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sunny

sunny [adjective] (BRIGHT)
US /ˈsʌn.i/ 
UK /ˈsʌn.i/ 
Example: 

It was a sunny day when we met for the first time.

Bright because of light from the sun

sunny - آفتابی
Persian equivalent: 

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Example: 

It was a sunny day when we met for the first time.

Theme, CEFR level & Tags

Theme: 
describing good weather
Level: 
A1 (Basic)
Region: 
American English
British English
Related lesson(s): 
3A- Talking about the Weather and Seasons
درس مرتبط: 
3A- Talking about the Weather and Seasons

Oxford Essential Dictionary

sunny

 adjective (sunnier, sunniest)
bright and warm with light from the sun:
a sunny day
Tomorrow will be warm and sunny.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

sunny

sun‧ny /ˈsʌni/ BrE AmE adjective
1. having a lot of light from the sun SYN bright:
a warm sunny day
a sunny morning
a nice sunny room
I hope it’s sunny tomorrow.
sunny periods/spells/intervals (=periods when it is sunny)
Tuesday will be dry with sunny spells.
2. informal happy and friendly:
a sunny smile
• • •
THESAURUS
▪ sunny if the weather is sunny, the sun is shining: When we arrived in Hong Kong, it was warm and sunny. | a lovely sunny afternoon
▪ fine especially British English not raining, and with no clouds or only a few clouds in the sky: a period of fine weather | Next week will be fine but a little cooler.
▪ nice (also lovely especially British English) spoken pleasantly warm and sunny: It’s a lovely day – why don’t we go for a walk? | If it’s nice, we’ll go to the beach.
▪ bright if the weather is bright, the sun is shining and there is plenty of light: a bright sunny morning | It was bright earlier on in the day.
▪ beautiful/glorious used when the weather is very good and there is a lot of sunshine: a glorious autumn day | The weather has been beautiful all week.
▪ clear with no clouds or mist: It was a clear June morning. | a clear blue sky
▪ cloudless especially literary with no clouds: The sun shone from a cloudless sky. | It was a beautiful cloudless morning.
▪ dry with no rain: a period of dry weather | Tomorrow will be mostly dry.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sunny

sunny [sunny sunnier sunniest]   [ˈsʌni]    [ˈsʌni]  adjective (sun·nier, sun·ni·est)
1. with a lot of bright light from the sun
• a sunny day
• sunny weather
• The outlook for the weekend is hot and sunny.
• a sunny garden

• Italy was at its sunniest.

2. cheerful and happy
• a sunny disposition  
Example Bank:
• a brilliantly sunny day
• a gloriously sunny morning
• He had a sunny disposition and was always fun to be with.
• She flashed him her sunniest smile.
• The outlook for the weekend is warm and sunny.
• These plants grow best in a sunny spot.

• Throughout the week, the weather was fine and sunny.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

sunny / ˈsʌn.i / adjective (BRIGHT)

A2 bright because of light from the sun:

We're having the party in the garden, so I'm praying it'll be sunny.

 

sunny / ˈsʌn.i / adjective (HAPPY)

describes someone who is usually happy and relaxed and does not usually get worried or angry:

She has a very sunny disposition.

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

sunny

/sʌni/
(sunnier, sunniest)

1.
When it is sunny, the sun is shining brightly.
The weather was surprisingly warm and sunny...
There is a chance of sunny spells in the West.
= bright
ADJ

2.
Sunny places are brightly lit by the sun.
Most roses like a sunny position in a fairly fertile soil.
ADJ

3.
Someone who has a sunny disposition is usually cheerful and happy.
He was a nice lad–bright and with a sunny disposition...
The staff wear big sunny smiles.
= cheery
ADJ

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

sunny

sun·ny /ˈsʌni/ adj sun·ni·er; -est
1 : having plenty of bright sunlight
• a sunny room/day
• sunny weather
• the sunniest parts of the country
• We found a sunny place/spot to have lunch.
• If it's sunny later, we can go to the park.
2 : cheerful and happy
• a sunny smile/disposition

American English
British English
A1 (Basic)
adjective
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shoulder

shoulder [noun] (BODY PART)
US /ˈʃoʊl.dɚ/ 
UK /ˈʃəʊl.dər/ 
Example: 

He was carrying a heavy load on his right shoulder.

One of the two parts of the body at each side of the neck that join the arms to the rest of the body

shoulder - شانه
Persian equivalent: 

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Example: 

He was carrying a heavy load on his right shoulder.

Theme, CEFR level & Tags

Theme: 
the human torso
Level: 
B1 (Intermediate)
Region: 
American English
British English
Related lesson(s): 
5A- Giving and Following Instructions

Oxford Essential Dictionary

shoulder

 noun
pronunciation
The word shoulder sounds like older.

the part of your body between your neck and your arm

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

shoulder

I. shoul‧der1 S2 W2 /ˈʃəʊldə $ ˈʃoʊldər/ BrE AmE noun
[Language: Old English; Origin: sculdor]
1. BODY PART [countable] one of the two parts of the body at each side of the neck where the arm is connected:
She tapped the driver on the shoulder.
He put his arm around her shoulders.
His shoulders were broad and powerful.
2. CLOTHES [countable] the part of a piece of clothing that covers your shoulders:
a jacket with padded shoulders
3. MEAT [uncountable and countable] the upper part of the front leg of an animal that is used for meat
shoulder of
a shoulder of pork
4. be looking over your shoulder to feel worried that something unpleasant is going to happen to you
5.
a) a shoulder to cry on someone who gives you sympathy:
Ben is always there when I need a shoulder to cry on.
b) cry on sb’s shoulder to get sympathy from someone when you tell them your problems
6. shoulder to shoulder
a) having the same aims and wanting to achieve the same thing SYN side by side
shoulder to shoulder with
We are working shoulder to shoulder with local residents.
b) physically close together SYN side by side:
Blacks and whites stood shoulder to shoulder in the stands to applaud.
7. on sb’s shoulders if blame or a difficult job falls on someone’s shoulders, they have to take responsibility for it:
The blame rests squarely on Jim’s shoulders.
8. put your shoulder to the wheel to start to work with great effort and determination
9. ROAD-SIDE [countable] American English an area of ground beside a road, where drivers can stop their cars if they are having trouble ⇨ ↑hard shoulder, ↑soft shoulder
10. CURVED SHAPE [countable] a rounded part just below the top of something
⇨ give somebody the cold shoulder at ↑cold1(7), ⇨ have a chip on your shoulder at ↑chip1(5), ⇨ be/stand head and shoulders above the rest at ↑head1(29), ⇨ rub shoulders with at ↑rub1(5), ⇨ straight from the shoulder at ↑straight1(10)
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COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
▪ shrug your shoulders (=raise them to show that you do not know or care about something) Susan just shrugged her shoulders and said nothing.
▪ hunch your shoulders (=raise your shoulders and bend them forwards slightly) He hunched his shoulders against the rain.
▪ look/glance over your shoulder (=look behind you) He glanced over his shoulder and grinned at me.
▪ sb’s shoulders shake (=because they are crying or laughing) His shoulders were shaking and tears of laughter were running down his face.
▪ sb’s shoulders slump/droop/sag (=move downwards because they are sad or tired) ‘You 're right,’ he sighed, his shoulders drooping.
▪ sb’s shoulders heave (=move up and down because they are crying or breathing deeply) She turned her back again, her shoulders heaving, her eyes blind with tears.
▪ straighten/square your shoulders (=stand with your shoulders straight, in a determined way) She squared her shoulders and knocked on the door.
■ adjectives
▪ broad/wide He was of medium height, with broad shoulders.
▪ strong/powerful He had powerful shoulders and a thick neck.
▪ massive/huge Dean shrugged his massive shoulders.
▪ narrow/slim Her dark hair spilled over her narrow shoulders.
▪ thin/bony shoulders She put her arm around the girl’s thin shoulders.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

shoulder

shoul·der [shoulder shoulders shouldered shouldering] noun, verb   [ˈʃəʊldə(r)]    [ˈʃoʊldər]

noun  

PART OF BODY
1. countable either of the two parts of the body between the top of each arm and the neck
• He slung the bag over his shoulder.
• She tapped him on the shoulder.
• He looked back over his shoulder.
• She shrugged her shoulders (= showing that she didn't know or care).
• an off-the-shoulder dress
• He carried the child on his shoulders.

-SHOULDERED

2. (in adjectives) having the type of shoulders mentioned
• broad-shouldered

see also  round-shouldered  

CLOTHING

3. countable the part of a piece of clothing that covers the shoulder

• a jacket with padded shoulders  

MEAT

4. uncountable, countable ~ (of sth) meat from the top part of one of the front legs of an animal that has four legs  

OF MOUNTAIN/BOTTLE, ETC.
5. countable ~ (of sth) a part of sth, such as a bottle or mountain, that is shaped like a shoulder

• The village lay just around the shoulder of the hill.  

SIDE OF ROAD

6. countable (NAmE) an area of ground at the side of a road where vehicles can stop in an emergency
• No shoulder for next 5 miles.
see also  hard shoulder, soft shoulder 
more at have a chip on your shoulder at  chip  n., give sb the cold shoulder at  cold  adj., be/stand head and shoulders above sb/sthhave a good head on your shoulders at  head  n., (have) an old head on young shoulders at  old, rub shoulders with sb at  rub  v., straight from the shoulder at  straight  adv.  
Word Origin:
Old English sculdor, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch schouder and German Schulter.  
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:
• He hunched his shoulders against the cold wind.
• He slung the sack over his shoulder and set off.
• Her shoulders lifted in a vague shrug.
• His broad shoulders heaved with sobs.
• His frozen shoulder has stopped him from playing tennis.
• I tapped the man on the shoulder and asked him to move.
• In an aggressive situation, we stand tall and square our shoulders.
• Inhale, drop your shoulders and raise your chest.
• Keep the feet shoulder width apart.
• My shoulders dropped with relief.
• Roll your shoulders forward and take a deep breath.
• She was crouched with her head forward and her shoulders bent.
• The bullet hit him squarely between the shoulder blades.
• The child sat on her father's shoulders to watch the parade go by.
• The route of the procession was lined with police officers standing shoulder to shoulder.
• When I asked him why he'd done it he just shrugged his shoulders.

Idioms: looking over your shoulder ▪ on somebody's shoulders ▪ put your shoulder to the wheel ▪ shoulder to cry on ▪ shoulder to shoulder

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

shoulder / ˈʃəʊl.də r /   / ˈʃoʊl.dɚ / noun (BODY PART)

B1 [ C ] one of the two parts of the body at each side of the neck that join the arms to the rest of the body:

I rested my head on her shoulder.

Then she put her arm round my shoulder and gave me a kiss.

She glanced nervously over her shoulder to make sure no one else was listening.

See picture body

shoulders [ plural ] the top part of a person's back:

He was about six feet tall with broad shoulders.

