view-to-sea-973468.jpg
· Pillar = (noun) A strong column made of stone, metal, or wood that supports part of a building. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/National_Capitol_Columns_-_Washington%2C_D.C..jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/MosqueeKairouan_6bis.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/Western_colonnade_at_courtyard%2C_UVa_2004.jpg and http://www.clipartkid.com/images/247/the-art-of-education-3-pillars-to-uphold-a-student-centered-culture-YnLOB7-clipart.png and http://perspectives.3ds.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/800px-pillars_at_front_of_war_memorial.jpg For a pillar of smoke See https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/lostpedia/images/7/7f/PillarOfSmoke.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20060407194246 For a pillar of fire See http://zenpundit.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pillars-of-cloud-and-fire.png For a pillar of cloud See https://biblestudents1.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/3-smoke.jpg?w=863 // e.g., A row of reinforced concrete pillars support the bridge./// (figurative) e.g., A pillar of smoke/ flame./// Pillar of something = a very important member or part of a group, organization, system, etc. e.g., Mrs. Maple is a pillar of the local church.// e.g., Equality is one of the pillars of socialism (*) (My ironic comment: isn’t it in capitalism?)
· Mole (pronounced mōl or moʊl) = (noun) a small burrowing insectivorous (= an animal that eats only insects) mammal with dark velvety fur, a long muzzle, and very small eyes. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/Talpa_europaea_MHNT.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/ScalopusAquaticus.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/Taupe_doree.jpg and http://animalsadda.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Mole-6.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/ScalopusAquaticus.jpg and http://www.liveanimalslist.com/mammals/images/mole-lying-in-mud.jpg /// A spy who achieves over a long period an important position within the security defenses of a country e.g., He is told that there is a mole within his agency assisting with the plot./// Someone within an organization who anonymously betrays confidential information e.g., One of the Asymmetrical Information's moles forwards this item from Businessweek./// (also called nevus) A small, often slightly raised blemish on the skin made dark by a high concentration of melanin. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/44/Nevus_NCI.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Becker%27s_nevus_of_shoulder.JPG and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Dysplastic_nevi_%284%29.jpg and https://simpleorganiclife-img.rbl.ms/simage/https%3A%2F%2Fassets.rbl.ms%2F5521389%2F980x.jpg/2000%2C2000/NSv9bn7sH9XEuGi2/img.jpg and https://shs.osu.edu/posts/blog-archive/abcs-of-melanoma-edt-big.jpg /// (My comment as a medic: a mole needs a differential diagnosis of skin cancer and especially melanoma that is malignant and life-threatening)./// A large solid structure on a shore serving as a pier, breakwater, or causeway. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/Mole_Swakopmund%2C_Namibia.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/Churchill_Barrier_1.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/East_Mole_Dunkirk.jpg/220px-East_Mole_Dunkirk.jpg and http://www.mckenzie.uk.com/sites/default/files/styles/mole_today_from_inside_sea1.jpg /// (Chemistry) (symbol = mole) The SI unit of amount of substance, equal to the quantity containing as many elementary units as there are atoms in 0.012 kg of carbon-12./// (Medicine - Obstetrics) An abnormal mass of tissue in the uterus. Also called hydatidiform mole. Molar pregnancy is an abnormal form of pregnancy in which a non-viable fertilized egg implants in the uterus and will fail to come to term. A molar pregnancy is a gestational trophoblastic disease which grows into a mass in the uterus that has swollen chorionic villi that grow in clusters that resemble grapes. A molar pregnancy can develop when a fertilized egg does not contain an original maternal nucleus. The products of conception may or may not contain fetal tissue. It is characterized by the presence of a hydatidiform mole (*****). See http://www.mdguidelines.com/images/Illustrations/hyda_mol.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Blasenmole_Computertomographie_sagittal.jpg /// A highly spiced Mexican sauce made chiefly from chili peppers and chocolate served with meat. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/ChickRedMole.JPG/1200px-ChickRedMole.JPG and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/Blasenmole_Computertomographie_axial.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Vesicular_mole.jpg and https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjn3oDJmnHmRe2f-aK_z7hBtq4xskaJIrXWr3RGKF0VRL3G22_eobLog6oiKnVe1XYDCb8YwEr9eL6spellk_XqGHMOXIEnjuwsHnqsbXvvL3gDcYcxMw5VghosHgkPH6tivqnTPCEN9eU/s800/Mole+Sauce+500+0805.jpg
· Heather (or ling (pronounced lɪŋ)) (pronounced ˈheðər) = (noun) a purple-flowered Eurasian heath that grows abundantly on moorland and heathland (Note: many ornamental varieties have been cultivated). See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/CallunaVulgaris.jpg and https://peakwalking.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/heather.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/Calluna-vulgaris-closup.jpg /// Note: ling is a word also for a kind of edible marine fish. See http://www.teara.govt.nz/files/p5279sfic.jpg
· Heath (pronounced hiːθ) = (noun) An area of open uncultivated land, especially in Britain, with characteristic vegetation of heather, gorse, and coarse grasses. See http://www.countrysideinfo.co.uk/images/Lympcom.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/Die_back_valley_gnangarra.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/Heath.jpg // e.g., Evermore marginal land including wetlands, heaths, and steep hillsides had to be brought into cultivation as the century progressed, much of it inherently unsuited to arable production./// A dwarf shrub with small leathery leaves and small pink or purple bell-shaped flowers, characteristic of heathland and moorland. See https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/a1/15/f6/a115f67d13a75aad3ed18b72413ea0e8.jpg // e.g., The white, purple and red flowers of heath bloom in early to late winter in the north except in bitter cold.
