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jersey

jersey [noun] (CLOTHING)

a piece of clothing, made from wool or cotton and worn on the upper part of the body, that has sleeves and does not open at the front

US

/ˈdʒɝː.zi/

UK

/ˈdʒɜː.zi/

Example:

One Mississippi, two Mississippi, three Mississippi.

هزار و یک،‌ هزار و دو،‌ هزار و سه

Fumble!

فامبل شد!

What the hell's the matter with you?

تو چه مرگته؟

his is my favorite jersey.

این پیرهن مورد علاقه منه

well, now you have two.

خوب الان دوتاشو داری

Where can I find replica Iranian soccer jerseys?

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Oxford Essential Dictionary

jersey

noun (jerseys)
a warm piece of clothing with sleeves, that you wear on the top part of your body. Jerseys are often made of wool. Look at the note at sweater.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

jersey

jer‧sey /ˈdʒɜːzi $ -ɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Jersey, island in the English Channel]
1. [countable] a shirt made of soft material, worn by players of sports such as football and ↑rugby
2. [countable] British English a piece of clothing made of wool that covers the upper part of your body and your arms SYN sweater
3. [uncountable] a soft material made of cotton or wool

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

jersey

jer·sey [jersey jerseys] [ˈdʒɜːzi] [ˈdʒɜːrzi] noun

1. countable a shirt worn by sb playing a sports game

2. countable a knitted piece of clothing made of wool or cotton for the upper part of the body, with long sleeves and no buttons; a type of sweater

3. uncountable a type of soft fine knitted cloth used for making clothes

• made from 100% cotton jersey

4. Jersey countable a type of light brown cow that produces high quality milk

5. Jerseythe largest of the Channel Islands, off the north-west coast of France. The main town is St Helier. Jersey has its own government and tax system but has strong links with Britain, and is popular with British tourists. Both English and French are spoken on the island. It is known for its fruit and vegetables (particularly tomatoes and new potatoes called Jersey Royals). The item of clothing called a jersey takes its name from a type of knitted material originally made on the island.

6. Jersey(in the US) another name for the state of New Jersey.
Word Origin:
late 16th cent. (denoting woollen worsted fabric made in Jersey): from Jersey..
Example Bank:

• Where can I find replica Iranian soccer jerseys?

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

jersey / ˈdʒɜː.zi / / ˈdʒɝː- / noun (CLOTHING)

[ C ] a piece of clothing, made from wool or cotton and worn on the upper part of the body, that has sleeves and does not open at the front

[ C ] a shirt that is worn by a member of a sports team

jersey / ˈdʒɜː.zi / / ˈdʒɝː- / noun [ U ] (CLOTH)

soft thin cloth, usually made from wool, cotton, or silk, that is used for making clothes:

100 percent cotton jersey

Jersey / ˈdʒɜː.zi / / ˈdʒɝː- / noun [ C ]

a type of pale brown cow that produces milk that is rich in cream

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

Jersey
Jerseys
N-COUNT: oft N n
A Jersey cow or a Jersey is a light brown cow that produces very creamy milk.

jersey

[ʤɜ͟ː(r)zi]
♦♦♦
jerseys
1) N-COUNT A jersey is a knitted piece of clothing that covers the upper part of your body and your arms and does not open at the front. Jerseys are usually worn over a shirt or blouse. [OLD-FASHIONED]
  His grey jersey and trousers were sodden with the rain.
  Syn:
  jumper, sweater, pullover
2) N-VAR: oft N n Jersey is a knitted, slightly stretchy fabric used especially to make women's clothing.
  Sheila had come to dinner in a black jersey top.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

jersey

jer·sey /ˈʤɚzi/ noun, pl -seys
1 [count]
a : a loose shirt worn by a member of a sports team as part of a uniform
• a football jersey
b : a shirt made of knitted cloth
2 [count] Brit : sweater a
3 [noncount] : a soft knitted cloth
• The dress is made of cotton/wool jersey.
4 Jersey [count] : a type of small and light brown cow that produces rich milk
• We keep a herd of Jerseys.
• Jersey cows

American English

British English

jumpers and shirts and tee-shirts

C1 (Advanced)

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reflection

reflection [noun] (THOUGHT)

serious and careful thought

US

/rɪˈflek.ʃən/

UK

/rɪˈflek.ʃən/

Example:

After 30 years as a judge, her reflections on/about justice were well worth listening to.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

reflection

noun

1 (plural reflections) a picture that you see in a mirror or on a shiny surface:
He admired his reflection in the mirror.

2 (no plural) sending back light, heat or sound

3 a thing that shows what somebody or something is like:
Your clothes are a reflection of your personality.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

reflection

re‧flec‧tion W3 /rɪˈflekʃən/ BrE AmE noun
[Word Family: noun: ↑reflection, ↑reflector; verb: ↑reflect; adjective: ↑reflective]

1. [countable] an image that you can see in a mirror, glass, or water:
Can you see your reflection in the glass?
2. [uncountable and countable] careful thought, or an idea or opinion based on this:
A moment’s reflection will show the stupidity of this argument.
on/upon reflection
At first I disagreed, but on reflection (=after thinking carefully about it), I realized she was right.
3. [countable] something that shows what something else is like, or that is a sign of a particular situation
reflection of
His speech was an accurate reflection of the public mood.
be a reflection on somebody/something (=show how good or bad someone or something is)
On some level, a student’s grades are a reflection on the teacher.
4. [uncountable] the action or process of light, heat, or sound being thrown back from a surface

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

reflection

re·flec·tion [reflection reflections] (BrE also old-fashioned re·flex·ion) [rɪˈflekʃn] [rɪˈflekʃn] noun
1. countable an image in a mirror, on a shiny surface, on water, etc

• He admired his reflection in the mirror.