"I don't know what to do about it," said Martha, shrugging her shoulders.

the parts of a piece of clothing that cover the wearer's shoulders:

The shoulders look a bit tight. Do you want to try a larger size?

a jacket with padded shoulders

[ C ] the part of a bottle that curves out below its opening [ C ] US for hard shoulder

-shouldered / -də r d /   / -dɚd / suffix

to be broad/narrow -shouldered
 

shoulder / ˈʃəʊl.də r /   / ˈʃoʊl.dɚ / noun (RESPONSIBILITY)

sb's shoulders used to refer to the responsibility that someone has or feels for something:

A huge burden was lifted from my shoulders (= I became much less worried) when I told my parents about my problem.

Responsibility for the dispute rests squarely on the shoulders of the president.

 

shoulder / ˈʃəʊl.də r /   / ˈʃoʊl.dɚ / noun [ C or U ] (MEAT)

a piece of meat that includes the upper part of an animal's front leg:

I've bought a shoulder of lamb for Sunday lunch.

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

shoulder

/ʃoʊldə(r)/
(shoulders, shouldering, shouldered)

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

1.
Your shoulders are between your neck and the tops of your arms.
She led him to an armchair, with her arm round his shoulder...
He glanced over his shoulder and saw me watching him.
N-COUNT: oft poss N

2.
The shoulders of a piece of clothing are the parts that cover your shoulders.
...extravagant fashions with padded shoulders.
N-COUNT

3.
When you talk about someone’s problems or responsibilities, you can say that they carry them on their shoulders.
No one suspected the anguish he carried on his shoulders...
N-PLURAL: poss N

4.
If you shoulder the responsibility or the blame for something, you accept it.
He has had to shoulder the responsibility of his father’s mistakes...
= accept
VERB: V n

5.
If you shoulder something heavy, you put it across one of your shoulders so that you can carry it more easily.
The rest of the group shouldered their bags, gritted their teeth and set off...
VERB: V n

6.
If you shoulder someone aside or if you shoulder your way somewhere, you push past people roughly using your shoulder.
The policemen rushed past him, shouldering him aside...
She could do nothing to stop him as he shouldered his way into the house...
He shouldered past Harlech and opened the door.
VERB: V n with aside, V way prep/adv, V past/through n

7.
A shoulder is a joint of meat from the upper part of the front leg of an animal.
...shoulder of lamb.
N-VAR

8.
see also cold-shoulder, hard shoulder

9.
If someone offers you a shoulder to cry on or is a shoulder to cry on, they listen sympathetically as you talk about your troubles.
Roland sometimes saw me as a shoulder to cry on.
PHRASE: usu PHR after v

10.
If you say that someone or something stands head and shoulders above other people or things, you mean that they are a lot better than them.
The two candidates stood head and shoulders above the rest...
PHRASE: PHR above n

11.
If two or more people stand shoulder to shoulder, they are standing next to each other, with their shoulders touching.
They fell into step, walking shoulder to shoulder with their heads bent against the rain...
PHRASE: PHR after v, v-link PHR

12.
If people work or stand shoulder to shoulder, they work together in order to achieve something, or support each other.
They could fight shoulder-to-shoulder against a common enemy...
PHRASE: usu v PHR

13.
a chip on one’s shoulder: see chip
to rub shoulders with: see rub

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1shoul·der /ˈʃoʊldɚ/ noun, pl -ders
1 [count] : the part of your body where your arm is connected
• He rested the baby's head on his shoulder.
• He grabbed my shoulder and turned me around.
• She carried a backpack on one shoulder.
• He has broad shoulders.
- often used figuratively
• The responsibility for the failure falls squarely on her shoulders. [=she is completely responsible for the failure]
- see picture at human; see also cold shoulder
2 a [count] : the part of an animal's body where a front leg is connected
• The horse is five feet high at the shoulder.
b : a cut of meat from the shoulder of an animal

[count]

• a shoulder of lamb

[noncount]

• We had pork shoulder for dinner.
3 [count] : the part of a piece of clothing that covers your shoulders - usually plural
• The jacket is tight in the shoulders.
• The blouse has padded shoulders.
4 [count] : a part of something that is near the top and that resembles a person's shoulder in shape - often + of
• the shoulder of the hill/bottle
5 [singular] US : the outside edge of a road that is not used for travel
• They pulled over to the shoulder to fix the flat tire.
- called also (Brit) hard shoulder,
a good head on your shoulders
- see 1head
a shoulder to cry on
1 : a person who gives you sympathy and support
• She's always been a sympathetic shoulder to cry on.
2 : sympathy and support
• He offered me a shoulder to cry on when my husband left me.
have a chip on your shoulder
- see 1chip
head and shoulders above
- see 1head
look over your shoulder : to worry or think about the possibility that something bad might happen, that someone will try to harm you, etc.
• You can never feel confident in this business. You always have to be looking over your shoulder.
rub shoulders with
- see 1rub
shoulder to shoulder
1 : physically close together
• Everyone was standing/squeezed shoulder to shoulder on the crowded bus.
2 : united together to achieve a shared goal
• I stand shoulder to shoulder with the other legislators in this effort.

American English
British English
B1 (Intermediate)
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snowy

snowy [adjective]
US /ˈsnoʊ.i/ 
UK /ˈsnəʊ.i/ 
Example: 

Children always like snowy weather.

Full of or like snow

snowy - برفی
Persian equivalent: 

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Example: 

Children always like snowy weather.

Theme, CEFR level & Tags

Theme: 
snow and ice
Level: 
A1 (Basic)
Region: 
American English
British English
Related lesson(s): 
3A- Talking about the Weather and Seasons
درس مرتبط: 
3A- Talking about the Weather and Seasons

Oxford Essential Dictionary

snowy

 adjective (snowier, snowiest)
with a lot of snow:
snowy weather

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

snowy

snow‧y /ˈsnəʊi $ ˈsnoʊi/ BrE AmE adjective
1. with a lot of snow:
the snowy fields
one snowy January day
2. literary pure white, like snow:
snowy hair

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

snowy

snowy [snowy snowier snowiest]   [ˈsnəʊi]    [ˈsnoʊi]  adjective (snow·ier, snowi·est)
1. usually before noun covered with snow

• snowy fields

2. (of a period of time) when a lot of snow falls
• a snowy weekend

• The weather in January is often cold and snowy.

3. (literary) very white, like new snow
• snowy hair  
Example Bank:

• snowy fields/peaks

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

snowy / ˈsnəʊ.i /   / ˈsnoʊ- / adjective

full of or like snow:

We've had a very snowy winter this year.

I remember him as an old man with a snowy- white (= pure white) beard.

© Cambridge University Press 2013

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

snowy

/snoʊi/
(snowier, snowiest)

A snowy place is covered in snow. A snowy day is a day when a lot of snow has fallen.
...the snowy peaks of the Bighorn Mountains.

ADJ: usu ADJ n

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

snowy

snowy /ˈsnowi/ adj snow·i·er; -est [also more ~; most ~]
1 a : having a lot of snow
• a snowy day
• This is the snowiest winter in years.
b : covered in snow
• snowy mountaintops/streets/fields
2 : white like snow
• snowy hair
• snowy white flower petals

American English
British English
A1 (Basic)
adjective
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fashion

fashion [noun] (POPULAR STYLE)
US /ˈfæʃ.ən/ 
UK /ˈfæʃ.ən/ 
Example: 

Long hair is back in fashion for men.

A style that is popular at a particular time, especially in clothes, hair, make-up, etc

fashion - مد
Persian equivalent: 

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Example: 

She always wears the latest fashions.

Theme, CEFR level & Tags

Theme: 
fashion
Level: 
A2 (Elementary)
Region: 
American English
British English
Related lesson(s): 
1A- Talking about Ineterest

Oxford Essential Dictionary

fashion

 noun
a way of dressing or doing something that people like and try to copy for a time:
Bright colours are back in fashion.
Some styles never go out of fashion.
a fashion show

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

fashion

I. fash‧ion1 S3 W2 /ˈfæʃən/ BrE AmE noun
[Word Family: verb: ↑fashion; noun: ↑fashion; adverb: ↑fashionably ≠ UNFASHIONABLY; adjective: ↑fashionable ≠ ↑unfashionable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: façon, from Latin factio 'act of making', from facere 'to do, make']
1. [uncountable and countable] something that is popular or thought to be good at a particular time
fashion for
the fashion for ‘discovery methods’ of learning
fashion in
The emerging science of photography was already changing fashions in art.
Eastern religions used to be the fashion in the 60s.
His ideas are coming back into fashion (=they are becoming popular again).
Their music will never go out of fashion (=stop being fashionable).
Self-help books are all the fashion (=they are very fashionable).
2. [uncountable and countable] a style of clothes, hair etc that is popular at a particular time:
Young people are very concerned with fashion.
Hats like that just aren’t the fashion.
3. [uncountable] the business or study of making and selling clothes, shoes etc in new and changing styles:
magazines about fashion and beauty
the London College of Fashion
4. in a ... fashion in a particular way:
Please leave the building in an orderly fashion.
Perhaps they could sit down and discuss things in a civilised fashion.
She will be working out her problems in her own fashion (=in the way that she usually does this).
5. after a fashion not very much, not very well, or not very effectively:
‘Can you speak Russian?’ ‘After a fashion.’
6. after the fashion of somebody in a style that is typical of a particular person:
Her early work is very much after the fashion of Picasso and Braque.
7. like it’s going out of fashion informal use this to emphasize that someone does something a lot or uses a lot of something:
Danny’s been spending money like it’s going out of fashion.
⇨ parrot fashion at ↑parrot1(2)
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ phrases
▪ be in fashion Belted jackets are in fashion this winter.
▪ be out of fashion Flared trousers were out of fashion in the 1980s.
▪ go out of fashion (=stop being fashionable) Long evening dresses are going out of fashion.
▪ come back into fashion (=become fashionable again) Short skirts are coming back into fashion this year.
▪ be the height of fashion (=be very fashionable) With her short dress and high boots she was the height of fashion.
▪ keep up with fashion (=make sure that you know about the most recent fashions) Lucy likes to keep up with the latest fashions.
▪ fashion-conscious (=very interested in the latest fashions, and always wanting to wear fashionable clothes) Fashion-conscious people can’t get enough of these new designs.
■ adjectives
▪ the latest fashion They sell all the latest fashions.
▪ men’s/women’s fashions Men’s fashions have not changed much in 50 years.
■ fashion + NOUN
▪ the fashion industry London is the centre of the British fashion industry.
▪ the fashion world Small women are often overlooked by the fashion world.
▪ a fashion show Calvin Klein’s fashion show featured suits and sportswear.
▪ a fashion model Fashion models are usually very tall.
▪ a fashion designer Her favourite fashion designers include Giorgio Armani and Gianfranco Ferre.
▪ fashion design He went to St Martin’s School of Art to study fashion design.
▪ a fashion house (=a company that produces new and expensive styles of clothes) fashion houses such as Armani and Hugo Boss
▪ a fashion magazine She’s the editor of a leading fashion magazine.
▪ fashion photography a book of Lang’s fashion photography
▪ a fashion photographer Later he worked as a fashion photographer for Vogue.
▪ a fashion shoot (=an occasion when photographs are taken of fashion models) She was asked to star with top model Naomi Campbell in a fashion shoot.
▪ a fashion shop We walked around Milan’s famous fashion shops.
■ COMMON ERRORS
► Do not say 'the last fashion'. Say the latest fashion.
• • •
THESAURUS
▪ fashion noun [uncountable and countable] a style of clothes, hair, behaviour etc that is fashionable. Fashion is also used as an uncountable noun, when talking about all of these styles in general: the latest fashions from Donna Karan | changing fashions in popular music | I'm not interested in fashion.
▪ vogue noun [singular,uncountable] if there is a vogue for something, or it is in vogue, it is fashionable. Vogue sounds more formal and typical of the language that more educated speakers use than fashion: the current vogue for realistic animated films | There was a vogue for cream furniture in the 1920s. | His pictures are very much in vogue these days.
▪ trend noun [countable] a way of doing something or a way of thinking that is becoming fashionable or popular: The magazine focuses on the latest trends in contemporary design. | The trend is for people to wait longer to marry and have children.
▪ craze/fad noun [countable] informal a fashion, activity, type of music etc that suddenly becomes very popular, but only remains popular for a short time – often used about things that you think are rather silly: a new fitness craze | the current fad for bare white walls and uncomfortable-looking metal furniture | I'm sure it's just a passing fad (=something that will soon stop being fashionable). | fad diets
▪ something is all the rage formal used when saying that something is very popular and fashionable for a short time: The game was all the rage at her school.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fashion

