front 1 BOUND | back 1 certain or extremely likely to happen:[ + to infinitive ] You're bound to forget people's names occasionally. to be seriously intending to do something: They are bound and determined to build their own house someday. I'll be bound I am certain: He's in the pub, I'll be bound. tied with rope, cord, string, etc.: They left Jack, bound hand and foot, and guarded by one man.His long brown braid bounced between his shoulders, and moisture formed and froze on the bound hair. |
front 2 BANDIT | back 2 a thief with a weapon, especially one belonging to a group that attacks people travelling through the countryside |
front 3 GAGGED/GAG | back 3 to put a gag on someone's mouth:be bound and gagged He was bound and gagged and left in a cell for three days. [ T often passive ]to prevent a person or organization from talking or writing about a particular subject: The media has obviously been gagged because nothing has been reported. a piece of cloth that is tied around a person's mouth or put inside it in order to stop the person from speaking, shouting, or calling for help: Her hands and feet were tied and a gag placed over her mouth. |
front 4 BURIED/BURY | back 4 to put a dead body into the ground: His father is buried in the cemetery on the hill. to put something into a hole in the ground and cover it: They were on the hunt for buried treasure.The dog trotted off to bury its bone. |
front 5 ERUPTION | back 5 When a volcano erupts, it explodes and flames and rocks come out of it:Since the volcano last erupted, many houses have been built in a dangerous position on its slopes. |
front 6 INLAID | back 6 having a decorative pattern put into a surface, or forming a pattern like this:inlaid with The top of the wooden chest was inlaid with ivory.locally crafted furniture of inlaid wood |
front 7 COPPER | back 7 a chemical element that is a reddish-brown metal, used especially for making wire and coins:They mine a lot of copper around these parts.One of the properties of copper is that it conducts heat and electricity very well. |
front 8 LAX | back 8 without much care, attention, or control: Lax in The subcommittee contends that the authorities were lax in investigating most of the cases. not severe or strong enough: He took a gun through baggage control to highlight the lax security. |
front 9 PERMIT | back 9 to allow something:The regulations do not permit much flexibility. |
front 10 GUNMAN | back 10 a man, usually a criminal, who is armed with a gun:The three men were held hostage for two days by masked gunmen. |
front 11 FLIMSY | back 11 very thin, or easily broken or destroyed:You won't be warm enough in that flimsy dress.We spent the night in a flimsy wooden hut.a flimsy cardboard box |
front 12 PARTITION | back 12 a vertical structure like a thin wall that separates one part of a room or building from another:The partitions between the toilets were very thin. |
front 13 EXHIBIT | back 13 to show something publicly: He frequently exhibits at the art gallery. In the summer the academy will exhibit several prints that are rarely seen. He exhibited great self-control considering her rudeness. |