Vocabulary from friends 2x11
cater
verb [I or T]
to provide, and sometimes serve, food:
I'm catering for twelve on Sunday, all the family are coming.
Which firm will be catering at the wedding reception?
US Who catered your party?
fart (GAS)
verb [I] VERY INFORMAL
to release gas from the bowels through the bottom
fart
noun [C] VERY INFORMAL
an escape of gas from the bowels:
to do a fart
inspect
verb [T]
1 to look at something or someone carefully in order to discover information, especially about their quality or condition:
After the crash both drivers got out and inspected their cars for damage.
She held the bank note up to the light and inspected it carefully.
2 to officially visit a place or a group of people in order to check that everything is correct and legal:
An official from the Department of Health will be inspecting the restaurant this afternoon.
The King inspected the troops.
nude
adjective
not wearing any clothes; naked:
She once posed nude for a magazine.
Nude sunbathing is only allowed on certain beaches.
dice (CUT)
verb [T]
to cut food into small squares:
Peel and dice the potatoes.
diced carrots
emphatic
adjective
done or said in a strong way and without any doubt:
Poland reached the final of the championship yesterday with an emphatic 5-0 victory over Italy.
The minister has issued an emphatic rejection of the accusation.
futile
adjective
(of actions) having no effect or achieving nothing; unsuccessful:
Attempts to get supplies to the region are futile because troops will not allow the aid convoy to enter the city.
It's quite futile trying to reason with him - he just won't listen.
All my attempts to cheer her up proved futile.
cape (COAT)
noun [C]
a type of loose coat without sleeves, which is fastened at the neck and hangs from the shoulders
matrimony
noun [U] FORMAL
the state of being married
verb [I or T]
to provide, and sometimes serve, food:
I'm catering for twelve on Sunday, all the family are coming.
Which firm will be catering at the wedding reception?
US Who catered your party?
fart (GAS)
verb [I] VERY INFORMAL
to release gas from the bowels through the bottom
fart
noun [C] VERY INFORMAL
an escape of gas from the bowels:
to do a fart
inspect
verb [T]
1 to look at something or someone carefully in order to discover information, especially about their quality or condition:
After the crash both drivers got out and inspected their cars for damage.
She held the bank note up to the light and inspected it carefully.
2 to officially visit a place or a group of people in order to check that everything is correct and legal:
An official from the Department of Health will be inspecting the restaurant this afternoon.
The King inspected the troops.
nude
adjective
not wearing any clothes; naked:
She once posed nude for a magazine.
Nude sunbathing is only allowed on certain beaches.
dice (CUT)
verb [T]
to cut food into small squares:
Peel and dice the potatoes.
diced carrots
emphatic
adjective
done or said in a strong way and without any doubt:
Poland reached the final of the championship yesterday with an emphatic 5-0 victory over Italy.
The minister has issued an emphatic rejection of the accusation.
futile
adjective
(of actions) having no effect or achieving nothing; unsuccessful:
Attempts to get supplies to the region are futile because troops will not allow the aid convoy to enter the city.
It's quite futile trying to reason with him - he just won't listen.
All my attempts to cheer her up proved futile.
cape (COAT)
noun [C]
a type of loose coat without sleeves, which is fastened at the neck and hangs from the shoulders
matrimony
noun [U] FORMAL
the state of being married

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