2. uncountable the action or process of sending back light, heat, sound, etc. from a surface

3. countable a sign that shows the state or nature of sth
• Your clothes are often a reflection of your personality.

• The increase in crime is a sad reflection on (= shows sth bad about) our society today.

4. uncountable careful thought about sth, sometimes over a long period of time
• She decided on reflection to accept his offer after all.

• A week off would give him time for reflection.

5. countable, usually plural your written or spoken thoughts about a particular subject or topic

• a book of her reflections on childhood

6. countable an account or a description of sth
• The article is an accurate reflection of events that day.
see on mature reflection/consideration at mature _adj.
See also: reflexion
Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French reflexion or late Latin reflexio(n-), from Latin reflex- ‘bent back’, from the verb reflectere.
Example Bank:
• Counselling should encourage reflection on the past.
• He caught sight of her reflection in the window.
• Her reflection in the mirror looked distorted.
• His low level of performance is no reflection on his general ability.
• I saw my reflection in the polished marble.
• In the reflection on the glass door he could see the class behind him.
• Kyle's reflection appears in the glass.
• My reflection stared back at me.
• On further reflection, I'm not so sure it's a good idea.
• She caught him admiring his reflection in the mirror.
• She has some interesting reflections about the spiritual state of the country.
• Such decisions may be made after thoughtful reflection.
• Such studies do not give a true reflection of population needs.
• Teachers should encourage reflection on the part of their students.
• The movie is a poor reflection of Kerouac's work.
• The party needs a period of sober reflection about what went wrong.
• There is reflection of heat from the metal surface.
• They took a few minutes to offer their personal reflections.
• This account is only a pale reflection of the true state of affairs.
• This was a clear reflection of Marc's personality.
• Young people's behaviour is a direct reflection of adults'.
• the reflection of the mountains on the calm waters of the lake
• A period of calm reflection is now needed.
• After a moment's reflection he started to speak.
• He published his reflections on war and peace last year.
• She concludes by providing some reflections on the gains of the previous decade.
• She decided, on reflection, not to take the job.

• We asked them to give us their reflections about the state of the industry today.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

reflection / rɪˈflek.ʃ ə n / noun [ C or U ] formal (THOUGHT)

C2 serious and careful thought:

On reflection (= after considering it) , I decided I had been wrong.

After 30 years as a judge, her reflections on/about justice were well worth listening to.

reflection / rɪˈflek.ʃ ə n / noun [ C usually singular ] (SIGN)

C1 a sign or result of something:

The fact that soldiers are on the streets is a reflection of how terrified the government is.

reflection / rɪˈflek.ʃ ə n / noun [ C or U ] (IMAGE)

reflection

B2 the image of something in a mirror or on any reflective surface:

In Greek mythology, Narcissus fell in love with his own reflection in a pool of water.

He put silver foil around the fire to increase heat reflection.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

reflection

[rɪfle̱kʃ(ə)n]
reflections
1) N-COUNT A reflection is an image that you can see in a mirror or in glass or water.
  Meg stared at her reflection in the bedroom mirror.
2) N-UNCOUNT Reflection is the process by which light and heat are sent back from a surface and do not pass through it.
  ...the reflection of a beam of light off a mirror.
3) N-COUNT: usu N of n If you say that something is a reflection of a particular person's attitude or of a situation, you mean that it is caused by that attitude or situation and therefore reveals something about it.
  Inhibition in adulthood seems to be very clearly a reflection of a person's experiences as a child.
4) N-SING: usu N on n If something is a reflection or a sad reflection on a person or thing, it gives a bad impression of them.
  Infection with head lice is no reflection on personal hygiene...
  The library is unique and its break-up would be a sad reflection on the value we place on our heritage.
5) N-UNCOUNT: also N in pl Reflection is careful thought about a particular subject. Your reflections are your thoughts about a particular subject.
  After days of reflection she decided to write back...
  He paused, absorbed by his reflections.
  ●
  PHRASE If someone admits or accepts something on reflection, they admit or accept it after having thought carefully about it.
  On reflection, he says, he very much regrets the comments.
6) N-COUNT: usu pl Reflections on something are comments or writings that express someone's ideas about it.
  In his latest collection of poems readers are confronted with a series of reflections on death.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

reflection

[rɪfle̱kʃ(ə)n]
reflections
1) N-COUNT A reflection is an image that you can see in a mirror or in glass or water.
  Meg stared at her reflection in the bedroom mirror.
2) N-UNCOUNT Reflection is the process by which light and heat are sent back from a surface and do not pass through it.
  ...the reflection of a beam of light off a mirror.
3) N-COUNT: usu N of n If you say that something is a reflection of a particular person's attitude or of a situation, you mean that it is caused by that attitude or situation and therefore reveals something about it.
  Inhibition in adulthood seems to be very clearly a reflection of a person's experiences as a child.
4) N-SING: usu N on n If something is a reflection or a sad reflection on a person or thing, it gives a bad impression of them.
  Infection with head lice is no reflection on personal hygiene...
  The library is unique and its break-up would be a sad reflection on the value we place on our heritage.
5) N-UNCOUNT: also N in pl Reflection is careful thought about a particular subject. Your reflections are your thoughts about a particular subject.
  After days of reflection she decided to write back...
  He paused, absorbed by his reflections.
  ●
  PHRASE If someone admits or accepts something on reflection, they admit or accept it after having thought carefully about it.
  On reflection, he says, he very much regrets the comments.
6) N-COUNT: usu pl Reflections on something are comments or writings that express someone's ideas about it.
  In his latest collection of poems readers are confronted with a series of reflections on death.