· Arable land = (adjective) (of land) Used or suitable for growing crops. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/Iglesia_de_Nuestra_Se%C3%B1ora_de_La_Blanca%2C_Cardej%C3%B3n%2C_Espa%C3%B1a%2C_2012-09-01%2C_DD_02.JPG and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/KerbauJawa.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Arable_land_and_Farhill_Farm_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1734937.jpg and http://www.worldatlas.com/r/w728-h425-c728x425/upload/9c/c0/a5/madagascar.jpg // e.g., Some cyanobacteria do not require fresh water, nitrate-based fertilizer, or even arable land to grow and flourish./// (noun) Arable land or crops e.g., As well as the cows we have five sheep on set-aside land and arable for feed.
· Rung (pronounced rʌŋ) = (noun) horizontal support on a ladder for a person's foot. See http://preferredsafety.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/rung-step-2.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/Ladder_and_telegraph_pole.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_De_tau-tau_van_een_vorst_wordt_uit_het_graf_gehaald_om_opnieuw_te_worden_aangekleed_op_de_begraafplaats_der_vorsten_van_Sangalla%27_TMnr_20000480.jpg /// e.g., Rung step.
· Billy goat = (noun) a male goat. See http://gb.fotolibra.com/images/previews/182690-golden-guernsey-billy-goat.jpeg and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koSRru8qB4A and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpfbYiiq-6E
· Wafer = (noun) a very thin, light, crisp, sweet cookie or cracker, especially one of a kind eaten with ice cream. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/Akbar_Mashti.JPG and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/Waffle-2016.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/Akbar_Mashti.JPG and http://mobile-cuisine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/chocolate-wafers1-e1446397590746.jpg For a wafer snack See http://www.loacker.com/typo3temp/_processed_/csm_bild_text_modul_expand_welt_der_waffeln_sandwich_02_6c2b265ac9.jpg
· Log = (noun) a part of the trunk or a large branch of a tree that has fallen or been cut off. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Timber_floating.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/A_Lovely_Rotting_Log_-_geograph.org.uk_-_998345.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/Yellow_birch_trunk.jpg and https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB12.wQHVXXXXbwXFXXq6xXFXXXn/New-Design-Green-Logs-Pillow-Personality-Cylindrical-Wooden-Pillow-Home-Cushion.jpg
· Logging (vs.) Lodging
· Logging (not to be confused with ‘lodging’) = (noun) the activity or business of felling trees and cutting and preparing the timber. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Timber_floating.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/Felling_a_gumtree_c1884-1917_Powerhouse_Museum.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/Joensuun_kanava2.jpg // e.g., The state took measures to counter illegal logging of the country's tropical rainforests.// e.g., Logging companies.
· Lodging (not to be confused with ‘logging’) = (noun) temporary accommodation e.g., A fee for board and lodging.
· Lodgings = (noun) A room or rooms rented out to someone, usually in the same residence as the owner e.g., He was looking for lodgings and a job.
· Fillet (pronounced ˈfɪlɪt) = (noun) a fleshy boneless piece of meat from near the loins or the ribs of an animal. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/Doryfill.JPG and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Kycklingfil%C3%A9.jpg // e.g., A chicken breast fillet.
· Loft = (noun) a room or space directly under the roof of a house or other building, which may be used for accommodations or storage. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/400SGreenLoft.jpg and (pigeon loft) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-W0212-034%2C_Sporttaubenz%C3%BCchter.jpg and http://www.designboom.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/architects-eat-fitzroy-loft-australia-designboom-01-818x614.jpg and http://cdn.homedsgn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Capitol-Hill-Loft-03.jpg
· Lofty = (adjective) of imposing height; high e.g., The elegant square was shaded by lofty palms.// e.g., A lofty ceiling/ mountain/ wall (^^^ for this example)./// (of wool and other textiles) thick and resilient (= able to quickly return to a previous good condition) e.g., Fleece is a lofty, stretchy fabric.
· Height is pronounced haɪt.
· Carnation (not to be confused with ‘reincarnation’) = (noun) a small red or pink or white flower with a sweet smell (^^). See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/Moondust-carnation.JPG and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/Gartennelke_1.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/Carnations_redoute.JPG and http://kingofwallpapers.com/carnation/carnation-011.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/Moondust-carnation.JPG
· Reincarnation (not to be confused with ‘carnation’) = (noun) The belief that a dead person’s spirit returns to life in another body e.g., Hindus and Buddhist believe in reincarnation.// A person or animal is whose body a dead’s person spirit returns to life e.g., He believes he is reincarnation of Julius Caesar (^^).
· Incarnation = (noun) A particular life – in religions that believe that we have many lives e.g., He believes that he was a Roman warrior in a previous incarnation./// A particular physical form of condition of something or someone that is changing or developing e.g., The film is the latest incarnation of a fairy tale that dates back to the middle ages.
· Tehran (or Teheran) [(pronounced tɛːˈrɑːn) = the capital of Iran (Iran was called in the past ‘Persia’)]
· Mistakenly = (adverb) in a mistaken way; wrongly e.g., They mistakenly believed her to be pregnant./// By accident or oversight; accidentally e.g., Warplanes mistakenly bombed a village (My comment: we call this ‘collateral damage’ – however, this term is rather used as an excuse for war crimes!)]
· Embattled = (adjective) Having a lot of problems or difficulties e.g., Embattled teachers.// e.g., An embattled government (^^).
