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1 expand
(to make or grow larger; to spread out wider: Metals expand when heated; He does exercises to expand his chest; The school's activities have been expanded to include climbing and mountaineering.) udvide sig; udvikle; ekspandere- expanse- expansion* * *(to make or grow larger; to spread out wider: Metals expand when heated; He does exercises to expand his chest; The school's activities have been expanded to include climbing and mountaineering.) udvide sig; udvikle; ekspandere- expanse- expansion -
2 root
I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) rod2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) rod; -rod3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) rod4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) rod2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) slå rod; plante- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) rode2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) rode* * *I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) rod2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) rod; -rod3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) rod4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) rod2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) slå rod; plante- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) rode2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) rode -
3 spring
[spriŋ] 1. past tense - sprang; verb1) (to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards): She sprang into the boat.) springe; hoppe2) (to arise or result from: His bravery springs from his love of adventure.) komme af3) (to (cause a trap to) close violently: The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it.) smække i2. noun1) (a coil of wire or other similar device which can be compressed or squeezed down but returns to its original shape when released: a watch-spring; the springs in a chair.) fjeder2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.) forår3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) spring4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.) elasticitet5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.) kilde•- springy- springiness
- sprung
- springboard
- spring cleaning
- springtime
- spring up* * *[spriŋ] 1. past tense - sprang; verb1) (to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards): She sprang into the boat.) springe; hoppe2) (to arise or result from: His bravery springs from his love of adventure.) komme af3) (to (cause a trap to) close violently: The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it.) smække i2. noun1) (a coil of wire or other similar device which can be compressed or squeezed down but returns to its original shape when released: a watch-spring; the springs in a chair.) fjeder2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.) forår3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) spring4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.) elasticitet5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.) kilde•- springy- springiness
- sprung
- springboard
- spring cleaning
- springtime
- spring up -
4 tooth
[tu:Ɵ]plural - teeth; noun1) (any of the hard, bone-like objects that grow in the mouth and are used for biting and chewing: He has had a tooth out at the dentist's.) tand2) (something that looks or acts like a tooth: the teeth of a comb/saw.) tand; tak•- teethe- toothed
- toothless
- toothy
- toothache
- toothbrush
- toothpaste
- toothpick
- be
- get long in the tooth
- a fine-tooth comb
- a sweet tooth
- tooth and nail* * *[tu:Ɵ]plural - teeth; noun1) (any of the hard, bone-like objects that grow in the mouth and are used for biting and chewing: He has had a tooth out at the dentist's.) tand2) (something that looks or acts like a tooth: the teeth of a comb/saw.) tand; tak•- teethe- toothed
- toothless
- toothy
- toothache
- toothbrush
- toothpaste
- toothpick
- be
- get long in the tooth
- a fine-tooth comb
- a sweet tooth
- tooth and nail
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