American English

British English

thinking and contemplating

C2 (Proficient)

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trade

trade [verb] (EXCHANGE)

to exchange something, or to stop using or doing something and start using or doing something else instead

US

/treɪd/

UK

/treɪd/

Example:

زیرنویس کلیپ ویدیویی:

Monica: All right. I’ll prove it to you. I'll trade you Joey for Rachel and I’ll still win the game.

Ross: Fine, fine Rachel, you're with Monica. Joey, you're with me.

باشه. ریچل برو با مونیکا. جویی تو هم با منی.

Rachel: I cannot believe you are trading me.

باورم نمیشه داری منو جابجا میکنی.

Monica: Come on Rachel, com'on. Let's see what it's like to be on a winning team for a change.

بیا ریچل بیا تا یک بار هم شده (برای تنوع) ببینیم توی تیم برنده بودن چطوره.

We traded our necklaces.

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Oxford Essential Dictionary

trade

verb (trades, trading, traded)
to buy and sell things:
Japan trades with many different countries.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

II. trade² S3 W2 BrE AmE verb
[Word Family: noun: ↑trade, ↑trader, ↑trading; verb: ↑trade]
1. [intransitive and transitive] to buy and sell goods, services etc as your job or business
trade with
India began trading with Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries.
trade in
The company trades in silk, tea, and other items.
They had to travel into town to trade the produce from their farm.
2. [intransitive] British English to exist and operate as a business:
The firm now trades under the name Lanski and Weber.
cease trading (=stop being a business because you are bankrupt)
3. [transitive usually passive] to buy or sell something on the ↑stock exchange:
Over a million shares were traded today.
4. trade insults/blows etc to insult or hit each other during an argument or fight
5. [intransitive and transitive] especially American English to exchange something you have for something someone else has SYN swap British English:
We traded necklaces.
trade something with somebody
I wouldn’t mind trading jobs with her.
trade (somebody) something for something
I’ll trade you my camera for your drill.
trade at something phrasal verb
if shares etc trade at a particular price, they cost that amount to buy
trade down phrasal verb
to replace something you own with something cheaper, or buy a cheaper type of thing than before
trade down to
Many of their customers are trading down to cheaper cigarettes.
trade something ↔ in phrasal verb
to give something such as a car to the person you are buying a new one from, as part of the payment
trade something ↔ in for
He traded his old car in for a new model.
⇨ ↑trade-in
• • •
THESAURUS
▪ exchange to give something to someone, and receive a similar thing from them at the same time. Exchange is often used about people telling each other about their ideas, phone numbers, addresses etc: They exchanged photographs before they met. | a place where people can exchange ideas | We exchanged email addresses. | if you are unhappy with the jacket, you can always take it back and exchange it for another one. | These coupons can be exchanged for meals and accommodation.
▪ change to exchange something, especially money. Also used in British English about exchanging something you have bought for something different: I need to change some dollars. | She changed all her money into euros. | We thought it was time we changed our car for something more modern.
▪ swap (also do a swap British English) informal to give something to someone, who gives you something similar: The two schools use the Internet to swap pictures, stories, and jokes. | I like your room better – do you want to do a swap?
▪ trade (also do a trade American English) to exchange something that you have for something that someone else has: The stolen phones are being traded for drugs. | The boys trade sports cards on the playground. | We've got lots of plants we don't need – do you want to do a trade?
▪ switch to change the places of two or more people or things, so that each one is in the place the other was before: Can I switch seats with you?
▪ reciprocate to do or give something, because someone has done or given something similar to you – a rather formal use: They invited us to dinner a while ago, and I'd like to reciprocate.
▪ in exchange/return (for something) if you give something in exchange or in return for something else, you give it in order to get something else back: Williams will plead guilty in exchange for a reduced sentence.
trade something ↔ off phrasal verb
to balance one situation or quality against another, in order to produce an acceptable result
trade something ↔ off for/against
Companies are under pressure to trade off price stability for short-term gains.
⇨ ↑trade-off
trade on/upon something phrasal verb
to use a situation or someone’s kindness in order to get an advantage for yourself:
If you ask me, they’re just trading on Sam’s good nature.
trade up phrasal verb
to replace something you own with something better, or buy a better type of thing than before
trade up to/from
It also encourages existing home owners to trade up to larger accommodation.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

verb
1. intransitive, transitive to buy and sell things
• ~ (in sth) (with sb) The firm openly traded in arms.
• Early explorers traded directly with the Indians.
• trading partners (= countries that you trade with)

• ~ sth (with sb) Our products are now traded worldwide.

2. intransitive to exist and operate as a business or company
• The firm has now ceased trading.

• ~ as sb/sth They traded as ‘Walker and Son’.

3. intransitive, transitive ~ (sth) to be bought and sold, or to buy and sell sth, on a stock exchange

• Shares were trading at under half their usual value.

