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Types of vehicles

Types of vehicles with definitions Airship (also dirigible)  an aircraft consisting of a large gas balloon that looks like a ship, and a gondola where passengers sit. Gondola is a structure suspended below the balloon. Airplane (also plane) an aircraft that has wings and an engine, used for transporting people or goods ATV (all-terrain vehicle)  a small open vehicle with four large wheels and a single seat in the middle, used for driving on dirt roads Automobile (car) a road vehicle that has four wheels and engine, that is designed for one driver and one to seven passengers Ambulance a vehicle that provides medical care in an emergency and takes the patients to or from hospital Balloon (also hot-air balloon) an aircraft consisting of a large spherical bag filled with gas or hot air, and basket suspended below the bag Bicycle (informal bike) a vehicle consisting of a metal frame, one small seat, handlebars and two wheels, that a person rid...

Emotions

Emotions Here is the list of emotions with definitions and example sentences

Family vocabulary

Family

Uncountable nouns often used wrongly

Accommodation, advice, feedback, clothing, equipment, information, luggage, news, progress and software are uncountable nouns often used wrongly. These words are not used in the plural form and are not used with indefinite article (a, an) and a number. Accommodation (accommodations in American English) Definition: a place provided for someone to live, stay or work in ✓ We are looking for overnight accommodation for a couple. ✗   We are looking for an overnight accommodation for a couple. ✓ Accommodation in this city is cheap ✗ Accommodations in this city are cheap Advice Definition: an opinion on how to do something appropriately  ✓ The dietitian gave me a lot of advice on healthy eating. ✗ The dietitian gave me a lot of advices … ✓ Can I offer you advice on which car to buy? ✗ Can I offer you an advice on …? We use a piece of/a word of to make advice countable. Uncountable Countable advice ...

Synonyms with D

Here is the list of words that start with D and their synonyms Dainty (adj): delicate Damage (v): hurt, harm, impair  Danger (n): hazard, peril, risk Daring (adj): brave Dash (v): 1. rash 2. throw, beat Up to date (adj): contemporary, modern Dawn (n): daybreak, sunrise Dazzle (v): blind Deadlock (n): stalemate Deadly (adj): lethal Deafening (adj): ear-splitting, loud Debase (v): devalue Debate (v): discuss, speak, communicate, consult 

Beauty salon vocabulary

A place where beautician , hairdresser (also called hairstylist ) or a masseur works to give people beauty treatment is called a beauty salon or beauty parlour (US beauty shop) A place where barber works to cuts men’s hair and shave their beard is called a barber’s (US barbershop)

Tools vocabulary

Here is a list of tools with definitions and example sentences

Consonant-doubling verbs

List of consonant-doubling verbs When a regular verb ends with a vowel plus a consonant, and the final syllable is stressed, the verb doubles the last consonant before adding -ed    and –ing . Here is the list of verbs that double the last consonants before adding –ed and –ing.

Phrasal verbs that start with C

Here is the list of phrasal verbs that start with C Call at: If a train calls at a place, it means it stops briefly. The train called at the station. Call for: 1. to require something; to need something. This work calls for intense concentration. ‘My plan succeeded’. ‘ This calls for celebration !’ 2. to publicly ask for something that should be done; to demand. The protesters are calling for his resignation. Call in: (S) to ask someone to come to you, especially for aid or advice. The bank called in the police to investigate the credit card fraud. 2. to order to return something; recall. The vehicles with safety defects have been called in .   3. If you call in sick , it means you telephone the place where you work and say you are ill. Call off (S): to cancel: to decide that something will not take place. The referee had to call the game off because of bad weather. Call on : 1.  to visit someone. You should call on your parents very often. 2. to reque...

Synonyms with C

Here is the list of words that start with C and their synonyms

Professions

Here is the list of professions with the definistions and example sentences.

Shapes and lines

Lines A long thin mark made with a writing tool is called a line . The line can include:

Types of pipe fittings

Pipe fitting is a small part of the piping system that is used to join two or more pipes together.

Office vocabulary

101-200 most common English words with examples

Here is the list of 101-200 most common English words with examples Again (adverb): She is late again . Great (adjective): It is great pleasure to attend this conference. Two (number): She has two uncles. Can (modal verb): She can speak two languages. Go (verb): You can go to bed. Over (adverb; preposition): It will be over soon. A bridge over the river. Too (adjective): too young; too large; too fat; me too Here (adverb): Come here ; far from here ; over here Came (past tense of come): Summer came ; I came by train; She came into the room Old (adjective): old man; old car; to get old ; The bread is old. Thought (noun): to give any thought ; to have a thought ; my thoughts are with you. Himself (pronoun): He thinks too much of himself . Where (adverb): Where are you from? Where does Anna live? Our (determiner): our house; our friends; our love

List of the words with silent letters

A silent letter is a letter that is not pronounced, but it is written in a word.  There are a lot of words with silent letters in English. Silent letters

Idioms with birds

Here a list of idioms with birds Idioms with birds Idioms with birds

Tips to improve your English vocabulary

Here the tips to help you improve your English vocabulary Find a comfortable place and begin to read Read one new book a week, and read several magazines, newspapers or endless online sources every day. Pay close attention to words that you don’t understand and use a dictionary to learn their meaning and usage. Create a list, write the new words with their meanings or translations and use them later. Reading will improve your memory, imagination, make you smarter, and expand your vocabulary.

100 most common English words with examples

Here the list of  100 most common English words with examples. The (definite article): The US president And (conjunction): She was singing and dancing. To (preposition): He wants to go to Spain. Of (preposition): The colours of the rainbow A (indefinite article): This is a car. I (pronoun): I am a teacher. In (preposition): She is staying in Room 15. Was (past simple of be): I was right. He (pronoun): He is my father. That (determiner): That ’s my car, over there. It (pronoun): Is it a girl or a boy? Please do not do it again. His (determiner): His voice trembled a little. Her (determiner; pronoun): Her name is Anna. You must help her. You (pronoun): You are very clever. I sent you the letter.