noun

fruit salad

/ˌfruːt ˈsæl.əd/

A mixture of pieces of different types of fruit that is usually served at the end of a meal

Persian equivalent:

puddings - desserts and ices

Example:

I often have fruit salad for breakfast.

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

fruit salad

ˌfruit ˈsalad BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]
a dish of many different types of fruit cut into small pieces

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fruit salad

ˌfruit ˈsalad [fruit salad] (NAmE also ˌfruit ˈcup) noun uncountable, countable

a cold dessert (= a sweet dish) consisting of small pieces of different types of fruit

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

ˌ fruit ˈ salad noun [ C or U ]

a mixture of pieces of different types of fruit that is usually served at the end of a meal

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

fruit salad

(fruit salads)

Fruit salad is a mixture of pieces of different kinds of fruit. It is usually eaten as a dessert.

N-VAR

coffee table

/ˈkɑː.fi ˌteɪ.bəl/

/ˈkɒf.i ˌteɪ.bəl/

A small low table on which coffee is served or books and magazines are arranged

Persian equivalent:

Example:

There was a book on the coffee table.

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Oxford Essential Dictionary

coffee table

noun
a small low table that you put magazines, cups or other similar things on

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

coffee table

ˈcoffee ˌtable BrE AmE noun [countable]
a low table on which you put cups, newspapers etc

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

coffee table

ˈcoffee table [coffee table coffee tables] noun

a small low table for putting magazines, cups, etc. on, usually in front of a sofa

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

ˈ coffee ˌ table noun [ C ]

a small low table on which coffee is served or books and magazines are arranged

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

coffee table

also coffee-table
(coffee tables)

A coffee table is a small low table in a living room.

N-COUNT

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

coffee table

coffee table noun, pl ~ tables [count] : a long, low table that is usually placed in front of a sofa in someone's home

chickpea

/ˈtʃɪk.piː/

A hard, pale brown, round bean that can be cooked and eaten

Persian equivalent:

Example:

Add chickpeas, green beans, olives, cucumber, feta cheese and basil.

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

chickpea

chick‧pea /ˈtʃɪkpiː/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1700-1800; Origin: chich 'chickpea' (14-19 centuries) (from Old French chiche, from Latin cicer) + pea]
a large brown ↑pea which is cooked and eaten SYN garbanzo American English

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

chickpea

chick·pea [chickpea chickpeas] [ˈtʃɪk piː] [ˈtʃɪk piː] noun
(especially BrE) (NAmE usually gar·banzo, garˈbanzo bean)
a hard round seed, like a light brown pea, that is cooked and eaten as a vegetable
See also: garbanzo ▪ garbanzo bean
Word Origin:

early 18th cent. (earlier as chiche-pease): from late Middle English chiche (from Old French chiche, cice, from Latin cicer ‘chickpea’) + pease ‘peas’.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

chickpea / ˈtʃɪk.piː / noun [ C ] UK ( US gar ˈ banzo ˌ bean )

a hard, pale brown, round bean that can be cooked and eaten

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

chickpea

/tʃɪkpi:/
also chick pea
(chickpeas)

Chickpeas are hard round seeds that look like pale brown peas. They can be cooked and eaten.

N-COUNT: usu pl

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

chickpea

chick·pea /ˈʧɪkˌpiː/ noun, pl -peas [count] : a pale round seed that is cooked and eaten as a vegetable - called also (US) garbanzo, (US) garbanzo bean,

chamomile

/ˈkæm.ə.maɪl/

A sweet-smelling plant whose white and yellow flowers have uses in medicine and are also used to make tea

Persian equivalent:

Example:

Another, even better, choice is a herb tea such as peppermint, camomile, fennel or verbena.

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

chamomile

cham‧o‧mile /ˈkæməmaɪl/ BrE AmE noun [countable, uncountable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Medieval Latin; Origin: camomilla, from Latin chamaemelon, from Greek, from chamai (CHAMELION) + melon 'apple']
another spelling of ↑camomile

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

chamomile

chamo·mile (especially NAmE) (also camo·mile especially in BrE) [ˈkæməmaɪl] [ˈkæməmaɪl] noun uncountable
a plant with a sweet smell and small white and yellow flowers. Its dried leaves and flowers are used to make tea, medicine, etc
• chamomile tea
See also: camomile
Word Origin:

[chamomile] Middle English: from Old French camomille, from late Latin chamomilla, from Greek khamaimēlon ‘earth-apple’ (because of the apple-like smell of its flowers).