4. transitive to exchange sth that you have for sth that sb else has
• ~ (sb) sth to trade secrets/insults/jokes
• ~ sth for sth She traded her posters for his CD.
• ~ sth with sb I wouldn't mind trading places with her for a day.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English (as a noun): from Middle Low German, literally track, of West Germanic origin; related to tread. Early senses included ‘course, way of life’, which gave rise in the 16th cent. to ‘habitual practice of an occupation’, ‘skilled handicraft’. The current verb senses date from the late 16th cent.
Example Bank:
• He claimed that all businesses should be able to trade freely on Sundays.
• The company has now ceased trading.
• The company openly traded in arms.
• The company trades under the name ‘English Estates’.
• They now trade as a partnership.
• countries trading illegally in rhinoceros horn
• publicly traded securities
• After settling in Madeira they began trading in flour, sugar and leather.
• Cabinet colleagues traded insults over the future of the pound.
• I wouldn't mind trading places with her for a day.
• The countries are now trading partners.

• The futures contract is traded at a clean price and does not include accrued interest payments.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

trade / treɪd / verb (EXCHANGE)

[ T ] to exchange something, or to stop using or doing something and start using or doing something else instead:

The children traded comics.

[ + two objects ] I'll trade you some of my chocolate for some of your ice cream.

I wouldn't trade you for the world (= I do not want a different partner) .

→ See also trade sth in

[ T ] If people trade statements of a particular type, they say or tell them to each other:

We sat around the dinner table, trading stories.

The two politicians didn't really discuss the issues, they just traded insults

trade / treɪd / adjective

trade publication/journal/magazine/paper a newspaper, etc. produced for people working in a particular business or industry:

a steel industry trade journal

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

trade

[tre͟ɪd]

trades, trading, traded
1) N-UNCOUNT: usu with supp Trade is the activity of buying, selling, or exchanging goods or services between people, firms, or countries.
  The ministry had direct control over every aspect of foreign trade.
  ...negotiations on a new international trade agreement...
  Texas has a long history of trade with Mexico.
2) VERB When people, firms, or countries trade, they buy, sell, or exchange goods or services between themselves.
  They may refuse to trade, even when offered attractive prices...
  [V with n] They had years of experience of trading with the West...
  [V in n] He has been trading in antique furniture for 25 years.
  Derived words:
  trading N-UNCOUNT usu with supp Trading on the stock exchange may be suspended... Sunday trading laws will be reformed.
3) N-COUNT: usu supp N A trade is a particular area of business or industry.
  They've completely ruined the tourist trade for the next few years.
  ...the arms trade.
4) N-COUNT: oft poss N, also by N Someone's trade is the kind of work that they do, especially when they have been trained to do it over a period of time.
  He learnt his trade as a diver in the North Sea...
  Allyn was a jeweller by trade...
  She is a patron of small businesses and trades.
5) V-RECIP If someone trades one thing for another or if two people trade things, they agree to exchange one thing for the other thing. [mainly AM]
  [V n for n (non-recip)] They traded land for goods and money...
  [V n for n (non-recip)] He still claims the arms weren't traded for hostages...
  [pl-n V n] Kids used to trade baseball cards...
  [V n with n] They suspected that Neville had traded secret information with Mr Foster.
  Syn:
  exchange
N-COUNT
Trade is also a noun. I am willing to make a trade with you... It wouldn't exactly have been a fair trade. (in BRIT, use exchange)
6) V-RECIP If you trade places with someone or the two of you trade places, you move into the other person's position or situation, and they move into yours. [mainly AM]
  [V n with n] Mike asked George to trade places with him so he could ride with Tod...
  [V n with n] Kennedy mischievously suggested that professors ought to trade jobs for a time with janitors...
  [pl-n V n] The receiver and the quarterback are going to trade positions.
  Syn:
  exchange
7) VERB In professional sports, for example football or baseball, if a player is traded from one team to another, they leave one team and begin playing for another. [AM]
  [be V-ed] He was traded from the Giants to the Yankees...
  [V n] The A's have not won a game since they traded him.(in BRIT, use transfer)
8) V-RECIP If two people or groups trade something such as blows, insults, or jokes, they hit each other, insult each other, or tell each other jokes. [mainly AM]
  [pl-n V n] Children would settle disputes by trading punches or insults in the schoolyard...
  [V n with n] They traded artillery fire with government forces inside the city.
  Phrasal Verbs:
  - trade in
  - trade off
  - trade on
  - trade up
  Syn:
  exchange

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

trade

²trade verb trades; trad·ed; trad·ing
1 a : to give something to someone and receive something in return : to give something in exchange for something else

[no obj]

• Do you want to trade? [=swap]
• If you don't like your seat, I'll trade with you.

[+ obj]

• We traded [=switched] seats halfway through the show.
• I'll trade my chips for your popcorn. = I'll trade you my chips for your popcorn.
• I traded seats with her halfway through the show.
• The boys are on the phone trading jokes/secrets. [=telling each other jokes/secrets]
• I got tired of listening to them trade insults. [=insult each other]
• I would love to trade places with him. [=I would love to be in his situation]
b [+ obj] US sports : to give (one of your players) to another team in exchange for one of their players
• He was traded to the Yankees.
• They traded him to the Broncos.
2 [+ obj] : to stop using (one thing) and start using another
• I traded my pen for a pencil and kept writing.
3 a [no obj] : to buy, sell, or exchange goods or services - often + with or in
• The two countries continue to trade with each other.
• They are suspected of trading in illegal weapons.
• China is one of our biggest trading partners.
b : to buy and sell stocks, bonds, etc.

[+ obj]

• Their firm specializes in trading bonds.