fash·ion [fashion fashions fashioned fashioning] noun, verb   [ˈfæʃn]    [ˈfæʃn] 

noun
1. uncountable, countable a popular style of clothes, hair, etc. at a particular time or place; the state of being popular
• dressed in the latest fashion
• the new season's fashions
• Long skirts have come into fashion again.
• Jeans are still in fashion.

• Some styles never go out of fashion.

2. countable a popular way of behaving, doing an activity, etc
• The fashion at the time was for teaching mainly the written language.

• Fashions in art and literature come and go.

3. uncountable the business of making or selling clothes in new and different styles
• a fashion designer/magazine/show
• the world of fashion
• the fashion industry  
Word Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘make, shape, appearance’, also ‘a particular make or style’): from Old French façon, from Latin factio(n-), from facere ‘do, make’.  
Thesaurus:
fashion noun C, U
• The stores are full of the spring fashions.
style • • trend • • look • • craze • |written vogue • |disapproving fad •
a fashion/trend/craze/vogue/fad for sth
the latest fashion/style/trend/look/craze/fad
come (back) into/(be/go) out of fashion/vogue 
Collocations:
Clothes and fashion
Clothes
be wearing a new outfit/bright colours/fancy dress/fur/uniform
be (dressed) in black/red/jeans and a T-shirt/your best suit/leather/silk/rags (= very old torn clothes)
be dressed for work/school/dinner/a special occasion
be dressed as a man/woman/clown/pirate
wear/dress in casual/designer/second-hand clothes
wear jewellery/(especially US) jewelry/accessories/a watch/glasses/contact lenses/perfume
have a cowboy hat/red dress/blue suit on
put on/take off your clothes/coat/shoes/helmet
pull on/pull off your coat/gloves/socks
change into/get changed into a pair of jeans/your pyjamas/(especially US) your pajamas
Appearance
change/enhance/improve your appearance
create/get/have/give sth a new/contemporary/retro look
brush/comb/shampoo/wash/blow-dry your hair
have/get a haircut/your hair cut/a new hairstyle
have/get a piercing/your nose pierced
have/get a tattoo/a tattoo done (on your arm)/a tattoo removed
have/get a makeover/cosmetic surgery
use/wear/apply/put on make-up/cosmetics
Fashion
follow/keep up with (the) fashion/the latest fashions
spend/waste money on designer clothes
be fashionably/stylishly/well dressed
have good/great/terrible/awful taste in clothes
update/revamp your wardrobe
be in/come into/go out of fashion
be (back/very much) in vogue
create a style/trend/vogue for sth
organize/put on a fashion show
show/unveil a designer's spring/summer collection
sashay/strut down the catwalk/(NAmE also) runway
be on/do a photo/fashion shoot 
Example Bank:
• Address me in a proper fashion.
• Application for the course can be made in the normal fashion.
• Black is always in fashion.
• Careful spending has gone out of fashion in our consumer society.
• Costs and revenues are assumed to behave in a linear fashion.
• Each chapter is structured in a similar fashion.
• Fashions in art come and go.
• Flared trousers were a fashion statement of the seventies.
• He asked questions in a direct fashion
• He delivered his speech in classic fashion.
• He has a small vocabulary and is only able to express himself in a limited fashion.
• He insisted the meeting be held, in true spy novel fashion, in the open air.
• He presents it in an entertaining fashion.
• He set a fashion for large hats.
• Her summer collection took the fashion world by storm.
• I need your expert fashion advice.
• I strive to get my work done in a timely fashion.
• I've given up trying to keep up with the latest fashions.
• I've started my own fashion line.
• Karpov struck back in no uncertain fashion to win the seventh game.
• Light and sound are recorded in such different fashions.
• Paris, the world's fashion capital
• Pessimism has become the fashion.
• Please proceed in an orderly fashion to the promenade deck.
• She always wore the latest fashions.
• She had no fashion sense whatsoever.
• She has corrected that oversight in fine fashion.
• She laid out her argument in a convincing fashion.
• She looked like a fashion plate.
• She loves fashion and make-up.
• She spoke in French after the fashion of the court.
• She spoke in French after= copying the fashion of the court.
• She started her career as a fashion model.
• She was respected as a fashion icon.
• She was strolling in a leisurely fashion in the opposite direction.
• She wore a powdered wig, as was the fashion of the day.
• She writes in a serious fashion about the future
• So they became friends, after a fashion.
• Somebody call the fashion police, please!
• Students become frustrated with learning verbs parrot fashion.
• The book traces how fashions have changed over the years.
• The convention proceeded in the normal fashion.
• The descent of the footpath starts in easy fashion.
• The new summer fashions have arrived.
• The palazzo represents the height of architectural fashion for the mid-17th century.
• The store sells everything from casual clothes to high fashion.
• The story moves in circular fashion.
• The troops embarked in an orderly fashion.
• They act in a purposeful and deliberate fashion.
• They celebrated their win in traditional fashion by spraying champagne everywhere.
• This theory, though recent, is more than a passing fashion.
• We had just gone out when, in typical fashion, the rain came down.
• We need to tackle this problem in a coordinated fashion.
• What were your worst fashion disasters?
• When did flares first come into fashion?
• Why are they behaving in such a ridiculous fashion?
• a magazine fashion spread
• a passion for French fashions and goods
• batons ready in best police fashion
• changing fashions in education
• classic fashions for your wardrobe
• fresh interest in the New York fashion scene
• household names in the world of fashion and design
• one of the most successful fashion houses in Milan
• photographers at fashion shoots
• slowly descending the stairs in a grand fashion
• the fashion for long dresses
• the fashion runways of Italy and France
• the influence of Italian designer fashion on the clothes industry
• the latest fashion trend
• the popular fashions of the day
• the world's top fashion experts
• this season's must-have accessories that no fashion victim will be seen without
• watching how fashions change over the years
• when people confront you in a negative fashion
• I remembered clearly the peculiar fashion in which it all happened.
• Jeans are always in fashion.
• Some styles never go out of fashion.
• The stores are full of the spring fashions.
• They all want to work in fashion.
• a fashion designer/magazine/show

Idioms: after a fashion ▪ after the fashion of somebody ▪ in … fashion ▪ like it's going out of fashion 

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

fashion / ˈfæʃ. ə n / noun (POPULAR STYLE)

A2 [ C or U ] a style that is popular at a particular time, especially in clothes, hair, make-up, etc.:

Long hair is back in fashion for men.

Fur coats have gone out of fashion.

a programme with features on sport and fashion

She always wears the latest fashions.

There was a fashion for keeping reptiles as pets.

follow (a) fashion

to do what is popular at the time

like it's going out of fashion informal If you use something like it's going out of fashion, you use large amounts of it very quickly:

Emma spends money like it's going out of fashion.

Word partners for fashion

follow fashion • come into / go out of fashion • fashions change • the latest fashion • be in fashion • a fashion for sth

 

fashion / ˈfæʃ. ə n / noun (MANNER)

[ S ] a way of doing things:

The rebel army behaved in a brutal fashion.

after a fashion If you can do something after a fashion, you can do it, but not well:

I can cook, after a fashion.

Word partners for fashion

follow fashion • come into / go out of fashion • fashions change • the latest fashion • be in fashion • a fashion for sth

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

fashion

/fæʃ(ə)n/
(fashions, fashioning, fashioned)

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

1.
Fashion is the area of activity that involves styles of clothing and appearance.
There are 20 full-colour pages of fashion for men...
The fashion world does not mind what the real world thinks.
N-UNCOUNT

2.
A fashion is a style of clothing or a way of behaving that is popular at a particular time.
Queen Mary started the fashion for blue and white china in England...
He stayed at the top through all changes and fashions in pop music.
N-COUNT: oft the N

3.
If you do something in a particular fashion or after a particular fashion, you do it in that way.
There is another drug called DHE that works in a similar fashion...
It is happening in this fashion because of the obstinacy of one woman.
= manner
N-SING: with supp
see also parrot-fashion

4.
If you fashion an object or a work of art, you make it. (FORMAL)
Stone Age settlers fashioned necklaces from sheep’s teeth.
VERB: V n

5.
see also old-fashioned

6.
If you say that something was done after a fashion, you mean that it was done, but not very well.
She was educated–after a fashion–at home...
He knew the way, after a fashion.
PHRASE

7.
If something is in fashion, it is popular and approved of at a particular time. If it is out of fashion, it is not popular or approved of.
That sort of house is back in fashion...
Marriage seems to be going out of fashion.
PHRASE

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1fash·ion /ˈfæʃən/ noun, pl -ions
1 a : a popular way of dressing during a particular time or among a particular group of people

[count]

• Jewelry and clothing fashions vary with the season.

[noncount]

• Long, full skirts were (all/very much) the fashion in those days.
• fashion-conscious shoppers [=shoppers who know what styles are popular]
• Short skirts are currently in fashion. [=are currently popular]
• Short skirts have come back into fashion.
• Those ruffled blouses went out of fashion years ago.
b [noncount] : the business of creating and selling clothes in new styles
• the world of fashion
- often used before another noun
• the fashion industry
• She reads all the fashion magazines. [=magazines about the newest fashions]
• We attended a fashion show. [=a show at which people who design clothes show their new designs]
- see also high fashion
c fashions [plural] : clothes that are popular
• She always wears the latest fashions.
2 : a style, way of behaving, etc., that is popular in a particular time and place

[count]

• Literary fashions have changed in recent years.