· Garish (vs) Garnish
· Garish = (adjective) unpleasantly bright. For garish colors See http://orig02.deviantart.net/4881/f/2014/298/5/0/apo_chall_46___garish_colors_by_lupsiberg-d844ia5.jpg and http://orig13.deviantart.net/b45d/f/2014/295/0/1/awc46_garish_colors_by_gerda1946-d83qk5b.jpg // e.g., A pair of garish Bermuda shorts (^^)
· Garnish = (noun) a decoration or embellishment for something, especially food. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/Gyro_sandwich.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/01/Carrot_soup_with_garnish.jpg // e.g., More than a mere embellishment, the garnish should be considered an ingredient in the drink./// (verb) decorate or embellish something, especially food e.g., Salad garnished with an orange slice./// Serve with a garnishment e.g., ‘As you read from my title, I am being garnished.’
· Garnishment = (Law) (US) withholding of one's wages by one's employer to pay one's debt owed to a third party (*****).
· Spoof = (noun) (informal) a humorous imitation of something, typically a film or a particular genre of film, in which its characteristic features are exaggerated for comic effect. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gQmnYtYC2s // For 300 (Spartans) spoof movie See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkluxTJ9pdM // e.g., A Robin Hood spoof./// A trick played on someone as a joke e.g., Another claim on the Web page is that you can use it to ‘send your buddies games and hilarious news spoofs./// (verb) (with object) (informal) Imitate something while exaggerating its characteristic features for comic effect e.g., It is a movie that spoofs other movies.// Hoax or trick someone e.g., They proceeded to spoof Western intelligence with false information./// Interfere with radio or radar signals so as to make them useless e.g., That meant that the Americans might not be able to jam or spoof his systems.
· Cosplay = (noun) the practice of dressing up as a character from a movie, book, or video game, especially one from the Japanese genres (= art styles) of manga and anime. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/20140118174713IMG_5618_M_-_Desucon_Frostbite_2014_-_matiast1.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Ciri_Cosplay_%28The_Witcher_3_Wild_Hunt%29_%E2%80%A2_2.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Costumes_%281118158480%29.jpg and http://img06.deviantart.net/2e7a/i/2015/158/5/1/ryuko_matoi_cosplay_by_technoranma-d8wenox.jpg
· Anime (pronounced ˈanɪmeɪ) = (noun) (mass noun) a style of Japanese film and TV animation, typically aimed at adults as well as children. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/81/Modernanime.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/Manga_emotions-EN.jpg
· Manga (pronounced ˈmaŋɡə) = (noun) (mass noun) a style of Japanese comic books and graphic novels, typically aimed at adults as well as children. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b4/Sazae-san_kamishibai.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/Manga_emotions-EN.jpg
· Avatar = (My comment: I guess you have seen the movie with the blue creatures; Also avatar is a computer term for an icon) (noun) (Hinduism) A manifestation of a deity or released soul in bodily form on earth; an incarnate divine teacher. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/Avatars.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/Sarabha_Narasinmha_Kangra.jpg // e.g., Rama, the hero of the epic Ramayana was another major avatar of Vishnu, incarnated in order to rid the world of the demon Ravana./// An incarnation, embodiment, or manifestation of a person or idea e.g., He chose John Stuart Mill as the avatar of the liberal view./// An icon or figure representing a particular person in a video game, internet forum, etc. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/CandymyloveYasu.png and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/Automated_online_assistant.png and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/55/Xbox_NXE_avatar.png // e.g., Conversation is depicted in a balloon over the avatar's head./// e.g., The gameplay is a sort of 3rd person scrolling shooter, with your avatar floating stationary at the bottom of the screen.
· Scent (pronounced sent) = (noun) A distinctive smell, especially one that is pleasant e.g., The scent of freshly cut hay./// A trail indicated by the characteristic smell of an animal and perceptible to hounds or other animals e.g., The hound followed the scent./// The faculty or sense of smell e.g., If a scent is the sense physically located closest to memory in the brain, then surely the synapses that channel sound tickle the trigger of imagination./// (verb) Impart a pleasant scent to e.g., A glass of tea scented with lemon balm./// Discern by the sense of smell e.g., A shark can scent blood from well over half a mile away.
· Hound (pronounced haʊnd) = (noun) a dog of a breed used for hunting, especially one able to track by scent. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/AmericanFoxhound2.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Podenco_z_ibizy_645.jpg and http://dgicdplf3pvka.cloudfront.net/images/dogbreeds/large/Pharaoh-Hound.jpg
· Wizard = (noun) a man who is believed to have magical powers and who uses them to help or harm other people. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Magician_visconti.jpg /// (also known a ‘wiz’) A person who is an expert at something or who has great ability in particular subject e.g., My mom (= mother) is wizard at scrabble ((TM)= a game played on a board covered in squares (^^)).// e.g., A computer wizard (^^).
· Sorcerer (pronounced ˈsɔːs(ə)rə) (sorceress is the female sorcerer) = (noun) In stories, a man who has magical powers and who uses them to harm other people (^^). See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Magician_visconti.jpg // e.g., The sorcerer’s apprentice (= a person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer, having agreed to work for a fixed period at low wages) (My comment: this is a title of a 2010 movie, but most known the title as an amazing music theme composed by Paul Dukas that was also movie theme with Mickey Mouse in the Walt Disney’s animation masterpiece ‘Fantasia’ (1940), one of the first colored films).