[no obj]

• She mostly trades in stocks.
• The stock is trading at [=is being sold for] $71 a share.
4 [no obj] chiefly Brit : to exist as a company or business
• Our company trades [=does business] under the name Smith & Sons.
trade down [phrasal verb] : to sell something you own and buy a similar thing that costs less money
• They traded down to a smaller house after their children had grown up and moved away.
trade in [phrasal verb] trade (something) in or trade in (something) : to sell (something) back to a business as part of your payment for something else
• We traded our car in for a newer model.
• Trade in your car and get $3,000 towards a new car!
- see also trade-in
trade off [phrasal verb]
1 trade off or trade off (something) US
- used to describe a situation in which one person does something, then another person does it, and so on
• When you get tired of driving, I'll trade off with you. = When you get tired of driving, we can trade off. [=when you get tired, I will drive for a while]
• They trade off [=take turns] babysitting each other's kids.
• Two of the band members traded off guitar solos. [=they took turns playing guitar solos]
2 trade off (something) : to give up (something that you want) in order to have something else - usually + for
• The car's designers traded off some power for greater fuel efficiency.
- see also trade-off
trade on [phrasal verb] trade on (someone or something) : to use (something) in a way that helps you : to get an advantage from (something)
• He wants to succeed by working hard instead of just trading on his good looks.
trade up [phrasal verb] : to sell something you own and buy a similar thing that is more expensive
• They keep trading up, buying larger and larger houses.

American English

British English

replacing and exchanging

B2 (Upper-intermediate)

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mixed

mixed [adjective]

consisting of several different types of things or people

US

/mɪkst/

UK

/mɪkst/

Example:

a mixed salad

Oxford Essential Dictionary

mixed

adjective
containing different kinds of people or things:
a mixed salad
Is their school mixed (= with boys and girls together)?

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

mixed

mixed S2 /mɪkst/ BrE AmE adjective
[Word Family: noun: ↑mix, ↑mixer, ↑mixture; verb: ↑mix; adjective: ↑mixed]
1. [only before noun] consisting of several different types of things or people:
a very mixed group of women
a mixed salad
2. mixed feelings/emotions if you have mixed feelings or emotions about something, you are not sure whether you like, agree with, or feel happy about it
mixed feelings/emotions about
I had mixed feelings about meeting Laura again.
He watched with mixed emotions.
3. mixed reaction/response/reviews etc if something gets a mixed reaction etc, some people say they like it or agree with it, but others dislike it or disagree with it:
The film has had mixed reviews from the critics.
Media coverage of the event was mixed.
4. especially British English for both males and females:
a mixed school
5. a mixed blessing something that is good in some ways but bad in others:
Having your parents living nearby is a mixed blessing.
6. a mixed bag
a) a group of things or people that are all very different from each other
a mixed bag of
The concert was a mixed bag of classical and modern music.
Club-goers are a mixed bag these days, and so are the places they go clubbing.
b) something that includes both good and bad parts:
The meat was very good, but the vegetables were rather a mixed bag.
7. (of) mixed race having parents of different races:
children of mixed race
8. in mixed company when you are with people of both sexes:
It’s not the sort of joke you tell in mixed company.
⇨ mixed metaphor at ↑metaphor(2)

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mixed

mixed [mɪkst] [mɪkst] adjective
1. having both good and bad qualities or feelings
• The weather has been very mixed recently.
• I still have mixed feelings about going to Brazil (= I am not sure what to think).
• The play was given a mixed reception by the critics (= some liked it, some did not).

• British athletes had mixed fortunes in yesterday's competition.

2. only before noun consisting of different kinds of people, for example, people from different races and cultures
• a mixed community
• people of mixed race

• a mixed marriage (= between two people of different races or religions)

3. only before noun consisting of different types of the same thing

• a mixed salad

4. usually before noun of or for both males and females
• a mixed school
• I'd rather not talk about it in mixed company.
Word Origin:
late Middle English mixt: from Old French mixte, from Latin mixtus, past participle of miscere ‘to mix’.
Thesaurus:
mixed [mixed] adj. only before noun
• a mixed-ability class
diverse • • assorted • • miscellaneous • |often approving varied • |formal heterogeneous • • eclectic • |especially written, often disapproving motley •
Opp: homogeneous
a/an mixed/diverse/assorted/miscellaneous/varied/heterogeneous/motley group
a/an mixed/diverse/miscellaneous/varied/heterogeneous/motley collection
racially/ethnically/culturally/socially mixed/diverse/varied
Example Bank:
• In his world view, art and religion were inextricably mixed.
• an ethnically mixed community
• Do you have experience of teaching mixed-ability classes?
• She was born to parents of mixed race.

• a mixed marriage

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

mixed

[mɪ̱kst]

1) ADJ-GRADED: usu ADJ n If you have mixed feelings about something or someone, you feel uncertain about them because you can see both good and bad points about them.
  I came home from the meeting with mixed feelings...
  There has been a very mixed reaction to the decision.
2) ADJ-GRADED A mixed group of people consists of people of many different types.
  I found a very mixed group of individuals some of whom I could relate to and others with whom I had very little in common...
  The community is very mixed, not least because there are plenty of small industrial enterprises.
3) ADJ: usu ADJ n Mixed is used to describe something that involves people from two or more different races.
  ...a woman of mixed race...
  She had attended a racially mixed school.
4) ADJ: usu ADJ n Mixed education or accommodation is intended for both males and females.
  Girls who have always been at a mixed school know how to stand up for themselves...
  The spa has 6 indoor pools, 2 for women only, 2 for men only, and 2 for mixed bathing.
  Syn:
  co-ed
5) ADJ: ADJ n Mixed is used to describe something which includes or consists of different things of the same general kind.
  ...a small mixed salad...
  The mixed forest is cut commercially but is also carefully conserved to look good.
  ...a teaspoon of mixed herbs.
6) a mixed blessing → see blessing