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

camomile ( also chamomile ) / ˈkæm.ə.maɪl / noun [ U ]

a sweet-smelling plant whose white and yellow flowers have uses in medicine and are also used to make tea:

camomile tea

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

camomile

/kæməmaɪl/
also chamomile
Camomile is a scented plant with flowers like small daisies. The flowers can be used to make herbal tea.

N-UNCOUNT

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

camomile

camomile variant spelling of chamomile

chamomile

cham·o·mile or cam·o·mile /ˈkæməˌmajəl/ noun [noncount] : a plant that has a strong smell and small white and yellow flowers that are often used in making tea and medicine
• chamomile tea

coat

/koʊt/

/kəʊt/

An outer piece of clothing with sleeves that is worn over other clothes, usually for warmth

Persian equivalent:

coats - jackets and cloaks

Example:

She was wearing a heavy winter coat.

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Oxford Essential Dictionary

noun

1 a piece of clothing that you wear over your other clothes when you are outside:
Put your coat on – it's cold today.

2 the hair or fur that covers an animal:
a dog with a smooth coat

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

coat

I. coat¹ S2 W3 /kəʊt $ koʊt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: cote]
1. a piece of clothing with long sleeves that is worn over your clothes to protect them or to keep you warm:
Billy! Put your coat on, it’s cold outside!
The kids took off their coats and threw them on the floor.
I need a new winter coat.
The lab assistants wear long white coats. ⇨ ↑morning coat
2. American English a jacket that you wear as part of a suit SYN jacket
3. the fur, wool, or hair that covers an animal’s body:
a dog with a glossy coat
4. a thin layer of a paint or other substance that you spread thinly over the surface of something
coat of
He applied a light coat of varnish.
⇨ cut your coat according to your cloth at ↑cut¹(43)
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ types of coat
▪ warm I was wrapped up in a nice warm coat.
▪ heavy/light She was wearing a heavy coat and a thick scarf.
▪ a winter coat You’ll need a good winter coat in Canada.
▪ a waterproof coat I took my walking boots and a waterproof coat.
▪ a trench coat (=a long raincoat with a belt) a military-style trench coat
▪ a duffle coat (=a warm coat with a hood, and buttons shaped like tubes) He pulled the hood of his duffle coat over his eyes.
▪ a tweed/wool/sheepskin/leather coat I love her black leather coat.
▪ a fur coat (=made from an animal’s fur) In Moscow a lot of the women wear fur coats.
▪ a camel coat (=a thick pale brown coat made from wool, sometimes mixed with camel hair) He wore a smart camel coat over his suit.
▪ a morning coat/tailcoat (=a formal coat that men sometimes wear for weddings)
■ verbs
▪ wear a coat He was wearing a long coat.
▪ put on your coat Mark stood up and put on his coat.
▪ take off/remove your coat She took off her coat and went into the kitchen.
■ coat + NOUN
▪ a coat pocket I thought my wallet was in my coat pocket.
▪ a coat sleeve The small boy was pulling at his mother's coat sleeve.
▪ a coat collar He turned up his coat collar.
▪ a coat hook (=for hanging a coat on a wall) He hung his jacket on a coat hook in the hall.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

coat

coat [coat coats coated coating] noun, verb [kəʊt] [koʊt]

noun

1. a piece of outdoor clothing that is worn over other clothes to keep warm or dry. Coats have sleeves and may be long or short
• a fur/leather coat
• a long winter coat
• to put on/take off your coat

see also duffel coat, greatcoat, housecoat, overcoat, petticoat, raincoat, trench coat

2. (NAmE) (old-fashioned in BrE) a jacket that is worn as part of a suit

see also frock coat, morning coat, tailcoat, waistcoat

3. the fur, hair or wool that covers an animal's body
• a dog with a smooth/shaggy coat

• animals in their winter coats (= grown long for extra warmth)