[noncount]

• Action movies are (all) the fashion in Hollywood these days. = Action movies are in fashion in Hollywood these days.
• Her theories have fallen/gone out of fashion. [=are no longer popular]
3 : a specified way of acting or behaving - usually used after in;

[singular]

• His friends noticed that he was behaving in a strange fashion. [=behaving strangely]
• We started the meeting in an orderly fashion.

[noncount]

• We all lined up in orderly fashion.
after a fashion : to a slight or minor degree : somewhat
• I can play the piano after a fashion, but I can't play anything difficult.

American English
British English
A2 (Elementary)
noun
0

ear

ear [noun] (BODY PART)
US /ɪr/ 
UK /ɪər/ 
Example: 

The dog's ears were cut off.

Either of the two organs, one on each side of the head, by which people or animals hear sounds, or the piece of skin and tissue outside the head connected to this organ

ear - گوش
Persian equivalent: 

Click here.

Example: 

The dog's ears were cut off.

Theme, CEFR level & Tags

Theme: 
the ear
Level: 
A1 (Basic)
Region: 
American English
British English
Related lesson(s): 
5A- Giving and Following Instructions
درس مرتبط: 
5A- Giving and Following Instructions

Oxford Essential Dictionary

ear

 noun
one of the two parts of your body that you use to hear with:
Elephants have big ears.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

ear

ear S2 W2 /ɪə $ ɪr/ BrE AmE noun
[Sense 1,2: Language: Old English; Origin: eare]
[Sense 3: Language: Old English; Origin: ear]

1. PART OF YOUR BODY [countable] one of the organs on either side of your head that you hear with:
She tucked her hair behind her ears.
long-eared/short-eared etc
a long-eared rabbit
2. GRAIN [countable] the top part of a plant such as wheat that produces grain
ear of
an ear of corn
3. smile/grin etc from ear to ear to show that you are very happy or pleased by smiling a lot:
She came out of his office, beaming from ear to ear.
4. reach somebody's ears if something reaches someone's ears, they hear about it or find out about it:
The news eventually reached the ears of the king.
5. to somebody's ears used when saying how something sounds to someone:
It sounds odd to the ears of an ordinary English speaker.
6. [singular] the ability to learn music, copy sounds etc
ear for
She has no ear for languages at all.
a good ear for dialogue
7. a sympathetic ear used to say that someone listens sympathetically to what someone is saying:
He’s always prepared to lend a sympathetic ear.
8. close/shut your ears to something to refuse to listen to bad or unpleasant news:
You can’t just close your ears to their warnings. ⇨ turn a deaf ear at ↑deaf(4), ⇨ fall on deaf ears at ↑deaf(5)
9. be all ears informal to be very keen to hear what someone is going to tell you:
As soon as I mentioned money, Karen was all ears.
10. be out on your ear informal to be forced to leave a job, organization etc, especially because you have done something wrong:
You’d better start working harder, or you’ll be out on your ear.
11. be up to your ears in work/debt/problems etc to have a lot of work etc
12. have something coming out (of) your ears informal to have too much of something:
We’ve got pumpkins coming out our ears this time of year.
13. keep your/an ear to the ground to make sure that you always know what is happening in a situation
14. keep your ears open to always be listening in order to find out what is happening or to hear some useful information:
I hope you’ll all keep your eyes and ears open for anything unusual.
15. go in (at) one ear and out (at) the other informal if information goes in one ear and out the other, you forget it as soon as you have heard it:
I don’t know why I tell her anything. It just goes in one ear and out the other.
16. give somebody a thick ear British English informal to hit someone on the ear:
Behave yourself or I’ll give you a thick ear!
17. have sb’s ear to be trusted by someone so that they will listen to your advice, opinions etc:
He claimed to have the ear of several top ministers.
18. play something by ear to play music that you have heard without having to read written music ⇨ play it by ear at ↑play1(11)
19. sb’s ears are burning used to say that someone thinks that people are talking about them
20. sb’s ears are flapping British English spoken used to say that someone is trying to listen to your private conversation
⇨ ↑dog-eared, ⇨ bend sb’s ear at ↑bend1(7), ⇨ send somebody off with a flea in their ear at ↑flea(2), ⇨ make a pig’s ear of at ↑pig1(5), ⇨ prick (up) your ears at ↑prick1(5), ⇨ wet behind the ears at ↑wet1(7)
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ adjectives
▪ big African elephants' ears are bigger than those of Indian elephants.
▪ floppy (=soft and hanging down loosely, rather than being stiff) a rabbit with big floppy ears
▪ pointy/pointed The dog has short pointy ears.
▪ pierced (=with a hole in the skin where an earring can be put) Her new boyfriend's got long hair and pierced ears.
▪ somebody's left/right ear She is deaf in her right ear.
▪ inner/middle ear (=the parts inside your ear, which you use to hear sounds) I've got an infection in my middle ear.
■ verbs
▪ say/whisper something into somebody's ear He whispered something into his wife's ear.
▪ have your ears pierced (=have a hole put into the skin, so that you can wear an earring) I had my ears pierced when I was quite young.
▪ somebody's ears stick out (=they are noticeable because they do not lie flat against someone's head) If my hair is too short, you can see that my ears stick out.
▪ somebody's ears pop (=the pressure in them changes suddenly, for example when you go up or down quickly in a plane) My ears finally popped when the plane landed.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ear

ear [ear ears]   [ɪə(r)]    [ɪr]  noun
1. countable either of the organs on the sides of the head that you hear with
• an ear infection
• the inner/outer ear
• She whispered something in his ear.
• He put his hands over his ears.
• She's had her ears pierced.
• The elephant flapped its ears.
• He was always there with a sympathetic ear (= a willingness to listen to people).

see also  cauliflower ear, glue ear, middle ear

2. -eared (in adjectives) having the type of ears mentioned

• a long-eared owl

3. singular an ability to recognize and copy sounds well
• She has always had an ear for languages.

• You need a good ear to master the piano.

4. countable the top part of a grain plant, such as wheat, that contains the seeds
• ears of corn
more at not believe your ears/eyes at  believe, bend sb's ear (about sth) at  bend  v., give sb a box on the ears at  box  n., box sb's ears at  box  v., cock an ear/eye at sth/sb at  cock  v., fall on deaf earsturn a deaf ear at  deaf  adj., easy on the ear/eye at  easy  adj., feel your ears burning at  feel  v., with a flea in your ear at  flea, lend an ear at  lend, music to your ears at  music, keep your ears/eyes open at  open  adj., make a pig's ear of sth at  pig  n., prick (up) your ears at  prick  v., ring in your ears/head at  ring  v., make a silk purse (out of a sow's ear) at  silk, give sb/get a thick ear at  thick  adj., walls have ears at  wall  n., (still) wet behind the ears at  wet  adj., have a word in sb's ear at  word  n.
Idioms: all ears ▪ go in one ear and out the other ▪ grin from ear to ear ▪ have somebody's ear ▪ have something coming out of your ears ▪ have the ear of somebody ▪ keep your ear to the ground ▪ out on your ear ▪ play by ear ▪ play it by ear ▪ shut your ears to something ▪ somebody's ears are burning ▪ somebody's ears are flapping ▪ something comes to somebody's ears ▪ up to your ears in something ▪ with half an ear  
Word Origin:
senses 1 to 3 and
Old English ēare Germanic Dutch oor German Ohr Indo-European Latin auris Greek ous
sense 4 Old English ēar Germanic Dutch aar German Ähre
 
Example Bank:
• ‘We were talking about you last night.’ ‘I thought my ears were burning.’
• A blast of punk rock music assaulted her ears.
• A horse may show annoyance by putting its ears back.
• A small noise caught his ear.
• At first I stopped my ears to what I did not want to hear.
• Blood from his torn ear was soaking his collar.
• Chinese music uses a scale that is unfamiliar to Western ears.
• Christopher felt his ears reddening.
• Come on, tell me, I'm all ears.
• Dogs can hear things that human ears can't hear.
• Drop a quiet word in her ear about it before it's too late.
• Each animal receives an individual ear tag.
• Even if my fears were silly, he always had an open ear.
• He arrived home hungry, and the noise from the kitchen was music to his ears.
• He could hear much better after having his ears cleaned out.
• He had three ear piercings.
• He has a good ear for accents and can usually tell where a speaker comes from.
• He has a keen ear for dialogue.
• He has really big ears that stick out.
• He listened to her with only half an ear as he watched TV.
• He plugged his ears to drown out the music.
• He plugged his ears with tissue paper to drown out the music.
• He pressed his ear to the door, but heard nothing.
• He waited in the darkness, his ears alert for the slightest sound.
• He was always willing to lend an ear.
• He was beaming from ear to ear.
• He went home with the teacher's warning ringing in his ears.
• Her ears listened expectantly.
• His ears pricked up when he heard his name mentioned.
• His sharp ears had picked up the uncertainty in her voice.
• I have a few words for your ears alone.
• I knew that my words were going in one ear and out the other.
• I strained my ears to catch the conversation in the other room.
• I'll keep my ears open for a second-hand bike for you.
• I'm sorry for talking your ear off.
• I've just had my ears pierced so I'm going to buy some earrings.
• If news of the break-in reaches the boss's ears, we're in trouble.
• If you suck a sweet as the plane takes off it stops your ears popping.
• In the silence everyone seemed to be aware of listening ears.
• It takes time to attune your ear to the local accent.
• My heart was pounding in my ears.
• She actually apologized. I couldn't believe my ears!
• She always provided a sympathetic ear for students with problems.
• She bent my ear about it for three days.
• She couldn't see, but her ears told her that the guards had arrived.
• She did not like the plan, as she made clear every time she found a receptive ear= sb willing to listen.
• She did not like the scheme, as she made clear every time she found a receptive ear.
• She has a tin ear for melody.
• She nibbled on his ear.
• She put her hands over her ears to block out what he was saying.
• She put on her ear muffs and went out into the snow.
• She stood outside the room, her ears straining to hear what they were saying.
• She usually plays the guitar by ear, rather than reading the music.
• Some of the words used in 18th-century writing sound strange to modern ears.
• The dog pricked up its ears.
• The explosion set my ears ringing and even made me jump a bit.
• The horse lifted its head and flicked its ears.
• The music was so loud I had to cover my ears.
• The music was so loud that it hurt my ears.
• The sound of the blast filled my ears.
• The teacher turned a deaf ear to the boy's requests= ignored them.
• The teacher turned a deaf ear to the boy's swearing.
• The voices buzzing all around echoed in her ears.
• Their complaints about the poor service fell on deaf ears.
• This was the woman who had the ear of the President.
• To the trained ear the calls of these birds sound quite different.
• When the notes are played so close together the ear hears no space between them.