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

mixed

mixed /ˈmɪkst/ adj
1 always used before a noun : made of different kinds of things mixed together or combined
• a can of mixed nuts
• bags of mixed candy
• We ate salads of mixed greens.
2 a : including or involving people of different races or religions
• They live in a mixed neighborhood.
• She's of mixed African and European ancestry.
• children of mixed race/races
• people of mixed racial origin/ancestry
• a racially mixed couple
b : including or involving people of both sexes
• She went to a mixed school. [=a school for both boys and girls]
• a mixed chorus
• playing mixed doubles in tennis [=a game of doubles in which each team has a man and a woman]
✦When people are in mixed company, they are with both men and women.
• The women never spoke of sex or pregnancy in mixed company. [=when men were present]
3 : both good and bad, favorable and unfavorable, etc.
• The play received mixed reviews. = The play's reviews were mixed. [=some critics liked the play, while other critics did not]
• His decision got a mixed reaction from the family.
• The experiment got mixed results.
✦When people have mixed emotions or mixed feelings about something, they have both good and bad thoughts or feelings about it.
• He had mixed emotions [=he was both happy and sad] about the end of his trip.
• I'm having mixed feelings about this class.
mixed messages/signals
✦Someone gives mixed messages or mixed signals by showing a thought or feeling and then showing another very different thought or feeling.
• I don't know if he likes me; he keeps giving me mixed messages.
• She's sending mixed signals about her feelings.

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fried

fried [adjective]

cooked in hot oil or fat

US

/fraɪd/

UK

/fraɪd/

Example:

a fried egg

Oxford Essential Dictionary

fried

form of fry

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

fried

fried /fraɪd/ BrE AmE adjective
1. having been cooked in hot oil:
fried chicken
2. American English informal unable to think clearly, because you are tired, anxious etc:
My brain is just totally fried.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fried

fried [fried] ;

past tense, past part. of fry

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fried / fraɪd / adjective

A2 cooked in hot oil or fat:

a fried egg

fried onions

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

fried

fried /ˈfraɪd/ adj
1 : cooked in hot oil
• fried fish
2 US informal : not able to think clearly because you are very tired
• Sorry, I'm just fried today.

American English

British English

preparing food using heat

A2 (Elementary)

adjective

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grilled

grilled [adjective]

(of food) cooked over fire or hot coals, usually on a metal frame

US

/ɡrɪld/

UK

/ɡrɪld/

Example:

grilled shrimp

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

grilled / ɡrɪld / adjective

(of food) cooked over fire or hot coals, usually on a metal frame:

grilled shrimp

UK ( US broiled ) (of food) cooked under a very hot surface in a cooker :

Do you want your fish pan-fried or grilled?

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soft drink

soft drink [noun]

a cold, usually sweet, drink that does not contain alcohol

US

/ˌsɑːft ˈdrɪŋk/

UK

/ˌsɒft ˈdrɪŋk/

Oxford Essential Dictionary

soft drink

noun
a cold sweet drink that does not have alcohol in it, for example orange juice

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

soft drink

ˈsoft drink BrE AmE noun [countable]
a cold drink that does not contain alcohol

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

soft drink

ˌsoft ˈdrink [soft drink] noun
a cold drink that does not contain alcohol

compare hard _adj.(¹¹)

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ˌ soft ˈ drink noun [ C ]

A2 a cold, usually sweet, drink that does not contain alcohol

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

soft drink

soft drinks
N-COUNT
A soft drink is a cold, non-alcoholic drink such as lemonade or fruit juice, or a fizzy drink.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

soft drink

soft drink noun, pl ~ drinks [count] : a cold drink that is usually sweet, does not contain alcohol, and is often sold in bottles or cans

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nuts

nuts [noun] (FOOD)

the dry fruit of particular trees that grows in a hard shell and can often be eaten

US

/nʌts/

UK

/nʌts/

Example:

Sprinkle some roasted chopped nuts on top.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

nut

noun

1 a dry fruit that has a hard outside part with a seed inside. Many types of nut can be eaten:
walnuts, hazelnuts and peanuts

2 a metal ring that you put on the end of a long piece of metal (called a bolt) to fix things together

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

nut

I. nut¹ S3 /nʌt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: hnutu]

1. FOOD a dry brown fruit inside a hard shell, that grows on a tree:
a pine nut
roasted nuts
We were sitting round the fire cracking nuts (=opening them).
2.
TOOL a small piece of metal with a hole through the middle which is screwed onto a ↑bolt to fasten things together:
Use a wrench to loosen the nut.
3. CRAZY PERSON informal someone who is crazy or behaves strangely:
My dad is such a nut.
What are you, some kind of nut?
4. golf/opera etc nut informal someone who is very interested in golf etc ⇨ fanatic:
You don’t have to be a sports nut to enjoy skiing.
5. SEX ORGAN nuts [plural] informal a man’s ↑testicles
6. the nuts and bolts of something informal the practical details of a subject or job:
the nuts and bolts of government
7. tough/hard nut informal someone who is difficult to deal with:
He may have softened a bit in his old age but he’s still a tough nut.
8. a hard/tough nut to crack a difficult problem or situation:
Celtic have lost only once this season and will be a tough nut to crack.
9. be off your nut British English spoken informal to be crazy:
You must be off your nut!
10. do your nut British English spoken to become very angry or worried:
I didn’t get home till three – my mum did her nut!
11. HEAD British English spoken old-fashioned your head or brain
sb’s nut
Oh come on, use your nut!

