Tuesday, 15 December 2020

Vocabulary Builder Series - 4 - THE HUMAN BODY

  


BODY POSITIONS

crouch - to bend your legs so that you are close to

the ground

kneel - to bend your legs and rest with one or

both of your knees on the ground

lie - to be in a flat position, and not standing or

sitting; lie on the ground

lie down - to move your body so that it is flat on

something, usually when you want to

sleep or rest

sit - to have the lower part of your body resting

on a chair and the upper part straight

sit down - to move your body down until you are

sitting on something

stand - to be on your feet

stand up - to move so that you are on your feet

stretch - to put your arms or legs out very straight

 

ADJECTIVES

bald - with no hair, or very little hair, on the top

of your head

beautiful - very attractive to look at

big - large in size

blind - unable to see

blonde - 1 blonde hair is pale or yellow; She has

blonde hair.

2 someone who is blonde has pale or

yellow hair; She is blonde.

curly - shaped in curves; curly hair

dark - black or brown; dark hair; dark eyes

deaf - unable to hear anything or unable to hear

very well

disabled - having an injury or a condition that makes

it difficult for you to move around

dyed - if you have dyed hair, you have changed

the colour of your hair using a special

substance

fair - fair hair is pale or yellow; fair skin is very

pale

fat - weighing too much

handsome - having an attractive face

old - 1 having lived for many years; not young;

an old man

2 used for talking or asking about

someone’s age; six years old

overweight - weighing more than is healthy or

attractive

pretty - attractive and pleasant

short - not tall

skinny - extremely thin or too thin

slim - thin in an attractive way

small - not large in size or amount

straight - not bending or curving; straight hair

tall - 1 of a greater height than other people; a

tall woman

2 used when you are asking or talking

about someone’s height; How tall are you?

thin - having no extra fat on your body

ugly - very unpleasant to look at

young - not having lived for very long

 

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