• a rabbit with long floppy ears

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

ear / ɪə r /   / ɪr / noun [ C ] (BODY PART)

A1 either of the two organs, one on each side of the head, by which people or animals hear sounds, or the piece of skin and tissue outside the head connected to this organ:

The hearing in my left ear's not so good.

She leaned over and whispered something in his ear.

→  See also aural

See picture head

 

ear / ɪə r /   / ɪr / noun [ C ] (PLANT PART)

the flower part of a plant like a grass, such as wheat, which later contains the grains that are used as food:

an ear of corn

© Cambridge University Press 2013

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

ear

/ɪə(r)/
(ears)

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

1.
Your ears are the two parts of your body, one on each side of your head, with which you hear sounds.
He whispered something in her ear...
I’m having my ears pierced.
N-COUNT

2.
If you have an ear for music or language, you are able to hear its sounds accurately and to interpret them or reproduce them well.
Moby certainly has a fine ear for a tune...
An ear for foreign languages is advantageous.
N-SING: with supp, usu N for n

3.
Ear is often used to refer to people’s willingness to listen to what someone is saying.
What would cause the masses to give him a far more sympathetic ear?...
They had shut their eyes and ears to everything.
N-COUNT: oft adj N

4.
The ears of a cereal plant such as wheat or barley are the parts at the top of the stem, which contain the seeds or grains.
N-COUNT: usu pl

5.
If someone says that they are all ears, they mean that they are ready and eager to listen. (INFORMAL)
PHRASE: usu v-link PHR

6.
If a request falls on deaf ears or if the person to whom the request is made turns a deaf ear to it, they take no notice of it.
I hope that our appeals will not fall on deaf ears...
He has turned a resolutely deaf ear to American demands for action.
PHRASE: V inflects

7.
If you keep or have your ear to the ground, you make sure that you find out about the things that people are doing or saying.
Jobs in manufacturing are relatively scarce but I keep my ear to the ground.
PHRASE: V inflects

8.
If you lend an ear to someone or their problems, you listen to them carefully and sympathetically.
They are always willing to lend an ear and offer what advice they can.
PHRASE: V inflects

9.
If you say that something goes in one ear and out the other, you mean that someone pays no attention to it, or forgets about it immediately.
That rubbish goes in one ear and out the other.
PHRASE: V inflects

10.
If someone says that you will be out on your ear, they mean that you will be forced to leave a job, an organization or a place suddenly. (INFORMAL)
We never objected. We’d have been out on our ears looking for another job if we had.
PHRASE: N inflects, v-link PHR

11.
If you play by ear or play a piece of music by ear, you play music by relying on your memory rather than by reading printed music.
Neil played, by ear, the music he’d heard his older sister practicing.
PHRASE: V inflects

12.
If you play it by ear, you decide what to say or do in a situation by responding to events rather than by following a plan which you have decided on in advance.
PHRASE: V inflects

13.
If you are up to your ears in something, it is taking up all of your time, attention, or resources.
He was desperate. He was in debt up to his ears.
PHRASE: v-link PHR, oft PHR in n

14.
music to your ears: see music
wet behind the ears: see wet

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1ear /ˈiɚ/ noun, pl ears
1 [count] : the part of the body that you hear with
• He was whispering something in her ear.
• a dog with floppy ears
• pierced ears [=ears with earlobes that have been pierced for wearing earrings]
- see picture at face
2 [singular]
a : an ability to understand and appreciate something heard
• He has a good ear for music/languages.
b
- used to describe the way something sounds to you
• It sounds a little old-fashioned to my ear. [=it sounds old-fashioned to me]
3 [count] : attention that is shown or given by listening to what someone says
• Thanks for your ear. [=thanks for listening]
• When I told my story, my brother listened with only half an ear. [=did not listen closely]
✦To lend an ear or, in literary language, to lend someone your ears is to listen to what someone has to say.
• She's always willing to lend a sympathetic ear.
• “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.” Shakespeare, Julius Caesar (1599) -
all ears informal
- used to say that someone is listening very closely
• As I told the story, my daughter was all ears.
a word in someone's ear
- see 1word
bend someone's ear
- see 1bend
box someone's ears
- see 3box
can't believe your ears
- see believe
cock an/your ear
- see 2cock
ears are burning
✦If your ears are burning or you feel your ears burning, you have the feeling that other people are talking about you.
• (humorous) “We were talking about you last night.” “That explains why I felt my ears burning.”
ears pop
- see 1pop
fall on deaf ears : to fail to be heard : to be ignored
• Her pleas for mercy fell on deaf ears.
grin/smile from ear to ear : to smile widely : to have a big smile on your face
• He was grinning from ear to ear.
have someone's ear
✦If you have someone's ear you can talk and give advice to that person because you are trusted.
• an adviser who has the President's ear
in one ear and out the other : through someone's mind without being remembered or noticed
• Everything you say to him goes in one ear and out the other. [=he doesn't listen to or remember what you say]
out on your ear informal : forced out : thrown out
• If you're late to work again, you'll be out on your ear! [=you'll be fired]
play by ear
1
✦To play a song or a piece of music by ear is to play it after hearing it without looking at written music.
• He could play any tune by ear after hearing it only once.
2
✦To play it by ear is to do something without special preparation.
• I don't know how they'll react to our proposal, so we'll just have to play it by ear [=improvise, (informal) wing it] and hope for the best.
set (something) on its ear informal : to cause something to be in a state of great excitement or shock
• She set the racing world on its ear [=she surprised and shocked the racing world] by winning several major races.
• His early recordings set the jazz world on its ear. [=his recordings caused a sensation in the jazz world]
talk someone's ear off
- see 1talk
turn a deaf ear : to refuse to listen to what someone says
• The company president turned a deaf ear to my proposals.
up to your ears : deeply involved in something
• They are up to their ears in debt. [=they are deeply in debt]
• We're up to our ears in work. [=we are very busy]
wet behind the ears
- see 1wet

- compare 2ear

- eared /ˈiɚd/ adj
• a long-eared dog
- ear·less /ˈiɚləs/ adj

American English
British English
A1 (Basic)
noun
0

finger

finger [noun] (BODY PART)Any of the long, thin, separate parts of the hand, especially those that are not thumbs
US /ˈfɪŋ.ɡɚ/ 
UK /ˈfɪŋ.ɡər/ 
Example: 

Don't put your finger in your nose!

Any of the long, thin, separate parts of the hand, especially those that are not thumbs

finger - انگشت
Persian equivalent: 

Click here.

Example: 

Don't put your finger in your nose!

Theme, CEFR level & Tags

Theme: 
the hand
Level: 
A2 (Elementary)
Region: 
American English
British English
Related lesson(s): 
5A- Giving and Following Instructions

Oxford Essential Dictionary

finger

 noun
one of the five parts at the end of your hand

keep your fingers crossed to hope that somebody or something will be successful:
I'll keep my fingers crossed for you in your exams.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

finger

I. fin‧ger1 S2 W2 /ˈfɪŋɡə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Language: Old English]
1. PART OF YOUR HAND one of the four long thin parts on your hand, not including your thumb:
The woman had a ring on her finger, so I assumed she was married.
We ate with our fingers.
run your fingers through/over/along etc something
She ran her fingers through his hair. ⇨ ↑index finger, ↑little finger, ↑forefinger, ↑middle finger, ↑ring finger
2. cross your fingers
a) to hope that something will happen the way you want:
We’re keeping our fingers crossed that she’s going to be OK.
b) to secretly put one finger over another finger, because you are telling a lie – done especially by children:
‘He’s nice,’ said Laura, crossing her fingers under the table.
3. not lift/raise a finger to not make any effort to help someone with their work:
I do all the work around the house – Frank never lifts a finger.
4. put your finger on something to know or be able to explain exactly what is wrong, different, or unusual about a situation:
There was something about the man that worried Wycliffe, but he couldn’t put his finger on it.
5. not lay a finger on somebody to not hurt someone at all, especially to not hit them:
Don’t lay a finger on me, or I’ll call the police!
6. have/keep your finger on the pulse (of something) to always know about the most recent changes or developments in a particular situation or activity:
people who have their finger on the pulse of fashion and pop culture
7. have a finger in every pie/ in many pies to be involved in many activities and to have influence over a lot of people, used especially when you think someone has too much influence
8. twist/wrap/wind somebody around your little finger to be able to persuade someone to do anything that you want:
Ed could wrap his mother around his little finger.
9. the finger of blame/suspicion:
The finger of suspicion immediately fell on Broderick.
10. OF A GLOVE the part of a ↑glove that covers your finger
11. SHAPED LIKE A FINGER anything that is long and thin, like the shape of a finger, especially a piece of land, an area of water, or a piece of food:
fish fingers
chocolate fingers
finger of
the long finger of Chile
12. pull/get your finger out British English informal used to tell someone to work harder
13. put two fingers up at somebody British English informal to show someone you are angry with them in a very offensive way by holding up your first two fingers with the back of your hand facing them
14. give somebody the finger American English informal to show someone you are angry with them in a very offensive way by holding up your middle finger with the back of your hand facing them
15. be all fingers and thumbs British English to use your hands in an awkward or careless way, so that you drop or break things
16. long-fingered/slim-fingered etc having long fingers, slim fingers etc:
lovely long-fingered hands
17. DRINK an amount of an alcoholic drink that is as high in the glass as the width of someone’s finger:
two fingers of whiskey
⇨ ↑butterfingers, ↑fish finger, ⇨ have your hands/fingers in the till at ↑till2(3), ⇨ count something on the fingers of one hand at ↑count1(7), ⇨ have green fingers at ↑green1(10), ⇨ burn your fingers/get your fingers burnt at ↑burn1(16), ⇨ point the/a finger at somebody at ↑point2(9), ⇨ let something slip through your fingers at ↑slip1(15), ⇨ snap your fingers at ↑snap1(7), ⇨ have sticky fingers at ↑sticky(6), ⇨ work your fingers to the bone at ↑work1(29)

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

finger

fin·ger [finger fingers fingered fingering] noun, verb   [ˈfɪŋɡə(r)]    [ˈfɪŋɡər] 

noun
1. one of the four long thin parts that stick out from the hand (or five, if the thumb is included)
• She ran her fingers through her hair.
• Hold the material between finger and thumb.
• He was about to speak but she raised a finger to her lips.
• The old man wagged his finger at the youths.

see also  butterfingers, forefinger, green fingers, index finger, little finger, middle finger, ring finger

2. -fingered (in adjectives) having the type of fingers mentioned; having or using the number of fingers mentioned
• long-fingered
• nimble-fingered
• a four-fingered chord

see also  light-fingered

 