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

nut

nut [nut nuts nutted nutting] noun, verb [nʌt] [nʌt]

noun

1. (often in compounds) a small hard fruit with a very hard shell that grows on some trees
• to crack a nut (= open it)
• a Brazil nut
• a hazelnut
• nuts and raisins

see also monkey nut

2. a small piece of metal with a hole through the centre that is screwed onto a bolt to hold pieces of wood, machinery, etc. together
• to tighten a nut

• a wheel nut

3. (BrE, slang) a person's head or brain

4. (BrE also nut·ter) (informal) a strange or crazy person
• He's a complete nut, if you ask me.

see also nuts, nutty

5. (informal) (in compounds) a person who is extremely interested in a particular subject, activity, etc

• a fitness/tennis/computer, etc. nut

6. nuts plural (slang) a man's testicles
more at use a sledgehammer to crack a nut at sledgehammer
Word Origin:
Old English hnutu, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch noot and German Nuss.
Example Bank:
• The documentary focuses on the real nuts and bolts of the film-making process.
• a jar full of nuts and bolts
• nut-allergy sufferers
• I cracked a nut and ate it.
• She is allergic to nuts.
Idioms: do your nut ▪ hard nut ▪ nuts and bolts ▪ off your nut

Derived: nut something out

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

nut / nʌt / noun [ C ] (FOOD)

B2 the dry fruit of particular trees that grows in a hard shell and can often be eaten:

a Brazil/cashew nut

Sprinkle some roasted chopped nuts on top.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

nut

[nʌ̱t]
nuts
1) N-COUNT The firm shelled fruit of some trees and bushes are called nuts. Some nuts can be eaten.
→ See also groundnut, hazelnut, peanut
  Nuts and seeds are good sources of vitamin E.
2) N-COUNT A nut is a thick metal ring which you screw onto a metal rod called a bolt. Nuts and bolts are used to hold things such as pieces of machinery together.
  If you want to repair the wheels you just undo the four nuts.
  ...nuts and bolts that haven't been tightened up.
3) N-COUNT: usu with supp If you describe someone as, for example, a football nut or a health nut, you mean that they are extremely enthusiastic about the thing mentioned. [INFORMAL]
  ...a football nut who spends thousands of pounds travelling to watch games.
  Syn:
  fanatic
4) ADJ: v-link ADJ about n (feelings) If you are nuts about something or someone, you like them very much. [INFORMAL]
  They're nuts about the car...
  She's nuts about you.
5) N-COUNT (disapproval) If you refer to someone as a nut, you mean that they are mad. [INFORMAL]
  There's some nut out there with a gun.
6) ADJ: v-link ADJ If you say that someone goes nuts or is nuts, you mean that they go crazy or are very foolish. [INFORMAL]
  You guys are nuts...
  A number of the French players went nuts, completely out of control.
7) N-PLURAL A man's testicles can be referred to as his nuts. [INFORMAL, RUDE]
8) N-COUNT: usu poss N Your head can be referred to as your nut. [INFORMAL]
9) PHRASE: V inflects If someone goes nuts, or in British English does their nut, they become extremely angry. [INFORMAL]
  My father would go nuts if he saw bruises on me...
  We heard your sister doing her nut.
10) PHRASE: usu the PHR of n If you talk about the nuts and bolts of a subject or an activity, you are referring to the detailed practical aspects of it rather than abstract ideas about it.
  He's more concerned about the nuts and bolts of location work.
11) PHRASE: usu v-link PHR If you think someone is difficult to deal with, you can say they are a tough nut or a hard nut. [INFORMAL]
  The Daily Express describes Dr Carey as a pretty tough nut.
12) PHRASE: usu v-link PHR If you say that something is a hard nut to crack or a tough nut to crack, you mean that it is difficult to do or to understand. [INFORMAL]
  Getting out there is in many ways the hardest nut to crack.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

nut

nut /ˈnʌt/ noun, pl nuts
1 [count]
a : a small dry fruit with a hard shell that grows on trees, bushes, etc.
• The squirrel cracked/opened the nut and ate the meat inside.
• walnuts, almonds, peanuts, and other nuts
- see picture on next page
b : the inside part of a nut that is used as food
• The squirrel sat and ate the nut.
• Are you allergic to nuts?
• a bowl of nuts and raisins
2 [count] : a piece of metal that has a hole through it so that it can be screwed onto a bolt or screw - see picture at carpentry; see also lug nut, wing nut
3 [count] informal
a : a crazy or strange person
• That guy is a real nut.
b : a person who is very interested in or enthusiastic about something
• She's a real baseball/car/health/movie/travel nut.
4 nuts [plural] informal + impolite : a man's testicles
• He got kicked in the nuts.
a hard/tough nut (to crack) : a person or thing that is difficult to deal with, understand, or influence
• The team's defense is a tough nut to crack.
• The problem is a hard nut to crack.
• He's a tough nut, but I think I can get him to agree to the contract.
nuts and bolts : the basic parts or details of an activity, job, etc.
• She's still learning the nuts and bolts of the business.
• Tell me what the nuts and bolts of the plan involve.
soup to nuts
- see ¹soup
- nut·like /ˈnʌtˌlaɪk/ adj [more ~; most ~]
• The cake had a nutlike [=nutty] taste.

