Abseil (V) -to go down a steep cliff or rock while attached to a rope,pushing against the slope or rock with your feet.

Accordion (N) -a musical instrument that you hold in both hands to produce sounds. You press the two ends together and pull them apart and press buttons and/or keys to produce the different notes.

Aerobatics (N)-exciting and skilful movements performed in an aircraft.

Amphitheatre (N)- a room, hall ortheatre with rows of seats that rise in steps

Aqueduct (N)-a structure for carrying water, usually one built like a bridge across a valley or low ground

Archery (N)- the art or sport of shooting arrows with a bow

Articulated (Adj)- with two or more sections joined together in a way that makes it easier to turn corners an articulated lorry/truck

Attache’ case (N)- a small hard flat case used for carrying business documents

Aubergine (N)Eggplant (N)

Barbecue (V)- to cook food on a barbecue

Barbell (N)- a long metal bar with weights at eachend, used in the sport of weightlifting and for exercise

Bathrope (N)- a loose pieceof clothing worn before and after taking a bath

Beaker (N)- a plastic or paper cup, often without a handle, used for drinking from

Beanie (N)- a small, round close-fitting hat

Bell pepper (N)- a hollow fruit, usually red, green or yellow, eaten as a vegetable either raw or cooked

Beret (N)- a round flat cap made out of soft cloth and with a tight band around the head

Billfold = Wallet (N)

Binoculars (N)- an instrument, like two small telescopes fixed together, that makes objects that are far away seem nearer when you look through it

Bird of prey (N)-a bird that hunts and kills other creatures for food. Eagles, hawks and owls are all birds of prey.

Blister pack = Bubble pack (N)-a pack in which small goods, such as tablets, are sold, with each individual item in its own separate plastic or foil section on a piece of card

Boater (N)-a hard straw hat with a flat top

Bobsleigh (N)-a racing sledge (= a vehicle for two or more people that slides over snow)

Bodyboard (N)-a short light type of surfboard that you ride lying on your front

Bow tie (N)- a man's tie that is tied in the shape of a bow and that does not hang down

Brogue (N)-a strong shoe which usually has a pattern in the leather

Brooch (N)- a piece of jewellery with a pin on the back of it, that can be fastened to your clothes

Broom (N)

Bulldog clip (N)-a metal device for holding papers together

Bullseye (N)-the centre of the target that you shoot or throw at in shooting, archery or darts; a shot or throw that hits this

Bumbag = Fanny Bag (N)-a small bag attached to a belt and worn around the waist, to keep money, etc. in

Camp bed (N)

Canoe (N)- a light narrow boat which you move along in the water with a paddle

Cardamom (N)- the dried seedsof a SE Asian plant, used in cooking as a spice

Carrycot (N)- a small bed for a baby, with handles at thesides so you can carry it

Carom seeds

Cashew

Catapult (N)

Cat’s Cradle

Chaise longue (N)

Chickpea (N)

Chisel (N)-a tool with a sharp flat edge at the end, used for shaping wood, stone or metal

Clarinet (N)-a musical instrument of the woodwind group. It is shaped like a pipe and has a reed and a mouthpiece at the top that you blow into.

Cleaver (N)-a heavy knife with a broad blade, used for cutting large pieces of meat

Clipboard (N)

Clove (N)

Clutch Bag (N)

Cogwheel (N)

Colander (N)-a metal or plastic bowl with a lot of small holes in it, used for draining water from vegetables, etc.after washing or cooking

Colonnade (N)-a row of stone columns with equal spaces between them, usually supporting a roof

Concertina (N)-a musical instrumentlike a small accordion, that you hold in both hands. You press the ends together and pull them apart to produce sounds.

Coping saw (N)-a saw with a very narrow blade and a frame shaped like a D, used for cutting curves in wood

Coriander (N)

Corn on the Cob (N)-maize ( corn ) that is cooked with all the grains stillattached to the inner part and eaten as a vegetable

Courgette (N)

Cucumber (N)

Cufflink (N)-one of a pair of small decorative objects used for fastening shirt cuffs together

Cumin

Cutlery (N)-knives, forks and spoons, used for eating and serving food

Dagger (N)-a short pointed knife that is used as a weapon

at daggers drawnIf two people are at daggers drawn, they are veryangry with each otherlook daggers at somebodyto look at somebody in a very angry way

Daikon = Raddish

Dinghy (N)-a small open boat that you sail or row

Doorknob

Dreadlocks (N)-hair that is twisted into long thick pieces that hang down from the head

Duffel Bag (N)