3. the part of a glove that covers the finger

4. ~ (of sth) a long narrow piece of bread, cake, land, etc
• a finger of toast
• chocolate fingers
• a narrow finger of land pointing out into the sea
see also  fish finger 
more at burn your fingers/get your fingers burnt at  burn  v., be able to count sb/sth on (the fingers of) one hand at  count  v., cross your fingers at  cross  v., not lift/raise a finger/hand (to do sth) at  lift  v., point a/the finger (at sb) at  point  v., let sth slip (through your fingers) at  slip  v., snap your fingers at  snap  v., have sticky fingers at  sticky, be all (fingers and) thumbs at  thumb  n.  
Word Origin:
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vinger and German Finger.  
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:
• ‘None of that!’ cried the teacher, wagging her finger.
• Although she knew lots of people, she could count her friends on the fingers of one hand.
• Dad started twiddling his fingers nervously.
• Everyone put their fingers in their ears when the shooting started.
• He crooked a finger to tell us to go over to him.
• He gently laced his fingers between mine.
• He held up his hand with the fingers extended.
• He snapped his fingers and the waiter came running.
• He was drumming his fingers nervously on the arm of the chair.
• Her nimble fingers undid the knot in seconds.
• His clumsy fingers struggled with the buttons.
• I dipped my finger in the sauce and licked it.
• I noticed the ring on the third finger of her left hand.
• I stubbed my finger painfully while reaching for a book.
• It's easiest to eat chicken legs with your fingers.
• Sally trailed her fingers in the water idly.
• She hooked her fingers in the belt loop of his jeans.
• She raised a finger to her lips to ask for silence.
• She ran her finger along the dusty shelf.
• She took off his bandages with gentle fingers.
• The child needed treatment after trapping her finger in the car door.
• The enquiry pointed the finger of blame at the driver of the crashed coach.
• The finger of suspicion was pointed at the chicken served for lunch.
• The man drew a finger across his throat in a threatening gesture.
• The nurse pricked my finger to get some blood.
• The ornaments had been put out of reach of the children's prying fingers.
• The protester was jabbing a finger aggressively at a policeman.
• The teacher raised a warning finger and we stopped talking.
• Tina curled her slender fingers into a fist.
• We were swaying and clicking our fingers in time to the music.

Idioms: finger of suspicion ▪ get/pull your finger out ▪ give somebody the finger ▪ have a finger in every pie ▪ have your finger on the pulse ▪ have your fingers in the till ▪ lay a finger on somebody ▪ not put your finger on something ▪ put two fingers up at somebody ▪ work your fingers to the bone 

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

finger / ˈfɪŋ.ɡə r /   / -ɡɚ / noun [ C ]

A2 any of the long, thin, separate parts of the hand, especially those that are not thumbs:

He noticed her long delicate fingers.

I cut my finger chopping onions last night.

→  See also forefinger , index finger , little finger , ring finger

a part of a glove (= hand covering) that covers a finger

© Cambridge University Press 2013

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

finger

/fɪŋgə(r)/
(fingers, fingering, fingered)

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

1.
Your fingers are the four long thin parts at the end of each hand.
She suddenly held up a small, bony finger and pointed across the room...
She ran her fingers through her hair...
There was a ring on each of his fingers.
N-COUNT
see also light-fingered

2.
The fingers of a glove are the parts that a person’s fingers fit into.
N-COUNT: usu pl

3.
A finger of something such as smoke or land is an amount of it that is shaped rather like a finger.
...a thin finger of land that separates Pakistan from the former Soviet Union...
Cover the base with a single layer of sponge fingers.
= strip
N-COUNT: N of n, n N
see also fish finger

4.
If you finger something, you touch or feel it with your fingers.
He fingered the few coins in his pocket...
Self-consciously she fingered the emeralds at her throat.
VERB: V n, V n

5.
If you get your fingers burned or burn your fingers, you suffer because something you did or were involved in was a failure or a mistake.
He has had his fingers burnt by deals that turned out badly...
Mr Walesa burned his fingers by promising he would give every Pole 100m zlotys to start a business.
PHRASE: V inflects

6.
If you cross your fingers, you put one finger on top of another and hope for good luck. If you say that someone is keeping their fingers crossed, you mean they are hoping for good luck.
I’m keeping my fingers crossed that they turn up soon.
PHRASE: V inflects

7.
If you say that someone did not lay a finger on a particular person or thing, you are emphasizing that they did not touch or harm them at all.
I must make it clear I never laid a finger on her.
PHRASE: V inflects, usu with brd-neg, PHR n [emphasis]

8.
If you say that a person does not lift a finger or raise a finger to do something, especially to help someone, you are critical of them because they do nothing.
She never lifted a finger around the house...
They will not lift a finger to help their country.
PHRASE: V inflects, with brd-neg [disapproval]

9.
If you point the finger at someone or point an accusing finger at someone, you blame them or accuse them of doing wrong.
He said he wasn’t pointing an accusing finger at anyone in the government or the army.
PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n

10.
If you tell someone to pull their finger out or to get their finger out, you are telling them rudely that you want them to start doing some work or making an effort. (BRIT INFORMAL)
Isn’t it about time that you pulled your finger out?
PHRASE: V inflects [disapproval]

11.
If you put your finger on something, for example a reason or problem, you see and identify exactly what it is.
He could never quite put his finger on who or what was responsible for all this.
PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n/wh

12.
If someone or something slips through your fingers, you just fail to catch them, get them, or keep them.
Money has slipped through his fingers all his life...
You mustn’t allow a golden opportunity to slip through your fingers or you will regret it later.
PHRASE: V inflects

13.
to have green fingers: see green
finger on the pulse: see pulse

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1fin·ger /ˈfɪŋgɚ/ noun, pl -gers
1 [count] : one of the five long parts of the hand that are used for holding things especially; : one of the four that are not the thumb
• Don't stick your fingers in the cookie batter!
• He slipped the ring onto her finger.
• The baby held onto my thumb with her tiny fingers.
• She ran her fingers through his hair.
• He drummed his fingers on the table impatiently.
- see also forefinger, index finger, little finger, middle finger, ring finger
2 [count]
a : something that is long and thin and looks like a finger
• a finger of land extending into the sea
• a finger of flame
b : the part of a glove into which a finger is placed
3 the finger US informal : an obscene gesture made by pointing the middle finger up, keeping the other fingers down, and turning the palm towards you
• She was so mad, she gave him the finger.
• Some angry driver flipped me the finger on the highway this morning.
all fingers and thumbs informal : very clumsy
• Sorry I dropped the vase; I'm all fingers and thumbs today.
cross your fingers
- see 2cross
finger on the pulse
✦If you have/keep your finger on the pulse of something, you know about the latest things that are happening.
• He claims that he has/keeps his finger on the pulse of the computer industry. [=that he is very aware what is happening in the computer industry]
have a finger in a/the pie : to have an interest or share in something
• a sharp talent agent who has a finger in nearly every pie in show business
itchy finger
- see itchy
keep your fingers crossed
- see 2cross
lay a finger on informal : to touch or hit (someone) - usually used in negative statements
• I don't know what he's complaining about. I never laid a finger on him.
lift a finger : to make an effort to do something - usually used in negative statements
• I have so many chores to do, and my sister won't lift a finger to help me.
• He never lifted a finger to try to improve his failing grades.
point an accusing finger at or point a/the finger at : to accuse or blame (someone)
• He was quick to point an accusing finger at his coworkers.
• Let's stop pointing fingers at each other and just solve the problem!
put/stick two fingers up at someone Brit informal : to make an obscene gesture by holding up the index finger and the middle finger of one hand in the shape of a V while keeping the palm turned inward
put your finger on : to find out the exact nature of (something) : identify
• I feel that something is wrong but I can't quite put my finger on the problem.
the finger of blame/suspicion
- used to say that someone is being blamed or suspected
• He was shocked to realize that the finger of suspicion was now pointed at him. [=that he was now suspected]
work your fingers to the bone : to work very hard
• She had to work her fingers to the bone to make enough money to raise her kids.
wrap (someone) around your (little) finger
- see 1wrap
- fin·gered /ˈfɪŋgɚd/ adj
- used in combination
• three-fingered
- fin·ger·like /ˈfɪŋgɚˌlaɪk/ adj

American English
British English
A2 (Elementary)
noun
0

wash

wash [verb] (CLEAN)
US /wɑːʃ/ 
UK /wɒʃ/ 
Example: 

she washed her hands.

To clean something using water

wash - شستن
Persian equivalent: 

Click here.

Example: 

she washed her hands.

Theme, CEFR level & Tags

Theme: 
cleaning generally
Level: 
A1 (Basic)

Oxford Essential Dictionary

 verb (washes, washing, washed )

1 to clean somebody, something or yourself with water:
Have you washed the car?
Wash your hands before you eat.
I washed and dressed quickly.

2 (used about water) to flow somewhere:
The waves washed over my feet.

wash somebody or something away (used about water) to move or carry somebody or something to another place:
The house was washed away by the river.

wash up

1 (British) to clean the plates, knives, forks, and pans after a meal:
I washed up after dinner.