4. a layer of paint or some other substance that covers a surface
• to give the walls a second coat of paint
see also topcoat, undercoat
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French cote, of unknown ultimate origin.
Thesaurus:
coat noun C
• Take your coat off if you're hot.
jacket • |BrE anorak • • mac •
a long coat/jacket/mac
wear/put on/take off/remove/do up/undo a/an coat/jacket/anorak/mac
Coat or jacket? Jacket can describe a piece of clothing worn indoors or one worn outdoors; a coat is usually only worn outdoors. A jacket usually comes down to the waist or hips, but not below; a coat is usually hip-length or longer.
Example Bank:
• Let me take your coat.
• Make sure the base coat has thoroughly dried before applying the top coat.
• The coat was buttoned up wrong.
• The dog sheds its winter coat once the weather becomes warmer.
• The room needs a fresh coat of paint.
• a coat of paint/varnish
• a dog with a long shaggy coat
• Apply a coat of clear varnish.
• The floor needs another coat of varnish.
• The windows were painted with undercoat and two coats of gloss.
• Why don't you take off your coat if you're hot?
• a fur coat
• duffel coat
• trench coat

Idiom: cut your coat according to your cloth

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

coat / kəʊt / / koʊt / noun [ C ] (CLOTHING)

A1 an outer piece of clothing with sleeves that is worn over other clothes, usually for warmth:

Do your coat up, Joe, or you'll freeze.

We need a coat hook on the back of this door.

See picture clothes 4

used as a combining form:

an overcoat

a raincoat

coat / kəʊt / / koʊt / noun [ C ] (ANIMAL)

the hair, wool, or fur covering an animal:

a thick/glossy/matted coat

coat / kəʊt / / koʊt / noun [ C ] ( also coating , / kəʊ.tɪŋ / / koʊ.t̬ɪŋ / ) (COVER)

a layer of a particular substance that covers something:

I'll give the walls a quick coat of paint.

two coats of varnish

a thick coating of chocolate

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

coat

/koʊt/
(coats, coating, coated)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.
A coat is a piece of clothing with long sleeves which you wear over your other clothes when you go outside.
He turned off the television, put on his coat and walked out.
N-COUNT

2.
An animal’s coat is the fur or hair on its body.
Vitamin B6 is great for improving the condition of dogs’ and horses’ coats.
N-COUNT: usu with poss

3.
If you coat something with a substance or in a substance, you cover it with a thin layer of the substance.
Coat the fish with seasoned flour.
VERB: V n with/in n
• coat‧ed
TV pictures showed a dying bird coated with oil...
Dip the pieces so they are completely coated.
ADJ: v-link ADJ, ADJ with/in n, adv ADJ

4.
A coat of paint or varnish is a thin layer of it on a surface.
The front door needs a new coat of paint...
N-COUNT: oft N of n

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

¹coat /ˈkoʊt/ noun, pl coats [count]
1 a : an outer piece of clothing that can be long or short and that is worn to keep warm or dry
• She put on her coat, hat, and gloves, and then she went outside.
• a winter/fur/wool coat
b chiefly US : a piece of clothing that is worn over a shirt as part of a suit : jacket
• He was wearing a coat and tie.
• a sport coat
2 : the outer covering of fur, hair, or wool on an animal
• The dog has a thick/smooth/shaggy coat.
3 : a thin layer of paint covering a surface
• a coat of paint
• The house needed three coats to cover the original paint.
- coatless adj
• a shivering, coatless child

cow

/kaʊ/

A large female farm animal kept to produce meat and milk

Persian equivalent:

names for the male and female of animals

Example:

