noun

noun
the journey that a person makes when they commute to work
• a two-hour commute into downtown Washington
• I have only a short commute to work.
• Today most commutes are not suburb to city to suburb but from one suburb to another.  
Word Origin:

late Middle English (in the sense ‘interchange (two things)’): from Latin commutare, from com- ‘altogether’ + mutare ‘to change’. Sense 1 originally meant to buy and use a commutation ticket, the US term for a season ticket (because the daily fare is commuted to a single payment).

fruit salad

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

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

coffee table

ˈcoffee table [coffee table coffee tables]       noun

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

chickpea

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

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

chamomile

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

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

coat

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

noun

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

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

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

see also  frock coat, morning coat, tailcoat, waistcoat

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

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

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

Idiom: cut your coat according to your cloth

cow

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

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

see also  cattle

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

compare  bull

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

• That interfering old cow has never liked me.

4. (AustralE, NZE) an unpleasant person, thing or situation
see also  cash cow, sacred cow   
Word Origin:
n. Old English cū Germanic Dutch koe German Kuh Indo-European Latin bos Greek bous
v. late 16th cent. Old Norse kúga ‘oppress’
 
Example Bank:
• The region is treated as a milch cow by central government.
• the sacred cow of free market economics

Idioms: have a cow ▪ till the cows come home

laundry

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

• a laundry basket/room

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

• The hotel has a laundry service.

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

• Have you done the laundry yet?

leg

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

noun  

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

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

MEAT

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

• ~ of sth roast leg of lamb  

OF TROUSERS/PANTS

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

• These jeans are too long in the leg.  

OF TABLE/CHAIR

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

• a chair leg  

-LEGGED

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

see also  cross-legged  

OF JOURNEY/RACE

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

• The final leg of the trip was by donkey.  

SPORTS GAME

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

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

mall

mall [mall malls]   [mɔːl]    [mæl]    [mɔːl]  noun
(also shopping mall) (both especially NAmE) a large building or covered area that has many shops/stores, restaurants, etc. inside it
• Let's go to the mall.
• Some teenagers were hanging out at the mall.
compare  arcade
See also: shopping mall  
Word Origin:
mid 17th cent.: probably a shortening of pall-mall, a 16th and 17th cent. game. The current sense dates from the 1960s.  
Collocations:
Shopping
Shopping
go/go out/be out shopping
go to (especially BrE) the shops/(especially NAmE) a store/(especially NAmE) the mall
do (BrE) the shopping/(especially NAmE) the grocery shopping/a bit of window-shopping
(NAmE, informal) hit/hang out at the mall
try on clothes/shoes
indulge in some retail therapy
go on a spending spree
cut/cut back on/reduce your spending
be/get caught shoplifting
donate sth to/take sth to/find sth in (BrE) a charity shop/(NAmE) a thrift store
buy/sell/find sth at (BrE) a car boot sale/(BrE) a jumble sale/a garage sale/(NAmE) a yard sale
find/get/pick up a bargain
At the shop/store
load/push/wheel (BrE) a trolley/(NAmE) a cart
stand in/wait in (BrE) the checkout queue/(NAmE) the checkout line
(NAmE) stand in line/ (BrE) queue at the checkout
bag (especially NAmE) (your) groceries
pack (away) (especially BrE) your shopping
stack/stock/restock the shelves at a store (with sth)
be (found) on/appear on supermarket/shop/store shelves
be in/have in/be out of/run out of stock
deal with/help/serve customers
run a special promotion
be on special offer
Buying goods
make/complete a purchase
buy/purchase sth online/by mail order
make/place/take an order for sth
buy/order sth in bulk/in advance
accept/take credit cards
pay (in) cash/by (credit/debit) card/(BrE) with a gift voucher/(NAmE) with a gift certificate
enter your PIN number
ask for/get/obtain a receipt
return/exchange an item/a product
be entitled to/ask for/demand a refund
compare prices
offer (sb)/give (sb)/get/receive a 30% discount 
Example Bank:
• The website is a virtual shopping mall.
• They hit the mall for a wild shopping spree.
• They reported him to mall security.
• They spend a lot of time at the mall.
• teenagers hanging out at the mall
• ‘Where'd you get those earrings?’ ‘At the mall.’

• Let's go to the mall.