· Apprentice = (noun) a person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer, having agreed to work for a fixed period at low wages; a trainee e.g., An apprentice electrician.// e.g., In traditional apprenticeship models, apprentices learn a trade or skill through working closely with expert trades-people.// e.g., It is often asserted that by keeping wages low for apprentices, employers will automatically take more on./// (usually as modifier) A beginner e.g., An apprentice barman./// (Verb) (usually ‘be apprenticed to’) = (verb with object) Employ someone as an apprentice e.g., He was apprenticed to a printer./// (verb; no object) Serve as an apprentice e.g., She apprenticed with midwives in San Francisco.
· Intern = (noun) a houseman (UK English), i.e., a male or female doctor who is still training and who works in a hospital (My comment as a medic: the hospital is called ‘house,’ and in the UK doctors are called ‘house officers’ – in the US and Australia they are called ‘resident doctors’ and ‘interns’ in the US)./// Someone who is finishing their training for a skilled job, especially by getting practical experience of the work involved e.g., He worked in the White House as an intern./// (verb) (transitive; often passive) To put someone in prison for political or military reasons, especially during war; e.g., Many foreigners were interned for the duration of the war (^^).
· Ripple (e.g., of water) = (noun) capillary wave; a small wave or series of waves on the surface of water, especially as caused by an object dropping into it or a slight breeze. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/Ripple_-_in_rail.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/2006-01-14_Surface_waves.jpg and http://www.chillcover.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Water-Drop-Ripple_HD_chillcover.com_.jpg and https://img.clipartfest.com/2ab5801e8716f42fbf0e444e26332f95_water-drop-ripple-clipart-water-drop-and-ripples_1600-1019.jpeg ./// A type of ice cream with wavy lines of colored, flavored syrup running through it. For raspberry ripple See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/Raspberry-ripple-ice-cream.jpg and https://www.philly.com.au/blob/media/2510/Raspberry-Ripple-Ice-Cream.jpg?width=&height= // e.g., Raspberry ripple./// (verb) (of water) Form or flow with small waves on the surface e.g., The Mediterranean (sea) rippled and sparkled.
· Stew = (noun) a dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid in a closed dish or pan. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/Lamb-stew.jpg and https://images-gmi-pmc.edge-generalmills.com/9fc44c77-12b4-4671-a532-17b7e4ef9062.jpg For a lamb stew See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/Lamb-stew.jpg For a beef stew See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Beef_Stew%21.jpg
· Quilt (pronounced kwɪlt) = (noun) a warm bed covering made of padding enclosed between layers of fabric and kept in place by lines of stitching, typically applied in a decorative design. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/Russellquilter.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/Dessert_Quilt.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Double_Wedding_Ring_Quilt.jpg and http://www.goosetracks.com/images/t-shirt-quilt3oct01.JPG and https://cdn.instructables.com/FTL/BVM9/GLWQW8X4/FTLBVM9GLWQW8X4.MEDIUM.jpg?width=614
· Swathe (pronounced sweɪð) = (noun) a piece or strip of material in which something is wrapped. See https://s3.amazonaws.com/wikem.images/images/Sling_and_Swathe.jpg For a swathed baby see https://www.photocase.com/photos/1783404-portrait-of-newborn-baby-human-being-child-white-photocase-stock-photo-large.jpeg // e.g., His head was wrapped in swathes of bandages (^^^ for this example).//// A long strip or large area especially of land e.g., Huge swathes of rainforests are being cleared for farming and mining./// (literary) A large part of something that includes several different things e.g., These people represent a wide/ broad swathe of public opinion.///// (verb) Wrap in several layers of fabric.// For a Muay Thai fighter swathing hand in a bandage See https://thumb9.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/167881400/636706906/stock-photo-smiling-muay-thai-fighter-swathing-hand-in-bandage-isolated-on-black-636706906.jpg // e.g., His hands were swathed in bandages.// e.g., ‘I love to swathe (= dress) myself in silk’ (^^^ for this example).
· Rail = (noun) a bar or series of bars, typically fixed on upright supports, serving as part of a fence or barrier or used to hang things on.// For curtain rail (or curtain rod) See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/Zabki.jpg and http://www.bournemouthcurtains.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/metal-curtain-rail.jpg and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e44CrlrYIk // e.g., A similar situation was narrowly avoided while recently affixing a curtain rail to the wall in the lounge./// A steel bar or continuous line of bars laid on the ground as one of a pair forming a railroad track. For a rail push trolley See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Prokudin-Gorskii-02.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/Indian_railways_hand_cart_1978.jpg // e.g., Trolley rails. For trolley rails See http://oldtrails.com/LightRail/Portland/Fareless/East/Images/pormher.jpg // For handrail support see https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Sveaplans_gymn_trappa_1.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/55/RSC_Staircase.jpg and http://www.crl-arch.com/Images/systems/architectural_railings/handrail_systems/1_hand_railing_systems/hand_rails.png and https://pull01-kegworks.netdna-ssl.com/media/wysiwyg/landing-pages/bar-rails/hand-rail-support-n.jpg
· Safety barrier = a component which prevents passage into a dangerous area, commonly used to mitigate risk. Safety barriers may be hard barriers physically restricting passage or soft barriers that control circuits based on the presence of foreign bodies (*****). See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/Hamburg_berlin_track_platform_barriers.jpg and http://az276019.vo.msecnd.net/valmontstaging/webforge-css/webforge-safety-barrier.jpg?sfvrsn=4
· Bat = (noun) a nocturnal mammal. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Desmodus.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Golden_crowned_fruit_bat.jpg /// An implement with a handle and a solid surface, usually of wood, used for hitting the ball in games such as baseball, cricket, and table tennis. See http://s.hswstatic.com/gif/bat-ball-games-1.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/Fourbats.jpg and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_bat#/media/File:Pm_cricket_shots09_6037.jpg
· Counter = (noun) a long flat-topped fixture in a store or bank across which business is conducted with customers// a person or machine that counts (^^ for the second definition). See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/Bar_counter_with_aquarium.JPG and http://www.affordableoffice.com.au/userfiles/image/Reception-Counter---Front-View.jpg and https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0246/0089/files/riffs-counter.jpg?v=1477579771 For point of sale See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/Cash_Registers.JPG For bar counter See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/Bar-P1030319.jpg // e.g., Reception counter.