A herd of cows

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Oxford Essential Dictionary

cow

noun
a big female farm animal that is kept for its milk or meat

word building
The male is called a bull and a young cow is called a calf. Meat from a cow is called beef and meat from a calf is called veal.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

cow

I. cow¹ S2 /kaʊ/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: cu]
1. a large female animal that is kept on farms and used to produce milk or meat ⇨ bull
2. a male or female animal of this type ⇨ bull:
a herd of cows
3. the female of some large animals, such as the ↑elephant or the ↑whale ⇨ bull
4. British English spoken not polite an offensive word for a woman who you think is stupid or unpleasant
5. have a cow informal to be very angry or surprised about something
6. till the cows come home informal for a very long time, or for ever
⇨ ↑cash cow, ↑mad cow disease, ↑sacred cow
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ types of cow
▪ dairy cows (=kept for their milk) He keeps a herd of dairy cows.
▪ beef cows (=kept for their meat) They are a well-known breed of beef cow.
■ verbs
▪ milk a cow (=get the milk from a cow) Once a day, the cows are brought in to be milked.
▪ a cow moos (=makes a long low sound) I could hear cows mooing in the barn.
▪ a cow grazes (=eats the grass) Cows were grazing peacefully in the meadows.
▪ a cow calves (=produces a calf, a young cow) At this time of year the cows are calving.
■ phrases
▪ a herd of cows (=a group that are together somewhere) We had to wait while a farmer brought a herd of cows across the bridge.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cow

cow [cow cows cowed cowing] noun, verb [kaʊ] [kaʊ]

noun
1. a large animal kept on farms to produce milk or beef
• cow's milk
• a herd of dairy cows (= cows kept for their milk)
compare bull, calf, heifer

see also cattle

2. the female of the elephant, whale and some other large animals

compare bull

3. (slang, disapproving) an offensive word for a woman
• You stupid cow!

• That interfering old cow has never liked me.

4. (AustralE, NZE) an unpleasant person, thing or situation
see also cash cow, sacred cow
Word Origin:
n. Old English cū Germanic Dutch koe German Kuh Indo-European Latin bos Greek bous
v. late 16th cent. Old Norse kúga ‘oppress’

Example Bank:
• The region is treated as a milch cow by central government.
• the sacred cow of free market economics

Idioms: have a cow ▪ till the cows come home

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

cow / kaʊ / noun (ANIMAL)

A1 [ C ] a large female farm animal kept to produce meat and milk:

a dairy cow

[ C ] a large female adult mammal such as an elephant, a whale, or a seal:

a cow elephant

cow / kaʊ / noun [ C ] UK offensive (WOMAN)

an unkind or unpleasant woman:

You stupid cow!

cow / kaʊ / noun [ S ] Australian English informal (UNPLEASANT THING)

something difficult or unpleasant:

It's been a cow of a day.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

cow

/kaʊ/
(cows, cowing, cowed)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.
A cow is a large female animal that is kept on farms for its milk. People sometimes refer to male and female animals of this species as cows.
Dad went out to milk the cows.
...a herd of cows.
N-COUNT
see also cattle

2.
Some female animals, including elephants and whales, are called cows.
...a cow elephant.
N-COUNT: oft N n

3.
If someone describes a woman as a cow, they dislike her and think that she is unpleasant or stupid. (INFORMAL, OFFENSIVE)
N-COUNT [disapproval]

4.
If someone is cowed, they are made afraid, or made to behave in a particular way because they have been frightened or badly treated. (FORMAL)
The government, far from being cowed by these threats, has vowed to continue its policy.
...cowing them into submission.
= intimidate
VERB: be V-ed, V n into n/-ing
• cowed
By this time she was so cowed by the beatings that she meekly obeyed.
ADJ: oft ADJ by n

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

¹cow /ˈkaʊ/ noun, pl cows [count]
1 a : a large animal that is raised by people for milk or meat usually on a farm
• horses, chickens, and cows especially; : the adult female of this animal
• The cows need to be milked twice a day.
- compare bull, calf
b : an adult female of some other large animals (such as elephants, whales, and seals)
2 chiefly Brit slang offensive : a woman who is stupid or annoying
• You stupid cow!
have a cow slang : to become very angry, upset, etc.
• Don't have a cow! I said I'd take care of the problem and I will.
holy cow informal
- used as an interjection to express surprise or excitement
• Holy cow! That car almost ran into us!
till/until the cows come home informal : for a very long time
• They'll be arguing about this till the cows come home.

- see also cash cow, sacred cow

laundry

laundry [noun]

/ˈlɑːn.dri/

/ˈlɔːn.dri/

Example:

Today is the day my wife does the laundry.

The dirty clothes and sheets that need to be, are being, or have been washed

Persian equivalent:

Example:

Today is the day my wife does the laundry.