2 (American) to wash your face and hands

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

wash

I. wash1 S1 W3 /wɒʃ $ wɒːʃ, wɑːʃ/ BrE AmE verb
[Word Family: noun: ↑wash, ↑washer, ↑washing; adjective: ↑washable, ↑unwashed; verb: ↑wash]
[Language: Old English; Origin: wascan]
1. WASH SOMETHING [transitive] to clean something using water and a type of soap:
This shirt needs washing.
It’s your turn to wash the dishes.
2. WASH YOURSELF [intransitive and transitive] to clean your body with soap and water:
Amy washed and went to bed.
She had a hot bath and washed her hair.
I’m just going to wash my hands.
wash yourself
When a cat has finished eating, it often washes itself.
REGISTER
In everyday English, people usually say that someone has a wash (BrE) or washes up (AmE) rather than washes.
3. FLOW [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] if a river, sea etc washes somewhere, or if something carried by the river or sea is washed somewhere, it flows or moves there:
The waves washed against the shore.
The sea washed over her.
The young man was washed overboard (=pushed from a boat into the sea by the force of the water) in the storm.
The body was washed ashore (=brought to the shore by waves).
4. something doesn’t/won’t wash (with somebody) spoken used to say that you do not believe or accept someone’s explanation, reason, attitude etc:
I’m sorry but all his charm just doesn’t wash with me.
5. wash your hands of something to refuse to be responsible for something any more:
I’ve washed my hands of the whole affair.
6. wash your mouth out! spoken old-fashioned used to tell someone who has just sworn or said something rude that they should not have spoken that way
7. wash well to be easy to clean using soap and water:
Silk doesn’t wash well.
⇨ wash/air your dirty linen/laundry (in public) at ↑dirty1(7)
• • •
THESAURUS
▪ wash to clean something with soap and water: Our car needs washing. | Make sure that you wash your hands.
▪ do the washing British English, do the laundry American English to wash clothes that need to be washed: Did you do the laundry this morning? | I do the washing on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
▪ do the washing up British English (also wash up British English), do the dishes American English to wash all the cups, plates, knives etc that you have used during a meal: If you do the cooking tonight, I’ll do the washing up. | Who’s going to do the dishes?
▪ cleanse formal to make something completely clean, especially using a special substance: Carefully cleanse the cut to get rid of any grit or dirt.
▪ rinse to wash something with water in order to remove soap or dirt: I’ll just rinse the lettuce under the tap.
▪ scrub to make something very clean, using a stiff brush and water, or soap and water: Lou was on her knees, scrubbing the kitchen floor.
▪ mop to wash a floor with a wet ↑mop (=special stick with thick threads on the end): A cleaner mopped the floor between the beds.
wash something ↔ away phrasal verb
1. if water washes something away, it carries it away with great force:
Floods in Bangladesh have washed hundreds of homes away.
2. to get rid of unhappy feelings, thoughts, or memories:
My anxiety was washed away.
wash something ↔ down phrasal verb
1. to clean something large using a lot of water:
Can you wash down the driveway?
2. to drink something with or after food or with medicine to help you swallow it
wash something ↔ down with
steak and chips washed down with red wine
wash off phrasal verb
1. wash something ↔ off to clean dirt, dust etc from the surface of something with water
2. if a substance washes off, you can remove it from the surface of something by washing:
Will this paint wash off?
wash out phrasal verb
1. wash something ↔ out to wash the inside of something quickly:
I’ll just wash out this vase for flowers.
2. if a substance washes out, you can remove it from a material by washing it:
a dye that won’t wash out
3. be washed out if an event is washed out, it cannot continue because of rain:
The summer fair was washed out by the English weather.
⇨ ↑washed-out, ↑washout
wash over somebody phrasal verb
1. if a feeling washes over you, you suddenly feel it very strongly:
A feeling of relief washed over her.
2. if you let something wash over you, you do not pay close attention to it:
She was content to let the conversation wash over her.
wash up phrasal verb
1. British English to wash plates, dishes, knives etc ⇨ ↑washing-up
2. American English to wash your hands:
Go wash up before dinner.
3. wash something ↔ up if waves wash something up, they carry it to the shore
wash something ↔ up on
His body was washed up on the beach the next morning. ⇨ ↑washed-up

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

wash

wash [wash washes washed washing] verb, noun   [wɒʃ]    [wɑːʃ]    [wɔːʃ] 

 

verb
1. transitive to make sth/sb clean using water and usually soap
• ~ sth/sb These jeans need washing.
• to wash the car
• to wash your hands
• Wash the fruit thoroughly before eating.
• ~ sth from sth She washed the blood from his face.

• ~ sth/sb + adj. The beach had been washed clean by the tide.

2. intransitive, transitive (especially BrE) to make yourself clean using water and usually soap
• I washed and changed before going out.

• ~ yourself She was no longer able to wash herself.

3. intransitive (+ adv./prep.) (of clothes, cloth, etc.) to be able to be washed without losing colour or being damaged

• This sweater washes well.

4. intransitive, transitive (of water) to flow or carry sth/sb in a particular direction
• + adv./prep. Water washed over the deck.
• ~ sth/sb + adv./prep. Pieces of the wreckage were washed ashore.
• He was washed overboard by a huge wave.

Word Origin:
Old English wæscan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wassen, German waschen, also to water.  
Synonyms:
clean
wash • rinse • cleanse • dry-clean
These words all mean to remove dirt from sth, especially by using water and/or soap.
clean • to remove dirt or dust from sth, especially by using water or chemicals: ▪ The villa is cleaned twice a week. ◊ ▪ Have you cleaned your teeth? ◊ ▪ This coat is filthy. I'll have it cleaned ▪ (= dry-cleaned).
wash • to remove dirt from sth using water and usually soap: ▪ He quickly washed his hands and face. ◊ ▪ These jeans need washing.
rinse • to remove dirt, etc. from sth using clean water only, not soap; to remove the soap from sth with clean water after washing it: ▪ Make sure you rinse all the soap out.
cleanse • to clean your skin or a wound.
dry-clean • to clean clothes using chemicals instead of water.
to clean/wash/rinse/cleanse sth in/with sth
to clean/wash/rinse sth from sth
to clean/wash/cleanse a wound
to clean/wash the car/floor
to wash/rinse your hair
to have sth cleaned/washed/dry-cleaned 
Example Bank:
• Hands need to be washed regularly with hot water.
• She gently washed and dressed the wound.
• the smell of freshly washed hair
• He always washes the car on Sundays.
• He quickly washed his hands and face.
• He washed his face.
• If you wash the dishes, I'll dry.
• She washed out the empty bottles.
Idioms: it will come out in the wash ▪ something won't wash ▪ wash your dirty linen in public ▪ wash your hands of somebody

Derived: wash off ▪ wash out ▪ wash over somebody ▪ wash somebody away ▪ wash something down ▪ wash something off ▪ wash something out ▪ wash something up ▪ wash up 

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

wash / wɒʃ /   / wɑːʃ / verb (CLEAN)

A1 [ T ] to clean something using water:

wash your hair/hands

wash the car/clothes/floor

These sheets need washing.

I'll wash the bottle out (= clean its inside) and use it again.

A1 [ I ] ( US also wash up ) to clean yourself, or a part of yourself, with water and usually soap:

I'd like to wash before dinner.

wash well

If a particular material or piece of clothing washes well, it is not damaged or spoiled by repeated washing.
 

wash / wɒʃ /   / wɑːʃ / verb (FLOW)

[ I usually + adv/prep ] literary If water washes somewhere, it flows there, usually repeatedly:

She stood on the shore and let the water wash over her tired feet.

wash sb/sth up/ashore/overboard (of the sea) to carry something or someone to or away from a place:

Overnight the sea had washed up a lot of rubbish.

More than 400 dead dolphins had been washed ashore.

A Spanish crew member had been washed overboard (= carried off a ship into the sea by the force of the water) in the storm.

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

wash

/wɒʃ/
(washes, washing, washed)

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

1.
If you wash something, you clean it using water and usually a substance such as soap or detergent.
He got a job washing dishes in a pizza parlour...
It took a long time to wash the mud out of his hair...
Rub down the door and wash off the dust before applying the varnish.
VERB: V n, V n prep, V n with adv
•
Wash is also a noun.
That coat could do with a wash...
The treatment leaves hair glossy and lasts 10 to 16 washes.
N-COUNT

2.
If you wash or if you wash part of your body, especially your hands and face, you clean part of your body using soap and water.
They looked as if they hadn’t washed in days...
She washed her face with cold water...
You are going to have your dinner, get washed, and go to bed.
VERB: V, V n, get V-ed
•
Wash is also a noun.
She had a wash and changed her clothes.
N-COUNT: usu a N in sing

3.
If a sea or river washes somewhere, it flows there gently. You can also say that something carried by a sea or river washes or is washed somewhere.
The sea washed against the shore...
The force of the water washed him back into the cave.
VERB: V prep/adv, V n with adv, also V n prep

4.
The wash of a boat is the wave that it causes on either side as it moves through the water.
...the wash from large ships.
N-SING: the N

5.
If a feeling washes over you, you suddenly feel it very strongly and cannot control it. (WRITTEN)
A wave of self-consciousness can wash over her when someone new enters the room...
VERB: V over/through n

6.
If you say that an excuse or idea will not wash, you mean that people will not accept or believe it. (INFORMAL)
He said her policies didn’t work and the excuses didn’t wash...
If they believe that solution would wash with the Haitian people, they are making a dramatic error.
VERB: usu with brd-neg, V, V with n

7.
see also washing

8.
If you say that something such as an item of clothing is in the wash, you mean that it is being washed, is waiting to be washed, or has just been washed and should therefore not be worn or used. (INFORMAL)
Your jeans are in the wash.
PHRASE: V inflects

9.
to wash your dirty linen in public: see dirty
to wash your hands of something: see hand

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1wash /ˈwɑːʃ/ verb wash·es; washed; wash·ing
1 : to clean (something) with water and usually soap

[+ obj]

• wash clothes
• wash the windows
• wash your hair
• We have to wash the dishes.
• Did you wash your hands?
• Wash [=rinse] the vegetables in the sink.

[no obj]

• Tell the kids to please wash [=to wash their hands, faces, etc.] before eating.
• That shirt washes well. [=that shirt can be washed easily and without being damaged]
2 a [+ obj] : to carry (something) by the movement of water
• The flooding washed sand and silt all over the area.
• A sailor was washed overboard [=knocked off the ship and into the water] during the storm.
• A lot of debris was washed ashore [=brought onto the shore by waves] during the storm.
• The house is in danger of being washed out to sea. [=being carried out to sea by the movement of the water]
b [no obj] : to be carried by the movement of water
• The pollution washes into rivers from nearby factories.
3 [no obj] : to move by flowing
• Water washed over the deck of the ship.
• Waves washed up onto the beach.
4 [no obj] informal : to be believable or acceptable - usually used in negative statements
• That story won't wash. [=that story is not believable]
• These claims won't wash. [=these are not believable claims]
• Blaming her poor grades on the teacher just doesn't wash. [=is not acceptable]
wash away [phrasal verb] wash (something) away or wash away (something)
1 : to carry (something) away by the movement of water
• The waves at high tide washed our beach towels away.
• The footprints in the sand were washed away.
• The bridge was washed away by flooding last year.
• Heavy rain washed away the grass seed.
2 : to get rid of (something, such as unhappy or unpleasant thoughts) completely
• Take a vacation to wash away your troubles.
wash down [phrasal verb] wash (something) down or wash down (something)
1 : to clean (something) with water
• We'll have to wash down the walls before we paint them.
2 : to drink something after eating (food)
• The kids washed down their cookies with milk.
wash off [phrasal verb]
1 wash (something) off or wash off (something) : to clean (something) by using water
• Wash the mud off the bikes before you put them away.
2 : to be able to be removed or cleaned by washing
• This makeup washes off easily.
• Does that ink wash off?
wash out [phrasal verb]
1 : to be able to be removed or cleaned by washing
• The wine stain won't wash out.
2 wash (something) out or wash out (something)
a : to clean the inside of (something, such as a cup or pot) with water
• Just wash out the coffee cups before you go.
b : to damage or carry away (something) by the force of moving water
• The flooding river washed out the bridge.
• The flood washed out the road.
c : to cause (something, such as a sports event) to be stopped or canceled because of rain
• Rain washed out Friday's game.
• This weekend's game was washed out.
3 US informal : to fail to successfully complete a course of training because you do not have the necessary qualities, skills, or abilities
• This program is so tough, at least 30 percent of the students will wash out before the end of the first year.
- see also washout
wash over [phrasal verb] wash over (someone or something)
1 : to affect or be felt by (someone) thoroughly and deeply
• A deep sadness suddenly washed over me.
• I felt relief washing over me.
• Just close your eyes and let the music wash over you.
2 : to appear on (a person's face) suddenly
• A look of surprise washed over his face.
wash up [phrasal verb]
1 : to be carried by the movement of water to the shore
• Trash washed up on the beach after the storm.
2 US : to wash your hands, face, etc.
• It will just take me a minute to wash up and then we can go.
3 chiefly Brit : to wash the dishes after a meal
• I cooked dinner and he washed up afterwards.
wash your hands of : to say or decide that you will no longer deal with or be responsible for (someone or something) because you are angry, disgusted, etc. : to refuse to be involved with (something or someone) anymore
• I've tried to help them and they won't listen to me, so I'm washing my hands of the whole mess.