· Prow (pronounced praʊ) = (noun) the portion of a ship's bow above water. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prow#/media/File:USS_salem_closeup.jpg and http://www.colreg.net/ballast_2.jpg and http://thiseclecticlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/prow-of-ship.jpg
· Aft = (adverb) at, near, or towards the stern of a ship or tail of an aircraft e.g., (as an adverb) e.g., Travis made his way aft.// e.g., (as an adjective) e.g., The aft cargo compartment.
· For– and–aft = at the front and rear (often used concerning a ship or plane)./// backward and forward.
· Stern = (noun) the rearmost (back) part of a ship or boat. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/Ship_transom.JPG and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/Illustrated_marine_encyclopedia_341.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/Queen_Mary_2_-_geograph.org.uk_-_477372.jpg and http://www.colreg.net/ballast_2.jpg and http://www.patrix.dk/DSC01791.jpg // e.g., She stood at the stern of the yacht /// (Of a person or their manner) serious and unrelenting, especially in the assertion of authority and exercise of discipline e.g., A smile transformed his stern face.// e.g., My father looked stern.
· Wanting = (adjective) (predicative) Lacking in a required or necessary quality e.g., They weren't wanting in confidence.// e.g., The English batting technique has been found wanting.// e.g., This technique is statistically wanting./// Not existing; absent e.g., Mandibles are wanting in many of these insects./// (informal) Deficient in intelligence.
· Wig = (noun) a covering for the head made of real or artificial hair, typically worn by judges and barristers in law courts or by people trying to conceal their baldness. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/Hime_cut.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/De_Vermont-Largilliere.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Constantine_Pavlovich_%28miniature%2C_GTG%29.jpg and https://gloimg.rosegal.com/rosegal/2015/201510/source-img/1444260653640-P-3219754.jpg For a judge’s wig See https://img.costumecraze.com/images/vendors/fashion/257527-Long-White-Judge-Wig-large.jpg
· Quarry = (noun) a place, typically a large, deep pit, from which stone or other materials are or have been extracted. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/Carrara-panorama_delle_cave4.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/PortlandQuarry.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/Stone_quarry_adelaide.JPG and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Limestone_quarry.jpg and https://www.stortz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/DSC_0673.jpg and http://www.dtmsoftware.com/image/catalog/Uses-for-LSS/By-Profession/Quarry-Mining/Quarry-Mining2.png // e.g., A limestone/ granite/ marble/ slate quarry (^^^).
· Lime (pronounced laɪm) = (noun) lemon lime (= a rounded citrus fruit similar to a lemon but greener, smaller, and with a distinctive acid flavor). See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/Lime_Blossom.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/Citrus_hystrix_dsc07772.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/68/Lime-Whole-Split.jpg and http://www.lemonlimeagency.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/home_lime_sized-758x758.jpg /// A white caustic alkaline substance consisting of calcium oxide, obtained by heating limestone. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Limestone_quarry.jpg and http://www.mubychem.com/calcium_oxide_powder.jpg and http://www.kemcore.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/1200x/040ec09b1e35df139433887a97daa66f/l/i/lime_calcium_oxide.jpg For limestone See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/Torcaldeantequera.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Kalkstein_%28nahe%29.JPG //
· Kiln = (noun) a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying, especially one for calcining lime or firing pottery. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Porcelain_kiln_with_furnaces_%C3%A1_alandier.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f3/CatenaryArchAluminiumKiln.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/Farnham_Pottery%2C_Wrecclesham_-_bottle_kiln.jpg and https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/f2/50/28/f250283084df93c40b900776d642e95a.jpg and http://tylerparkarts.org/wp-content/flagallery/manabigama-kiln-project/730_kiln2.jpg
· Mortar = (noun) (Mortar and pestle) a cup-shaped receptacle made of hard material, in which ingredients are crushed or ground, used especially in cooking or pharmacy. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/White-Mortar-and-Pestle.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/A_traditional_mortar.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/M%C3%B6rserPflanzenmaterial.jpg and http://www.trbimg.com/img-54d7c1da/turbine/la-dd-kitchen-gadget-mortar-and-pestle-20150208 and https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/91Hk6N93u7L._SL1500_.jpg /// A short, smoothbore gun for firing shells (bombs) at high angles. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/Cannon%2C_Ch%C3%A2teau_du_Haut-Koenigsbourg%2C_France.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/PortugueseLoadingStokesMortarWesternFront.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Soldiers_firing_a_M120_120mm_mortar_%28Iraq%29.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Home_Guard_soldiers_operate_a_%27Blacker_Bombard%27_spigot_mortar_during_training_at_No._3_GHQ_Home_Guard_School_at_Onibury_near_Craven_Arms_in_Shropshire%2C_20_May_1943._H30181.jpg and http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/callofduty/images/d/d5/Mortar_model_BOII.png/revision/latest?cb=20130907101638 // e.g., A spokesman for the Polish-led forces reportedly said the insurgents used a car bomb, mortars and machine guns./// A mixture of lime with cement, sand, and water, used in building to bond bricks or stones e.g., The major components of construction are cement, steel, timber, bricks, mortar , sand, etc./// (verb) Attack or bombard with shells fired from a mortar e.g., In June 2004, the Post Exchange here was mortared, killing two Soldiers and wounding more than a dozen additional troops./// Fix or join using mortar e.g., The pipe can be mortared in place.