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Oxford Essential Dictionary

laundry

noun (no plural)
clothes and sheets that you must wash or that you have washed same meaning washing:
a pile of dirty laundry

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

laundry

laun‧dry /ˈlɔːndri $ ˈlɒːn-/ BrE AmE noun (plural laundries)
1. [uncountable] clothes, sheets etc that need to be washed or have just been washed:
She did the laundry (=washed the clothes etc) and hung it out to dry.
Ben was folding laundry.
clean/dirty laundry
a pile of dirty laundry
2. [countable] a place or business where clothes etc are washed and ↑ironed
⇨ air/wash your dirty laundry at ↑dirty¹(7)
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
▪ do the laundry (=wash and dry dirty clothes) I cleaned the kitchen and did some laundry.
▪ fold the laundry (=fold clothes after they have been washed and dried) He was folding the laundry and watching TV.
▪ hang out/up the laundry (=put the laundry outside on a line to dry) My mother was hanging out the laundry in the sun.
■ adjectives
▪ clean/dirty laundry a bag of dirty laundry
■ phrases
▪ a bundle/pile of laundry a pile of laundry waiting to be put away
▪ a load of laundry (=an amount that fits in a washing machine) I do at least one or two loads of laundry every day.
■ laundry + NOUN
▪ a laundry room There's a washing machine in the laundry room.
▪ a laundry basket Pete put his dirty clothes in the laundry basket.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

laundry

laun·dry [laundry laundries] [ˈlɔːndri] [ˈlɔːndri] noun (pl. laun·dries)
1. uncountable clothes, sheets, etc. that need washing, that are being washed, or that have been washed recently
Syn: washing
• a pile of clean/dirty laundry

• a laundry basket/room

2. uncountable, singular the process or the job of washing clothes, sheets, etc
• to do the laundry

• The hotel has a laundry service.

3. countable a business or place where you send sheets, clothes, etc. to be washed
• the hospital laundry
• a laundry van
Word Origin:
early 16th cent.: contraction of Middle English lavendry, from Old French lavanderie, from lavandier ‘person who washes linen’, based on Latin lavanda ‘things to be washed’, from lavare ‘to wash’.
Example Bank:
• Here's a brief laundry list of what needs fixing.
• The hotel offers a free laundry service.
• The housekeeper cooks, does the laundry and cleans.
• There was a pile of clean laundry on her bed.

• Have you done the laundry yet?

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

laundry / ˈlɔːn.dri / / ˈlɑːn- / noun

B2 [ U ] the dirty clothes and sheets that need to be, are being, or have been washed:

I've got to do (= wash) my laundry.

[ C ] a business that washes clothes, sheets, etc. for customers

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

laundry

/lɔ:ndri/
(laundries)

1.
Laundry is used to refer to clothes, sheets, and towels that are about to be washed, are being washed, or have just been washed.
I’ll do your laundry...
He’d put his dirty laundry in the clothes basket.
= washing
N-UNCOUNT

2.
A laundry is a firm that washes and irons clothes, sheets, and towels for people.
We had to have the washing done at the laundry.
N-COUNT

3.
A laundry or a laundry room is a room in a house, hotel, or institution where clothes, sheets, and towels are washed.
He worked in the laundry at Oxford prison.
N-COUNT: usu sing

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

laundry

laun·dry /ˈlɑːndri/ noun, pl -dries
1 [noncount] : clothes, towels, sheets, etc., that need to be washed or that have been washed
• There's a pile of dirty laundry in the laundry basket.
• clean laundry
• a laundry bag
• I have to do the laundry today. [=to wash the dirty clothes, towels, etc.]
- see also dirty laundry
2 [count] : a business or place where clothes, towels, sheets, etc., are washed and dried
• work at/in a laundry
• The patients' sheets are sent regularly to the hospital laundry.

leg

leg [noun] (BODY PART)

/leɡ/

Example:

Humans have two and horses have four legs.

One of the parts of the body of a human or animal that is used for standing or walking, or one of the thin vertical parts of an object that it stands on

Persian equivalent:

the legs and feet of non-human animals

Example:

Humans have two and horses have four legs.