American English

British English

fruits and seeds and their parts

B2 (Upper-intermediate)

noun

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snack

snack [noun]

a small amount of food that is eaten between meals, or a very small meal

US

/snæk/

UK

/snæk/

Example:

I had a huge lunch, so I'll only need a snack for dinner.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

snack

noun
a small quick meal:
We had a snack on the train.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

snack

I. snack¹ /snæk/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
a small amount of food that is eaten between main meals or instead of a meal:
I grabbed a quick snack.
Drinks and light snacks are served at the bar.
snack foods like crisps and peanuts
• • •
THESAURUS
■ types of meal
▪ breakfast a meal that you eat in the morning
▪ brunch a meal that you eat in the late morning, instead of breakfast or lunch
▪ lunch a meal that you eat in the middle of the day
▪ tea British English a meal that you eat in the afternoon or evening
▪ dinner the main meal of the day, which most people eat in the evening
▪ supper a small meal that you eat in the evening, in British English; the main meal that you eat in the evening, in American English
▪ picnic a meal that you eat outdoors, consisting of food that you cooked or prepared earlier
▪ barbecue a meal that you cook outdoors over hot coals or wood and eat outdoors
▪ snack a small amount of food that is eaten between main meals or instead of a meal
▪ side dish food eaten with the main course, such as vegetables: I’ll have the salad as a side dish.
▪ course one of the separate parts of a meal, such as the starter or the dessert: a three-course meal

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

snack

snack [snack snacks snacked snacking] noun, verb [snæk] [snæk]

noun
1. (informal) a small meal or amount of food, usually eaten in a hurry
• a mid-morning snack
• I only have time for a snack at lunchtime.
• Do you serve bar snacks?

• a snack lunch

2. (AustralE, informal) a thing that is easy to do
• It'll be a snack.
Word Origin:
Middle English (originally in the sense ‘snap, bite’): from Middle Dutch snac(k), from snacken ‘to bite’, variant of snappen. Senses relating to food date from the late 17th cent.
Thesaurus:
snack noun C
• There's just time for a quick snack.
something to eat • • refreshments •
(a) light snack/refreshments
have/grab a snack/something to eat
stop for a snack/something to eat/refreshments
Example Bank:
• I fixed myself a light snack.
• I got a drink from the hotel snack machine.
• Most office staff prefer a snack lunch to a sit-down meal.
• Order bar snacks with your drinks.
• We stopped at a service station for a quick snack.
• We stopped for a quick snack.
• I only have time for a quick snack at lunchtime.

• I think it's time for a mid-morning snack.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

snack / snæk / noun [ C ]

A2 a small amount of food that is eaten between meals, or a very small meal:

I had a huge lunch, so I'll only need a snack for dinner.

Fresh or dried fruit makes an ideal snack.

Many snack foods are high in salt, sugar, and fat.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

snack

[snæ_k]
snacks, snacking, snacked
1) N-COUNT A snack is a simple meal that is quick to cook and to eat.
  Lunch was a snack in the fields.
2) N-COUNT A snack is something such as a chocolate bar that you eat between meals.
  Do you eat sweets, cakes or sugary snacks?.
3) VERB If you snack, you eat snacks between meals.
  [V on n] Instead of snacking on crisps and chocolate, nibble on celery or carrot...
  She would improve her diet if she ate less fried food and snacked less.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

¹snack /ˈsnæk/ noun, pl snacks [count] : a small amount of food eaten between meals
• He had a snack of chips and dip.
• between-meal snacks
• I didn't have time for lunch so I just grabbed a quick/light snack.
• peanuts, potato chips, and other snack foods

American English

British English

meals and parts of meals

A2 (Elementary)

noun

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ice cream

ice cream [noun]

a very cold sweet food made from frozen milk or cream, sugar, and a flavour

US

/ˈaɪs ˌkriːm ˌkoʊn/

UK

/ˌaɪs ˈkriːm ˌkəʊn/

Example:

a tub of ice cream

Oxford Essential Dictionary

ice cream

noun
very cold sweet food made from milk:
Do you like ice cream?
Two chocolate ice creams, please.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

ice cream

ˌice ˈcream S2 / $ ˈ../ BrE AmE noun

1. [uncountable] a frozen sweet food made of milk, cream, and sugar, with fruit, nuts, chocolate etc sometimes added to it:
vanilla ice cream
2. [countable] a small amount of this food for one person:
Mummy, can I have an ice cream?

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ice cream

ˌice ˈcream [ice cream ice creams] (also ˈice cream especially in NAmE) noun uncountable, countable
a type of sweet frozen food made from milk fat, flavoured with fruit, chocolate, etc. and often eaten as a dessert; a small amount of this food intended for one person, often served in a container made of biscuit that is shaped like a cone
• Desserts are served with cream or ice cream.
• Who wants an ice cream?
Word Origin:
mid 18th cent.: alteration of iced cream.
Example Bank:

• apple pie with ice cream

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ˌ ice ˈ cream / ˌaɪsˈkriːm / / ˈaɪsˌkriːm / noun [ C or U ]

A1 a very cold sweet food made from frozen milk or cream, sugar, and a flavour:

a tub of ice cream

chocolate chip/vanilla ice cream

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

ice cream

ice creams
also ice-cream
1) N-MASS Ice cream is a very cold sweet food which is made from frozen cream or a substance like cream and has a flavour such as vanilla, chocolate, or strawberry.
  I'll get you some ice cream.
  ...vanilla ice cream.
2) N-COUNT An ice cream is an amount of ice cream sold in a small container or a cone made of thin biscuit.
  Do you want an ice cream?...
  They stuffed themselves with ice creams, chocolate and lollies.
  Syn:
  ice