· Brics and mortar = (noun) Buildings, typically housing e.g., Untold acres are being buried under bricks and mortar.// e.g., We have over 10 million customers, between software, Internet, and bricks and mortar./// A house considered regarding its value as an investment e.g., People preferred to invest in bricks and mortar rather than in volatile equities.// e.g., A simple re-mortgage can release the value tied up in your bricks and mortar./// (as modifier) Used to denote a business that operates conventionally rather than or as well as over the Internet e.g., Business is business, no matter whether it's bricks-and-mortar or cyberspace-based.// e.g., The bricks-and-mortar banks.
· Jack = (noun) a device for lifting heavy objects, especially one for raising the axle of a motor vehicle off the ground so that a wheel can be changed, or the underside inspected. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Jackscrew.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/House_Jack_2.5_tons.jpg For car jack see https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KxwDZebsBc4/maxresdefault.jpg For scissor car jack See https://www.howitworksdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Jack.jpg For hydraulic car jack See http://image.made-in-china.com/2f0j00DvzQurjtqRbZ/Hydraulic-Floor-Jack-JQW-4-JQW-4S-.jpg For inflatable exhaust powered car jack See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Rescue_demonstration_on_hydraulic_tools.jpg and https://cdn.thisiswhyimbroke.com/images/inflatable-car-jack.jpg
· Tow (pronounced təʊ in UK English and toʊ in US English) = (transitive verb) To pull a car, boat, etc. along using a rope or chain tied to another vehicle or boat. For towing a car See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbMcCk6zrWA and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3q6SatgMFo and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci2kv10_XyU For towing a boat See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8k6-GRk2L4 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S4XvARXe1k and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akONJfTO2W8 // e.g., The damaged boat was towed to safety.// e.g., The vehicles that had been involved in the accident were towed away/ off.// e.g., ‘You shouldn’t drive fast when your car is towing a caravan.’/// Tow something away = (phrasal verb) To lift a vehicle that has been parked illegally onto an official truck and take it to a place from which you have to pay to collect it e.g., ‘You are not allowed to park here – your car will be towed away.’/// Give somebody/ something a tow = (phrase) (‘tow’ here is a noun) To pull someone vehicle using a rope or chain tied to your vehicle e.g., When my car broke down, a police car gave me a tow to the nearest garage./// On tow (UK English) (‘in tow’ in US English and ‘under tow’ in Australian English) = being pulled along e.g., ‘The car in front of us is on tow – that’s why we are going so slowly.’/// In tow = (phrase) (informal) if you go somewhere with a particular person in tow, they are with you e.g., She arrived at the party, with a tall, handsome man in taw (^^)./// An untwisted bundle of filaments (***** for this definition). See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/21/Drev_och_drevj%C3%A4rn_samt_tr%C3%A4klubba_004.jpg
· Tow bar (or tow hitch) = a bar fitted to the back of a vehicle, used in towing a trailer or caravan. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Coupling_caravan_car.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Kovil_tow_hook.JPG and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Kombi_anh%C3%A6ngertr%C3%A6k_med_stik.JPG and https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dL2ArSd8vFY/maxresdefault.jpg and http://www.fitch-autos.co.uk/images/content/swan-neck-towbar.jpg and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeWtl997yiM
· Wattle = (noun) A material for making fences, walls, etc., consisting of rods or stakes interlaced with twigs or branches. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Wattle_hurdle.JPG For a wattle fence See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/Zagroda_z_Ro%C5%BCnowic_%28Rozenberg%2C_1858%29.JPG and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Wattle_hurdle_under_construction.JPG and https://www.niftyhomestead.com/wp-content/uploads/igm/d/wattle-fence-22.jpg and http://www.erikphipps.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/DSCN6749.jpg and http://www.erikphipps.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/DSCN6810.jpg For a wattle wall See http://www.earthhomesnow.com/images/wattle-daub-interior.jpg // An acacia (tree) )also known as mimosa or thorn tree)(My comment as an Aussie: this tree is common in Australia) See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Acacia_Negev.JPG and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/Acacia_pycnantha_Golden_Wattle.jpg and http://www.anbg.gov.au/emblems/Aus-trans.gif and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/Acaciafarnesiana1web.jpg /// (verb) Make, enclose, or fill up with wattle e.g., He sat in a stilted hut in a native village, wattled and roofed with the long, triangular woven leaves of trees.