Dustpan

Easel (N)-a wooden frame to hold a picture while it is being painted

Equestrian (N)-connected with riding horses, especially as a sport

Excavator -a large machine that is used for digging and moving earth

Ferry (N)-a boat or ship that carries people, vehicles and goods across a river or across a narrow part of the sea

Fig (N)

not care/give a fig (for somebody/something)Not to care at all about something; to think that something is not important

Flea (N)-a very small jumping insect without wings, that bites animals and Humans and sucks their blood

with a flea in your earif somebody sends a person away with a flea in their ear, they tell them angrily to go away

Flex-a piece of wire that is covered with plastic, used for carrying electricity to a piece of equipment

French Braid (N) = French Plait

Four poster bed

Funicular (N)-a railway on a steep slope, used to transport passengers up and down in special cars by means of a moving cable

Garlic

Gazebo - a small building with open sides in a garden/yard, especially one with a view

Ginger

Gondola - a long boat with a flat bottom and high parts at each end, used on canals in Venice

Gooseberry

play gooseberry to be a third person with two people who have a romantic relationship and want to be alone together

Grandfather Clock

Hang gliding-a sport in which you fly while hanging from a frame like a large kite which you control with your body movements

Harp -a large musical instrument with strings stretched on a vertical frame, played with the fingers

Hook and eye -a device for fasteningclothes, consisting of a small thin piece of metal curved round, and a hook that fits into it

Hoover = Vacuum Cleaner

Ideograph -a sign or a symbol for something

Jet Ski -a vehicle with an engine, like a motorcycle, for riding across water

Kettle-a container with a lid, handle and a spout, used for boiling water

Kidney bean

Knead (V)- to press and stretch dough, wet clay, etc. with your hands to make it ready to use

Knitting (N)

Ladle -a large deep spoon with a long handle, used especially for serving soup

Lawnmower – a machine for cutting the grass on lawns

Liquidizer = Blender = Mixer

Matchstick figure -a picture of a person drawn only with thin lines for the arms and legs, a circle for the head, etc.

Medallion - a piece of jewellery in the shape of a large flat coin worn on a chain around the neck

Megaphone - a device for making your voice sound louder, that is wider at one end, like a cone, and is often used at outside events

Merry-go-round

Mitten - a type of glove that covers the four fingers together and the thumb separately

Monkey Wrench = Spanner - a tool that can be adjusted to hold and turn things of different widths

throw a monkey wrench in/into something(also throw a wrench in/into something) to do something to spoil somebody's plans

Mop - a tool for washing floors that has a long handle with a bunch of thick strings or soft material at the end

Mortar = Pestle - a small hard bowl in which you can crush substances such as seeds and grains into powder with a special object

Noughts and crosses

Obelisk - a tall pointed stone column with four sides, put up in memory of a person or an event

Pail = Bucket

Paragliding -a sport in which you wear a special structure like a parachute, jump from a plane or a high place and are carried along by the wind before coming down to earth

Peanut - a nut that grows underground in a thin shell

Peanuts - a very small amount of moneyEx : I won't work for peanuts.

Peeler

Peg – 1. a short piece of wood, metal or plastic used for holding things together, hanging things on, marking a position, etc 2. a piece of wood or plastic used for attaching wet clothes to a clothes lineoff the peg- made to a standard average size and not made especially to fit youbring/take somebody down a peg (or two)to make somebody realize that they are not as good, important, etc. as they think they areHe needed to be taken down a peg or two.a peg to hang something onsomething that gives you an excuse or opportunityto discuss or explain something

Penknife - a small knife with one or more blades that fold down into the handle

Pistachio

Pitcher - a container with a handle and a lip, for holding and pouring liquids

Pliers - a metal tool with handles, used for holding things firmly and twisting and cutting wire

Pomegranate

Pram

Portico - a roof that is supported by columns, especially one that forms the entrance to a large buildingGuests gathered under the classical portico of the hotel.