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blame

US /bleɪm/ 
UK /bleɪm/ 
Example: 

Don't blame it on others!

Related quotes: 
When you blame others, you give up your power to change.

to say or think that someone or something did something wrong or is responsible for something bad happening

Persian equivalent: 

Click here.

Example: 

Don't blame it on others!

Theme, CEFR level & Tags

Theme: 
blaming and accusing
Level: 
B1 (Intermediate)
Region: 
American English
British English
Relates quotes: 
When you blame others, you give up your power to change.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

blame

 verb (blames, blaming, blamed )
to say that a certain person or thing made something bad happen:
The other driver blamed me for the accident.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

blame

I. blame1 S2 W3 /bleɪm/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: blamer, from Late Latin blasphemare; ⇨ blaspheme]
1. to say or think that someone or something is responsible for something bad:
Don’t blame me – it’s not my fault.
I blame his mother. She does everything for him.
blame somebody/something for something
Marie still blames herself for Patrick’s death.
The report blames poor safety standards for the accident.
The decision to increase interest rates was widely blamed (=blamed by many people) for the crisis.
blame something on somebody/something
One of the computers is broken and she’s blaming it on me.
The crash was blamed on pilot error.
2. somebody/something is to blame (for something) used to say that someone or something is responsible for something bad:
Officials believe that more than one person may be to blame for the fire.
partly/largely/entirely etc to blame
Television is partly to blame.
REGISTER
In everyday English, people usually say something is someone's fault , rather than saying they are to blame:
▪ He was to blame for the accident. ➔ The accident was his fault.
3. I don’t blame you/you can hardly blame him etc spoken used to say that you think it was right or reasonable for someone to do what they did:
‘She’s left her husband.’ ‘I don’t blame her, after the way he treated her.’
You can hardly blame him for not waiting.
4. don’t blame me spoken used when you are advising someone not to do something but you think that they will do it in spite of your advice:
Buy it then, but don’t blame me when it breaks down.
5. somebody only has himself/herself to blame spoken used to say that someone’s problems are their own fault:
If he fails his exams, he’ll only have himself to blame.
• • •
THESAURUS
▪ blame verb [transitive] to say or think that someone or something is responsible for something bad that has happened: Democrats have blamed Republicans for the failure to reach an agreement. | Police blamed bad weather for a series of accidents on the roads. | For many years I blamed myself for her death. | They blamed the failure of the business on the economic downturn.
▪ put/place/lay the blame on somebody/something to say who or what you think is responsible for something bad that has happened, often unfairly or wrongly: Don’t try to put the blame on me! | Subsequent investigations placed the blame squarely on city officials. | Farmers have laid the blame for their problems entirely on EU policies.
▪ say it’s sb’s fault especially spoken to say that someone is responsible for something bad that has happened: Are you saying it’s my fault that we lost the game?
▪ hold somebody responsible to say that someone is responsible for something bad that has happened, because it was their duty to prevent it from happening: He was held personally responsible for the failure of the project.
▪ take the rap informal (also carry the can British English informal) to be blamed and punished for something that you did not do, or that someone else is also responsible for: He expects his wife to take the rap for him. | Alan’s colleagues decided to let him carry the can.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

blame

 

 

blame [blame blames blamed blaming] verb, noun   [bleɪm]    [bleɪm] 

 

verb
to think or say that sb/sth is responsible for sth bad
• ~ sb/sth (for sth) She doesn't blame anyone for her father's death.
• A dropped cigarette is being blamed for the fire.
• ~ sth on sb/sth Police are blaming the accident on dangerous driving.
Verb forms:

 
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French blamer, blasmer (verb), from a popular Latin variant of ecclesiastical Latin blasphemare ‘reproach, revile, blaspheme’, from Greek blasphēmein, from blasphēmos ‘evil-speaking’.  
Thesaurus:
blame verb T
• She blamed the police for failing to respond quickly.
criticize • • attack • • condemn • • denounce • |formal censure • • rebuke • • castigate •
blame/criticize/attack/condemn/denounce/censure/rebuke/castigate sb/sth for sth
blame/criticize/attack/condemn/denounce/censure the government/president
blame/criticize/attack/condemn/denounce/censure/rebuke/castigate sb/sth publicly  
Example Bank:
• A spokesman said that bad weather was partly to blame for the delay.
• Blaming the victim is characteristic of any prejudice.
• He is widely blamed for masterminding the attacks.
• I don't blame Jack for the mistake.
• The government has been widely blamed for the crisis.
• Whenever something goes wrong, everyone blames it on me.
• You can hardly blame Peter for being angry with her.
• You can't really blame them for not telling you.
• Call her if you like but don't blame me if she's angry.
• If you lose your job you'll only have yourself to blame.
• She blamed the government for failing to respond to the crisis.
• She doesn't blame anyone for her father's death.

Idioms: I don't blame you ▪ don't blame me ▪ only have yourself to blame ▪ to blame

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

blame / bleɪm / verb [ T ]

B1 to say or think that someone or something did something wrong or is responsible for something bad happening:

Don't blame me (= it is not my fault) if you miss the bus!

Hugh blames his mother for his lack of confidence.

Hugh blames his lack of confidence on his mother.

You can't really blame Helen for not want ing to get involved.

I don't blame sb C2 said in order to tell someone that you understand why they are doing something and that you agree with their reason for doing it:

I don't blame him for getting angry - she's behaving dreadfully.

'I decided to leave.' 'I don't blame you!'

be to blame C1 to be the reason for something that happens:

The hot weather is partly to blame for the water shortage.

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

blame

[ble͟ɪm]
 ♦♦
 blames, blaming, blamed
 1) VERB If you blame a person or thing for something bad, you believe or say that they are responsible for it or that they caused it.
  [V n for n] The commission is expected to blame the army for many of the atrocities...
  [V n on n] The police blamed the explosion on terrorists...
  [V n] If it wasn't Sam's fault, why was I blaming him?
 N-UNCOUNT
 Blame is also a noun. Nothing could relieve my terrible sense of blame.
 2) N-UNCOUNT: oft N for n/-ing The blame for something bad that has happened is the responsibility for causing it or letting it happen.
  Some of the blame for the miscarriage of justice must be borne by the solicitors...
  The president put the blame squarely on his opponent.
 3) VERB: usu with brd-neg If you say that you do not blame someone for doing something, you mean that you consider it was a reasonable thing to do in the circumstances.
  [V n for -ing] I do not blame them for trying to make some money...
  [V n] He slammed the door and stormed off. I could hardly blame him.
 4) PHRASE: v-link PHR If someone is to blame for something bad that has happened, they are responsible for causing it.
  If their forces were not involved, then who is to blame?...
  The policy is partly to blame for causing the worst unemployment in Europe.
 5) PHRASE: V inflects If you say that someone has only themselves to blame or has no-one but themselves to blame, you mean that they are responsible for something bad that has happened to them and that you have no sympathy for them.
  My life is ruined and I suppose I only have myself to blame.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1blame /ˈbleɪm/ verb blames; blamed; blam·ing [+ obj] : to say or think that a person or thing is responsible for something bad that has happened
• Don't blame me. You are responsible for your own problems.
• Don't blame me for your problems. = Don't blame your problems on me.
• The company blames the poor economy for its financial losses. = The company blames its financial losses on the poor economy.
• My father always blames everything on me.
• I blame the poor harvest on the weather.
blame the messenger
- see messenger
have yourself to blame
✦If you have only yourself to blame or have no one to blame but yourself, then something is your fault and nobody else's.
• She has only herself to blame for her money problems.
not blame
✦If you say that you wouldn't/don't/can't blame someone or can hardly blame someone, you think that person has a good reason for doing something.
• After the way he treated you, I wouldn't blame you [=I would completely understand] if you never spoke to him again.
• You can hardly blame her for being angry.
to blame : responsible for something bad : deserving to be blamed for something.
• Who's to blame for these problems?
• He says he's not to blame for the delays. [=he did not cause the delays]
• Poor communication is at least partly to blame. [=at fault]

 

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Brazil

Brazil [noun]
US /brəˈzɪl/ 
UK /brəˈzɪl/ 
Example: 

Pelé is from Brazil.

A country in South America, the largest country in South America

brazil - برزیل
Persian equivalent: 

Click here.

Example: 

Brazil is the largest country in South America.

Theme, CEFR level & Tags

Theme: 
country names
Level: 
A1 (Basic)
Region: 
American English
British English
Related lesson(s): 
2A- Where are you From?

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Brazil

I. Bra‧zil /brəˈzɪl/ BrE AmE
a country in South America, the largest country in South America. Population: 191,800,000 (2007). Capital: Brasilia. The Brazilian ↑rainforest is a large and very important area of trees and plants.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Brazil

Brazil [Brazil]   [brəˈzɪl]    [brəˈzɪl]  noun singular

a country in South America

American English
British English
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noun
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blender

blender [noun]
US /ˈblen.dɚ/ 
UK /ˈblen.dər/ 

An electric machine used in the kitchen for breaking down foods or making smooth liquid substances from soft foods and liquids

blender - مخلوط کن
Persian equivalent: 

Click here.

Example: 

Combine the milk and eggs in a blender.

Theme, CEFR level & Tags

Theme: 
kitchen appliances
Level: 
A2 (Elementary)
Region: 
American English
British English

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

blender

blend‧er /ˈblendə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

an electric machine that you use to mix liquids and soft foods together SYN liquidizer British English

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

blender

blend·er [blender blenders]   [ˈblendə(r)]    [ˈblendər]  (BrE also li·quid·izer) noun

an electric machine for mixing soft food or liquid

• Combine the milk and eggs in a blender.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

blender / ˈblen.də r /   / -dɚ / noun [ C ]

an electric machine used in the kitchen for breaking down foods or making smooth liquid substances from soft foods and liquids

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

blender

/blendə(r)/
(blenders)

A blender is an electrical kitchen appliance used for mixing liquids and soft foods together or turning fruit or vegetables into liquid.

N-COUNT

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

blender

blend·er /ˈblɛndɚ/ noun, pl -ers [count] : an electric kitchen machine that is used to cut food and ice into very small pieces and to make soft foods (such as fruits) into a liquid - called also (Brit) liquidizer;

American English
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A1 (Basic)
noun

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