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6. Chess- a game played by two people on a square board, in which each player has
16 pieces that can be moved on the board in different ways:
8. Granny- a grandmother:
Your granny is going to take care of you today.
9. Lorry- a truck:
The lorry chugged uo the hill.
10. Luggage- the bags, suitcases, etc. that contain yourpossessions and that you take with
you when you aretravelling:
We bought some new luggage for our trip.
11. Purse- change purse a small container for money, usually used by a woman:
She tipped the contents of her purse out onto the table.
12. Surfboard- a long, narrow board made of wood or plastic, used for ridingon waves as
they come in towards the beach:
We need a surfboard for the holidays in Miami.
13. Trousers- a piece of clothing that covers the lower part of the bodyfrom the waist to
the feet, consisting of two cylinder-shapedparts, one for each leg, that are joined at
the top:
I need a new pair of trousers to go with this jacket.
14. Wheel- a circular object connected at the centre to abar, used for
making vehicles or parts of machinesmove:
I got my bag caught in the wheel of my bicycle.
18. Plate- a flat, usually round dish with a slightly raisededge that you eat from
or serve food from:
Stephen ate three plates of spaghetti.
19. Midday- twelve o'clock in the middle of the day:
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21. Alike- similar to each other:
The children all look very alike
22. Aloud- a voice loud enough to be heard:
He read her letter aloud to the rest of the family.
24. Cave- a large hole in the side of a hill, cliff, or mountain, or one that is underground:
She was a crushed in a freak accident in a cave in France
25. Duvet-a large, soft, flat bag filled withfeathers or artificial material used as
acovering on a bed:
She pulled the duvet over her head to try to shut out the light.