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21 rummage
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22 screwdriver
noun (a kind of tool for turning screws.) skrúfjárn -
23 slum
(a group of houses, blocks of flats, street etc where the conditions are dirty and overcrowded and the building(s) usually in a bad state: That new block of flats is rapidly turning into a slum; a slum dwelling.) fátækrahverfi -
24 smile
1. verb(to show pleasure, amusement etc by turning up the corners of the mouth: He smiled warmly at her as he shook hands; They all smiled politely at the joke; He asked her what she was smiling at.) brosa2. noun(an act of smiling, or the resulting facial expression: `How do you do?' he said with a smile; the happy smiles of the children.) bros- smiling- be all smiles -
25 spin
[spin] 1. present participle - spinning; verb1) (to (cause to) go round and round rapidly: She spun round in surprise; He spun the revolving door round and round.) snarsnúa(st)2) (to form threads from (wool, cotton etc) by drawing out and twisting: The old woman was spinning (wool) in the corner of the room.) spinna2. noun1) (a whirling or turning motion: The patch of mud sent the car into a spin.) snarsnúningur2) (a ride, especially on wheels: After lunch we went for a spin in my new car.) ökuferð, bíltúr•- spinner- spin-drier
- spin out -
26 squint
[skwint] 1. verb1) (to have the physical defect of having the eyes turning towards or away from each other or to cause the eyes to do this: The child squints; You squint when you look down at your nose.) vera rangeygður2) ((with at, up at, through etc) to look with half-shut or narrowed eyes: He squinted through the telescope.) píra augun2. noun1) (a squinting position of the eyes: an eye-operation to correct her squint.) rangeygð2) (a glance or look at something: Let me have a squint at that photograph.) það að kíkja á e-ð3. adjective, adverb((placed etc) crookedly or not straight: Your hat is squint.) skakkur -
27 (not to) turn a hair
(to remain calm: He put his finger in the flame without turning a hair.) láta ekkert á sig fá -
28 wheel
[wi:l] 1. noun1) (a circular frame or disc turning on a rod or axle, on which vehicles etc move along the ground: A bicycle has two wheels, a tricycle three, and most cars four; a cartwheel.) hjól2) (any of several things similar in shape and action: a potter's wheel; He was found drunk at the wheel (= steering-wheel) of his car.) hjól; leirkerahjól, stÿri2. verb1) (to cause to move on wheels: He wheeled his bicycle along the path.) rúlla, ÿta, aka (á undan sér)2) (to (cause to) turn quickly: He wheeled round and slapped me.) (hring)snúa(st)3) ((of birds) to fly in circles.) fljúga í hringi•- wheeled- - wheeled
- wheelbarrow
- wheelchair
- wheelhouse
- wheelwright -
29 whir(r)
[wə:] 1. past tense, past participle - whirred; verb(to make, or move with, a buzzing sound, especially as of something turning through the air: The propellers whirred and we took off.) suða2. noun(such a sound.) suð -
30 whir(r)
[wə:] 1. past tense, past participle - whirred; verb(to make, or move with, a buzzing sound, especially as of something turning through the air: The propellers whirred and we took off.) suða2. noun(such a sound.) suð -
31 wind
I 1. [wind] noun1) ((an) outdoor current of air: The wind is strong today; There wasn't much wind yesterday; Cold winds blow across the desert.) vindur2) (breath: Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of me.) andardráttur, öndun3) (air or gas in the stomach or intestines: His stomach pains were due to wind.) vindgangur, þemba2. verb(to cause to be out of breath: The heavy blow winded him.) fá til að missa andann3. adjective((of a musical instrument) operated or played using air pressure, especially a person's breath.) blásturs-- windy- windiness
- windfall
- windmill
- windpipe
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windscreen
- windsock
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windswept
- get the wind up
- get wind of
- get one's second wind
- in the wind
- like the wind II past tense, past participle - wound; verb1) (to wrap round in coils: He wound the rope around his waist and began to climb.) vefja um2) (to make into a ball or coil: to wind wool.) vinda (e-ð) í hnykil/upp á spólu3) ((of a road etc) to twist and turn: The road winds up the mountain.) hlykkjast4) (to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc: I forgot to wind my watch.) trekkja, vinda•- winder- winding
- wind up
- be/get wound up -
32 wrench
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