· Daub (pronounced dɔːb) = (noun) Plaster, clay, or another substance used for coating a surface, especially when mixed with straw and applied to laths or wattles to form a wall. (My comment: we usually say ‘wattle and daub’). For a wattle and daub home See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/HeiligenstadtFachwerk.JPG and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/Spiro_wattleanddaub_HRoe_2005.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Durand_Cabin-_poteaux-sur-solle_%26_pierrotage.jpg and http://www.earthhomesnow.com/images/wattle-daub-interior.jpg and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCKkHqlx9dE and http://www.bamboo-earth-architecture-construction.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC3757.jpg // e.g., Square huts, mostly daub and wattle./// A painting executed without much skill e.g., It's a natural assumption that his daubs and the words he writes in them and alongside them somehow inform one another, but that's to ignore the more telling effect writing has in his early work./// (verb) Coat or smear a surface with a thick or sticky substance in a carelessly rough or liberal way e.g., She daubed her face with a night cream.
· Swan dive = a dive performed with one's arms outspread until close to the water. See http://wmtoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Swan-Dive.jpg and http://orig09.deviantart.net/30cb/f/2012/297/d/4/swan_dive_by_rohit_orange-d5iu3ga.jpg
· Gutter = (noun) a shallow trough fixed beneath the edge of a roof for carrying off rainwater See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Dachkasten2.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Ch%C3%A9neau%2C_bande_d%27%C3%A9gout_et_noue_en_plomb..JPG and http://a2homepros.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_0628.jpg For open gutter on a road See https://c1.staticflickr.com/7/6149/5958064247_1edeb936d4_b.jpg For a metal gutter on a road See http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/0_STREET/0_street_views_-_calton_hill_metal_gutter_097292.jpg
· Storm drain (also known as storm sewer (U.S. and Canada), surface water drain/sewer (UK), or stormwater drain (Australia and New Zealand)) = a drain designed to drain excess rain and ground water from impervious surfaces such as paved streets, car parks, parking lots, sidewalks, footpaths, and roofs (*****). See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/Storm_drain_pipe_%28crop%29.JPG and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Storm_Drain_Dryden.JPG and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/Down_the_tunnel.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Kutn%C3%A1_hora_cobblestones5.jpg
· Curb (Kerb in US English) = (noun) the edge where a raised sidewalk or road median/ central reservation meets a street or other roadway. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Curb_gutter_storm_drain.JPG and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/PompeiiStreet.jpg For road curb See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/Road_Curb.JPG (*****).
· Median strip (or central reservation) = the reserved area that separates opposing lanes of traffic on divided roadways, such as divided highways, dual carriageways, freeways, and motorways. The term also applies to divided roadways other than highways, such as some major streets in urban or suburban areas. For a typical left-hand motorway road layout See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Ireland_Road_Lanes.svg/118px-Ireland_Road_Lanes.svg.png /// For the median strip on a highway See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Interstate_80_in_Hemlock_Township%2C_Columbia_County%2C_Pennsylvania.JPG /// For a raised median concrete strip See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/SouthUS52RochesterMN2009.JPG/1024px-SouthUS52RochesterMN2009.JPG /// For a concrete median barrier See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/N11_dual-carriageway_median_barrier.jpg (*****).
· Driveway = (noun) a short road leading from a public road to a house or garage. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/Driveway_2.jpg and https://static.concretenetwork.com/photo-gallery/images/787x409Exact_0x55/concrete-driveways_8/brick-and-concrete-driveway-patterned-drive-concrete-pattern-driveway-ozark-pattern-concrete-inc_9129.jpg and http://assets.everest.co.uk/globalassets/everest/otherproducts/driveways/gallery/006-everest-driveway-full/
· Intersection = (noun) a point or line common to lines or surfaces that intersect e.g., The intersection of a plane and a cone.// For a street intersection See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Street_intersection_diagram.svg/531px-Street_intersection_diagram.svg.png and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/Crossroad_in_winter_2.jpg and http://wac.450f.edgecastcdn.net/80450F/wjon.com/files/2011/10/highway_15_at_2nd_Street_S_cityofstcloud.jpg
· Crosswalk (US English) (pedestrian crossing in UK English) = (noun) a marked part of a road where pedestrians have the right of way to cross. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Boston_-_Crosswalk_%28cropped_2%29.JPG and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/Zebra_crossing_in_the_Canongate%2C_Edinburgh.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/Crosswalk_of_Market_at_Third%2C_San_Francisco.jpg and https://nacto.org/wp-content/themes/sink_nacto/views/design-guides/retrofit/urban-street-design-guide/images/conventional-crosswalks/carousel//crystalcity_nn.jpg and http://jacklamberti.com/crosswalk_detection/images/crosswalk.jpg /// e.g., Detectors were installed to monitor pedestrians only on the crosswalk but not on the footpath (= a path, especially in the countryside, for walking on (^^)).