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Oxford Essential Dictionary

leg

noun

1 one of the long parts of the body of a person or an animal that is used for walking and standing:
A spider has eight legs.
She sat down and crossed her legs.

2 one of the parts of a pair of trousers that covers your leg:
a trouser leg

3 one of the long parts that a table or chair stands on:
a table leg

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

leg

I. leg¹ S1 W1 /leɡ/ BrE AmE noun
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old Norse; Origin: leggr]
1. BODY PART [countable] one of the long parts of your body that your feet are joined to, or a similar part on an animal or insect:
a young boy with skinny legs
She fell and broke her leg.
four-legged/long-legged etc
four-legged animals
2. MEAT [uncountable and countable] the leg of an animal when it is cooked and eaten as food:
roast leg of lamb

FURNITURE [countable] one of the upright parts that support a piece of furniture:
One of the legs on the table was a bit wobbly.
a chair leg
a three-legged stool
4. CLOTHING [countable] the part of your trousers that covers your leg:
The legs of my jeans were covered in mud.
He rolled up his trouser legs and waded out into the stream.
5. JOURNEY/RACE [countable] one part of a long journey or race
leg of
the final leg of the Tour de France
6. SPORT [countable] British English one of the series of games in a football competition played between two teams:
Leeds will have to win the second leg if they are to go forward to the finals.
7. not have a leg to stand on informal to be in a situation where you cannot prove or legally support what you say:
If you didn’t sign a contract, you won’t have a leg to stand on.
8. get your leg over British English informal not polite to have sex with someone
9. have legs American English informal if a piece of news has legs, people continue to be interested in it and talk about it
⇨ on its last legs at ↑last¹(9), ⇨ on your last legs at ↑last¹(8), ⇨ pull sb’s leg at ↑pull¹(11), ⇨ ↑leg-pull, ↑leg-up, ↑peg leg, ↑sea legs, ⇨ shake a leg at ↑shake¹(9), ⇨ show a leg at ↑show¹(23), ⇨ stretch your legs at ↑stretch¹(7)

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

leg

leg [leg legs legged legging] noun, verb [leɡ] [leɡ]

noun

PART OF BODY
1. countable one of the long parts that connect the feet to the rest of the body
• Sit on the floor, stretching your legs out in front of you.
• I broke my leg playing football.
• How many legs does a centipede have?
• front/back legs
• forelegs/hind legs
• a wooden leg

see also bow legs, daddy-long-legs, inside leg, leggy, legroom, peg leg, sea legs

MEAT

2. countable, uncountable the leg of an animal, especially the top part, cooked and eaten
• frogs' legs
• chicken legs

• ~ of sth roast leg of lamb

OF TROUSERS/PANTS

3. countable the part of a pair of trousers/pants that covers the leg
• a trouser/pant leg

• These jeans are too long in the leg.

OF TABLE/CHAIR

4. countable one of the long thin parts on the bottom of a table, chair, etc. that support it

• a chair leg

-LEGGED

5. [ˈleɡɪd] ; [ˈleɡɪd] [leɡd] ; [leɡd] (in adjectives) having the number or type of legs mentioned
• a three-legged stool
• a long-legged insect When -legged is used with numbers, it is nearly always pronounced /[ˈleɡɪd] /; in other adjectives it can be pronounced /[ˈleɡɪd] / or /[leɡd] /.

see also cross-legged

OF JOURNEY/RACE

6. countable ~ (of sth) one part of a journey or race
Syn: section, Syn: stage

• The final leg of the trip was by donkey.