Quad Bike -a motorcycle with four large wheels, used for riding over rough ground, often for fun

Rafting - the sport or activity of travelling down a river on a raft

Rake - a garden tool with a long handle and a row of metal points at the end, Used for gathering fallen leaves and making soil smooth

Ring binder - a file for holding papers, in which metal rings go through the edges of the pages, holding them in place

Rotunda - a round building or hall, especially one with a curved roof (= a dome )

Rocker

Roundabout – 1. a place where two or more roads meet, forming a circle that All traffic must go around in the same direction

2. a round platform for children to play on in a park, etc. that is pushed round While the children are sitting on it

Saxophone - a metal musical instrument that you blow into, used especially in jazz

Screw-driver

Scuba-diving

Sedan - a car with four doors and a boot/trunk (= space at the back for carrying things) which is separated from the part where the driver and passengers sit

Shovel - a tool with a long handle and a broad blade with curved edges, used for moving earth, snow, sand, etc

Showjumping - the sport of riding a horse and jumping over a set of fences as quickly as possible

Sifter - a small sieve used for sifting flour

Ski - one of a pair of long narrow pieces of wood, metal or plastic that youattach to boots so that you can move smoothly over snow

Skydiving - a sport in which you jumpfrom a plane and fall for as long as you safely can before opening your parachute

Skyscraper - a very tall building in a city

Snowboarding - the sport of moving over snow on a snowboard

Snowmobile - a vehicle that can move over snow and ice easily

Soccer - a game played by two teams of 11 players, using a round ball which players kick up and down the playing field. Teams try to kick the ball into theother team's goal

Spatula - a tool with a broad flat blade used for mixing and spreading things,especially in cooking and painting

Spear - 1 a weapon with a long wooden handle and a sharp metal pointused for fighting, hunting and fishing in the past2 the long pointed stem of some plants

Spelunking - the sport or activity of going into caves under the ground

Sprinkler - 1a device with holes in that is used to spray water in drops on plants, soil or grass2a device inside a building which automatically sprays out water if there is a rise in temperature because of a fire

Sprint - to run or swim a short distancevery fast

Station wagon - a car with a lot of space behind the back seats and a door at the back for loading large items

Stepladder - a short ladder that is made of two parts, one with steps, that are joined together at the top, so thatit can stand on its own or be folded flat for carrying or storing

Suspension Bridge - a bridge that hangs from steel cables that are supported by towers at each end

Swingget in/into the swing (of something)to get used to an activity or a situation and become fully involved in itgo with a swingto be lively and enjoyablein full swinghaving reached a very lively levelswings and roundaboutsused to say that there are advantages and disadvantages whatever decision you make

Tambourine - a musical instrument that has a round wooden frame, sometimes covered with plastic or skin, with metal discs around the edge. To play it you shake it or hit it with your hand.

Tandem - a bicycle for two riders, one behind the other

in tandem (with somebody/something)a thing that works or happens in tandem with something else works togetherwith it or happens at the same time as itThe two systems are designed to work in tandem.

Tassel - a bunch of threads that are tied together at one end and hang from cushions, curtains, clothes, etc. as a decoration

Toiletries - things such as soap or toothpaste that you use for washing, cleaning your teeth, etc.

Tenpin Bowling - a game in which players try to knock over tenpins by rolling a heavy ball at them, played indoors, especially in a bowling alley

Tow Truck - a truck that is used for taking cars away to be repaired when they have had a breakdown

Tractor trailer - a large lorry/truck with two sections, one in front where the driver sits and one behind for carrying goods. The sections are connected by a flexible joint so that the tractor-trailer can turn corners more easily.

Tram - a vehicle driven by electricity, that runs on rails along the streets of a town and carries passengersa tram route

Tricycle = trike

Venetian Blind - a blind for a window that has flat horizontal plastic or metal strips going across it that you can turn to let in as much light as you want

Whip

whip somebody/something to hit a person or an animal hard with a whip, as a punishment or to make them go faster or work harder

Wring (V)wring something (out)to twist and squeeze clothes, etc. in order to get the water out of themwring somebody's handto squeeze somebody's hand very tightly when you shake handswring somebody's neckwhen you say that you will wring somebody's neck, you mean that you are very angry or annoyed with them

Zimmer Frame - a metal frame that people use to help them to walk, for example people who are old or who have something wrong with their legs

Sieve

Sapodilla Plum or Sapota

Pine kernel

earthware

Bottle gourd

Tamarind

Wok

Fenugreek-DRY -LEAVES

Cluster Bean

Wood apple

Spinach

Betel Leaf

Snake Gourd

Fennel

Mustard seeds- BLACK - YELLOW

Custard Apple

Indian Apple Gourd

Griddle = Tawa

Myopia- lacking foresight

Numismatist- Person who collects the coins

Papyrus- Ancient paper made from stem of a plant

Seismic – Pertaining to earthquake

Typhoon = Cyclone = Hurricane

Autopsy - Postmartem

Thespian- Related to Drama

Testator – maker of a will

Kettle

Rolling pin

Greater

Chandelier

Peephole=doorhole

Cup and saucer

Pitcher

Skillet

Whisk

Apron

Hammer and nail

Nail