· Yellow lines = road markings used in various territories (*****). For single yellow stripe/line See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Yellow_road_marking.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Single_yellow_line.jpg For double yellow stripe/line See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/No_Parking_Minster_Yard_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1005258.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/Balsam_Mountain_and_NY_28.jpg and http://iamtraffic.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/crossing_double_yellow.png and https://drycrikjournal.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/img_2303.jpg
· Two–way traffic = with left and right lanes. See http://cross-currents.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/two_way-300x200.jpg '
· Slip road = (UK English) A road entering or leaving a motorway or dual carriageway. See https://i.stack.imgur.com/Cihkv.jpg and http://www.drivingtesttips.biz/images/motorway-slip-road-sign.jpg
· Shears (a pair of shears) (pronounced ʃɪəz) = (noun) a cutting instrument in which two blades move past each other, like scissors but typically larger. For garden shears See (grass shears) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/Gardena-Grasschere_klassisch.jpg and (pruning shears) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/Secateur_ouvert.jpg and http://www.hotel-r.net/im/hotel/gb/shears-3.jpg and http://www.gardensure.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/garden-shears.jpg For haircut shears See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Hair_Cutting_Scissors.jpg and (thinning shears) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/Modellierschere.jpg For kitchen shears See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Kitchen-Scissors.jpg For ceremonial shears (for ribbon-cutting events) See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/Joshua_Kent%2C_with_the_help_of_Col._Jay_Silveria_cut_the_ribbon_and_Carlos_Mencia_Kid_Rock_and_Jessie_James_cut_the_ribbon_to_open_new_fitness_stations_at_RAF_Lakenheath.jpg
· Fuselage (pronounced ˈfjuː.zəl.ɑːʒ) = (noun) an aircraft’s main body section. It holds crew, passengers, and cargo. See (brown colored) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/737-700f.gif and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/Vickers_Wellington_Mark_X%2C_HE239_%27NA-Y%27%2C_of_No._428_Squadron_RCAF_%28April_1943%29.png and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Vans.rv-7.g-kels.arp.jpg and https://www.grc.nasa.gov/www/k-12/airplane/Images/fuselage.gif
· Fender (e.g. of a car (also called ‘wing’) or fireplace) =(noun) a thing used to keep something off or prevent a collision, in particular e.g., Nick's car needed a new nose, hood, fender and pin bars to hold the radiator in place. For a car’s front and back fender See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/Austin_10hp_pic2.JPG and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/LotusMk4.JPG and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/1950_Nash_Airflyte_Ambassador_Super_%289351560739%29.jpg and https://qph.ec.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-69c52385e149a976c2db25986b33532e and https://is.alicdn.com/img/pb/272/322/555/555322272_048.jpg For a bicycle fender See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/Bicycle-Mudguard-Fender.jpg /// A low frame bordering a fireplace to contain burning materials. For a fireplace fender See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/Open_fireplace_with_icon.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Green_dining_room_-_fireplace_01.jpg and http://buffaloah.com/a/DCTNRY/fireplace/image/fender_cedarGrv.jpg and http://images.antiquesatlas.com/dealer-stock-images/prichardantiques/Mid_19th_Century_Brass_and_Mes_as209a217b.jpg
· Radiator = (noun) A thing that radiates or emits light, heat, or sound. For a heat radiator See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/Radiator.svg and https://fthmb.tqn.com/s8Hxb43-jv64KD0n3Q5p6biQDRs=/960x0/filters:no_upscale()/about/Single-pipe-steam-heat-radiator-via-smallspaces.about.com-56a889475f9b58b7d0f324de.jpg and http://www.capitalregioncomfort.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/webrad.jpg // For a sound radiator See http://www.soundtoys.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Radiator-right.jpg and http://www.ht-audio.com//images/Basics15.gif // e.g., It follows, then, that any radiation emitted by the cavity radiator corresponds to the definition of blackbody radiation./// An engine-cooling device in a motor vehicle or aircraft consisting of a bank of thin tubes in which circulating fluid is cooled by the surrounding air. For a car radiator See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/Automobile_radiator.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/Radiateur_de_voiture_-_2.jpg and https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/80/fe/0b/80fe0bb7caff0d4d0891ffb4c3805b62.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/Automobile_radiator.jpg
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· Woofer = (noun) A loudspeaker designed to reproduce low frequencies. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a0/Modernwoofer.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/PAudioChallengerFrontRear.JPG and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Speaker-cross-section.svg and http://www.ht-audio.com//images/Basics15.gif
· ‘I tweet on Twitter’ (social media)
· Tweet = (noun) a short, high sound made by a bird.// (verb) e.g., ‘We could hear the baby birds tweeting’ (^^).
· Tweeter (not to be confused with the social media ‘Twitter’) (pronounced ˈtwiːtə) = (noun) A loudspeaker designed to reproduce high frequencies. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Ohm_speaker_cropped.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/97/TweeterSpeakerCone.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/Tweeter.png and http://www.ht-audio.com//images/Basics15.gif /// A person who posts (tweets) on the social media Twitter.
· Reverse gear = a gear used to make a vehicle or piece of machinery move or work backward. See (with the symbol R) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/Bulleid_chain_valve_gear.gif and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Stephenson_link_valve_gear.jpg and https://qph.ec.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-a1e5f8574a73c3aa00e4c1adce32ab6f-c and http://www.pixword.net/image-GEAR_333.jpg
· Gear is pronounced ɡɪər (My comment: you may have watched the TV series ‘Top gear’)
· U-turn = the turning of a vehicle in a U-shaped course so as to face in the opposite direction. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/U-turn.svg and http://www.iexpats.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/uturn.jpg and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yn4EZIEY1ow For a U-turn sign See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/TW-Art075.png For a U-turn of a police cruiser See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-Lj85EEDxM
· Cuba tries to reset relations with the US (from the media).
· The US president holds talks with the Israeli PM (prime minister) (from the media).
· Ford (car manufacturer) gears up for the future with a new CEO(from the media).
· He hangs up his boots/shoes (= he decides to finish his career in football)
· The team part ways with the embattled coach
· The art exhibition is thought-provoking
· Abyss
· Madrid (capital of Spain)
· Bucharest (capital of Romania)
· ‘I am not accountable to anybody!’
· ‘How can our country tap into (= to manage to use something in a way that brings good results) that issue?’
· The US president lashes out at the judge who revoked (revoke = put an end to the validity or operation of (a decree, decision, or promise)) the traveling decree (= an official order issued by a legal authority)! (from the media).
· Stewardess = air hostess
· Declare war on
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