SPORTS GAME

7. countable (BrE) one of a pair of matches played between the same opponents in a sports competition, which together form a single round (= stage) of the competition
more at cost/pay an arm and a leg at arm _n., as fast as your legs can carry you at fast _adv., be on your/its last legs at last _adj., pull sb's leg at pull _v., shake a leg at shake _v., stretch your legs at stretch _v., with your tail between your legs at tail _n., talk the hind leg off a donkey at talk _v.
see also leg-up
Word Origin:
Middle English (superseding shank): from Old Norse leggr (compare with Danish læg ‘calf (of the leg)’), of Germanic origin.
Collocations:
Physical appearance
A person may be described as having:
Eyes
(bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes
deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes
small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes
piercing/penetrating/steely eyes
bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes
bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows
long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes
Face
a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose
a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
full/thick/thin/pouty lips
dry/chapped/cracked lips
flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks
soft/chubby/sunken cheeks
white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth
a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead
a strong/weak/pointed/double chin
a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard
a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache/ (especially US) mustache
Hair and skin
pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin
dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin
a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion
deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles
blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(BrE) ginger/grey hair
straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair
thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair
dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair
long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair
a bald/balding/shaved head
a receding hairline
a bald patch/spot
a side/centre/(US) center (BrE) parting/ (NAmE) part
Body
a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders
a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest
a flat/swollen/bulging stomach
a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist
big/wide/narrow/slim hips
a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back
thin/slender/muscular arms
big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands
long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers
long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs
muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet
a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure
be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build
Example Bank:
• Have you ever tried frogs' legs?
• He jumped to avoid the flailing leg of the defender.
• He lost a leg in a motorcycle accident.
• He put his back against the car, braced his legs and pushed.
• He rolled up his trouser legs.
• He rolled up the legs of his jeans.
• He rose to his feet on shaky legs.
• He sat down with his lame leg outstretched.
• He sat with his legs dangling off the bridge.
• He was shot in the leg by a sniper.
• He was wheeled out of the hospital with his leg in a cast/in plaster.
• He was wheeled out of the hospital with his leg in plaster.
• His legs buckled and he collapsed on the floor.
• I had a big bruise on my leg.
• I moved the chair away from the table so I could cross my legs.
• I was able to stand on my good leg.
• I'm getting my legs waxed tomorrow.
• It was good to get out of the car and stretch our legs.
• Leg extensions use the quadriceps muscles to extend the knee.
• Many birds are able to stand on one leg for hours at a time.
• She crossed the finish line on tired legs.
• She had her leg amputated below the knee.
• She sat with her legs drawn up underneath her.
• She started running, fat legs pumping.
• She stretched her legs under the table.
• She swung her legs over the side of the bed and reached for her crutches.
• The dog lifted its leg against the lamp post.
• The dog sloped off, its tail between its legs.
• The fastest runner often runs the anchor leg of a relay.
• The fastest runner often runs the anchor leg= the last part of a relay race.
• These jeans are too long in the leg.
• They don't train the day before a match to ensure they have fresh legs.
• They gazed at each other, their legs entwined under the table.
• They made him put his hands on the police car and spread his legs.
• They ran together, their legs moving in unison.
• We were on the last leg of our journey.
• a fine pair of legs
• an injury to his upper leg
• Hopefully, the next leg of the race will feature fewer icebergs and more dolphins.
• I really believe we can turn around that 4–2 first leg deficit and win this game.
• The Spanish team won the third leg.

Idioms: break a leg! ▪ get your leg over ▪ have legs ▪ leg it ▪ not have a leg to stand on

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

leg / leɡ / noun [ C ] (BODY PART)

A1 one of the parts of the body of a human or animal that is used for standing or walking, or one of the thin vertical parts of an object that it stands on:

My legs were tired after so much walking.

He broke his leg skiing.

The horse broke its front leg in the fall.

a chair/table leg

See picture body

the part of a piece of clothing that you put your leg in:

He rolled up his trouser legs and waded into the water.

leg / leɡ / noun [ C ] (STAGE)

a particular stage of a journey, competition, or activity:

He has tickets for the first leg of the UEFA Cup tie.

The last leg of the race was Paris to London.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

leg

/leg/
(legs)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.
A person or animal’s legs are the long parts of their body that they use to stand on.
He was tapping his walking stick against his leg.
N-COUNT: usu poss N
• -legged
Her name was Sheila, a long-legged blonde.
...a large four-legged animal.
COMB in ADJ

2.
The legs of a pair of trousers are the parts that cover your legs.
He moved on through wet grass that soaked his trouser legs.
N-COUNT: usu pl

3.
A leg of lamb, pork, chicken, or other meat is a piece of meat that consists of the animal’s or bird’s leg, especially the thigh.
...a chicken leg.
...a leg of mutton.
N-COUNT: n N, N of n

