noun

weightlifting

 weight‧lift‧ing /ˈweɪtˌlɪftɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
the sport of lifting specially shaped pieces of metal that weigh an exact amount
—weightlifter noun [countable]

rooster

roost‧er /ˈruːstə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
a male chicken SYN cock British English

orange

or‧ange S3 /ˈɒrəndʒ, ˈɒrɪndʒ $ ˈɔː-, ˈɑː-/ BrE AmE noun
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: Arabic naranj, from Sanskrit naranga 'orange tree']

1. [countable] a round fruit that has a thick orange skin and is divided into parts inside:
orange juice
orange peel
Peel the oranges and divide them into segments.
orange groves (=where orange trees grow)
2. [uncountable] a colour that is between red and yellow:
a bright shade of orange

handwriting

hand‧writ‧ing /ˈhændˌraɪtɪŋ/ noun [uncountable]
the style of someone’s writing:
I recognised her handwriting on the envelope.
My handwriting has never been very neat.
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COLLOCATIONS

adjectives

▪ neat/clear Your handwriting is much neater than mine.
▪ legible/illegible (=written clearly/not written clearly enough for you to read) He writes very quickly and his handwriting is almost illegible.
▪ small/tiny Her handwriting was so tiny I couldn’t read it without my glasses.
▪ bad/poor/terrible/awful Why do doctors have such terrible handwriting?
▪ good/lovely/beautiful He wrote, in his lovely handwriting, a letter asking Ramsey to visit him.
▪ sb’s best handwriting In his best handwriting, he wrote, 'Happy Father’s Day, Dad'.

verbs

▪ have neat/small etc handwriting Yu Yin has tiny handwriting.
▪ recognize sb’s handwriting Marcus didn’t recognize the handwriting on the envelope.
▪ read sb’s handwriting I’m afraid I find it very difficult to read your handwriting.

handwriting + NOUN

▪ a handwriting expert (=someone who studies people's handwriting ) A handwriting expert has confirmed that the letter was almost certainly written by Bateman.

phrases

▪ in sb’s own handwriting Entry forms must be in the candidate’s own handwriting.

inauguration

See main entry: inaugurate

inaugurate

in‧au‧gu‧rate /ɪˈnɔːɡjəreɪt, ɪˈnɔːɡjʊreɪt $ -ˈnɒː-/ verb [transitive]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: past participle of inaugurare, from augurare ( ⇒ augur); because the ceremony involved looking at signs of what might happen in the future]
1. to hold an official ceremony when someone starts doing an important job in government
inaugurate somebody as something
On 8 January 1959 de Gaulle was inaugurated as First President of the Fifth Republic.
2. to open a building or start an organization, event etc for the first time:
The Turner Prize was inaugurated in 1984.
3. formal if an event inaugurates an important change or period of time, it comes at the beginning of it:
The International Trade Agreement inaugurated a period of high economic growth.
—inauguration /ɪˌnɔːɡjəˈreɪʃən, ɪˌnɔːɡjʊˈreɪʃən $ ɪˌnɒː-/ noun [uncountable and countable]:
President Hoover’s inauguration

firefighter

fire‧fight‧er (also fire fighter) /ˈfaɪəˌfaɪtə $ ˈfaɪrˌfaɪtər/ noun [countable]
someone whose job is to stop fires burning ⇒ fireman

jub‧i‧lant / ˈdʒuːbələnt, ˈdʒuːbɪlənt / adjective

extremely happy and pleased because of a success :

Radicals were jubilant at getting rid of him.

The fans were in jubilant mood as they left the stadium.

— jubilantly adverb

pet 1 / pet / noun

1 [ countable ] an animal such as a cat or a dog which you keep and care for at home :

They have two pets - a cat and a dog.

We weren't allowed to keep pets at school.

Rabbits make good pets .

pet rabbit/bird etc

He got bitten by his pet rabbit.

pet food

a pet shop

2 British English spoken used when speaking to someone you like or love :

Don’t cry, pet.

→ teacher’s pet

COLLOCATIONS

verbs

have a pet Do you have any pets?

keep a pet (= have one in your home ) Tenants aren’t allowed to keep pets. | Many species of parrot can be kept as pets.

make good/ideal etc pets (= be good/very good as pets ) Do rabbits make good pets?

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + pet

a family pet These dogs make an ideal family pet.

a domestic/household pet Cats and other domestic pets give their owners a lot of pleasure.

an exotic pet (= from a foreign country and not seen or found very often ) Often the owners do not know how to care for these exotic pets.

pet + NOUN

a pet dog/cat/rabbit etc I used to have a pet rabbit when I was young.

pet food cans of pet food

a pet shop Your local pet shop will have a variety of different collars.

a pet owner During hot summer days, pet owners should keep their pet indoors.