4.
The legs of a table, chair, or other piece of furniture are the parts that rest on the floor and support the furniture’s weight.
His ankles were tied to the legs of the chair...
N-COUNT: usu with supp, oft n N, N of n
• -legged
...a three-legged stool.
COMB in ADJ

5.
A leg of a long journey is one part of it, usually between two points where you stop.
The first leg of the journey was by boat to Lake Naivasha in Kenya.
N-COUNT: usu ord N, N of n

6.
A leg of a sports competition is one of a series of games that are played to find an overall winner. (mainly BRIT)
They will televise both legs of Leeds’ European Cup clash with Rangers.
N-COUNT

7.
If you say that something or someone is on their last legs, you mean that the period of time when they were successful or strong is ending. (INFORMAL)
This relationship is on its last legs.
PHRASE: usu v-link PHR

8.
If you are pulling someone’s leg, you are teasing them by telling them something shocking or worrying as a joke. (INFORMAL)
Of course I won’t tell them; I was only pulling your leg.
PHRASE: V inflects

9.
If you say that someone does not have a leg to stand on, or hasn’t got a leg to stand on, you mean that a statement or claim they have made cannot be justified or proved. (INFORMAL)
It’s only my word against his, I know. So I don’t have a leg to stand on.
PHRASE: with brd-neg

10.
an arm and a leg: see arm
with your tail between your legs: see tail

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

¹leg /ˈlɛg/ noun, pl legs
1 [count] : one of the long body parts that are used especially for standing, walking, and running
• He sat on a chair with his legs crossed.
• He leaned against the wall with his legs spread so the police could search him.
• She broke her leg in a skiing accident.
• His legs gave way under him and he fell over.
• a wooden/artificial leg
• the dog's front/back/hind legs
- see picture at human; see also peg leg, sea legs
2 : an animal's leg when it is used as food

[count]

• We had chicken legs for dinner.

[noncount]

• Would you like some more leg of lamb?
3 [count] : any one of the long thin parts that support a table, chair, etc.
• the legs of a table
• a chair with a broken leg
4 [count] : the part of a pair of pants that covers the leg
• The legs of these jeans are too long. = These jeans are too long in the leg(s).
5 [count]
a : a part of a journey or race
• She took the lead in the last leg of the race.
• The weather got worse on each leg of the trip.
b : any one of several events or games that form a competition
• a horse that has won the first two legs of racing's Triple Crown
6 legs [plural] US informal : lasting appeal or interest
• a news story with legs
a leg up informal
1 give someone a leg up
a : to hold your hands together so that someone can step into them while climbing up onto something
• I don't think I can get on this horse without help. Can someone give me a leg up?
b : to give someone an advantage over others
• These skills will give you a leg up in the job market. [=they will help you get a job]
2 have a leg up : to have an advantage over others
• The company has a leg up on the competition thanks to the recent publicity.
an arm and a leg
- see ¹arm
break a leg informal
- used in speech to wish good luck to someone (such as a performer);
get your leg over Brit informal + impolite of a man : to have sex with a woman
not have a leg to stand on : to have no support for what you think, say, or do
• He claims that the company cheated him, but without evidence of a written agreement, he doesn't have a leg to stand on.
on your/its last legs informal : very close to failure, exhaustion, or death
• The company is on its last legs.
• He was on his last legs, but he managed to finish the race.
• an old tree that is on its last legs [=that is dying and will not last much longer]
pull someone's leg informal : to make someone believe something that is not true as a joke : to trick or lie to someone in a playful way
• I panicked when he said the test was tomorrow, but then I realized he was just pulling my leg.
• When I got mad, she finally admitted that she was pulling my leg.
shake a leg informal : to go or move quickly
• You'd better shake a leg [=hurry up] if you don't want to be late for work.
- often used as a command
• Shake a leg! You're going to be late!
stretch your legs informal : to stand up and walk especially after sitting for a long period of time
with your tail between your legs

mall

mall [noun]

/mɑːl/

/mɔːl/

Example:

There are plans to build a new mall in the middle of town.

A large, usually covered, shopping area where cars are not allowed

Persian equivalent:

shops - markets and auctions

Example:

There are plans to build a new mall in the middle of town.

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