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81 reed
[ri:d]1) (a kind of tall, stiff grass growing on wet or marshy ground: reeds along a river-bank.) reyr2) (a thin piece of cane or metal in certain wind instruments (eg the oboe, clarinet) which vibrates and makes a sound when the instrument is played.) reyrblað, málmfjöður -
82 riddle
I ['ridl] noun(a puzzle usually in the form of a question, which describes an object, person etc in a mysterious or misleading way: Can you guess the answer to this riddle?; The answer to the riddle `What flies for ever, and never rests?' is `The wind'.) gátaII ['ridl] verb(to make (something) full of holes: They riddled the car with bullets.) sundurgata -
83 roughen
verb (to make or become rough: The sea roughened as the wind rose.) ÿfa(st) -
84 ruffle
(to make wrinkled or uneven, especially hair, feathers etc: The wind ruffled her hair; The bird ruffled its feathers in anger.) ÿfa -
85 rustle
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86 sail
[seil] 1. noun1) (a sheet of strong cloth spread to catch the wind, by which a ship is driven forward.) segl2) (a journey in a ship: a sail in his yacht; a week's sail to the island.) sigling3) (an arm of a windmill.) vængur2. verb1) ((of a ship) to be moved by sails: The yacht sailed away.) sigla2) (to steer or navigate a ship or boat: He sailed (the boat) to the island.) sigla, stjórna3) (to go in a ship or boat (with or without sails): I've never sailed through the Mediterranean.) sigla4) (to begin a voyage: The ship sails today; My aunt sailed today.) sigla, halda úr höfn5) (to travel on (the sea etc) in a ship: He sailed the North Sea.) sigla um6) (to move steadily and easily: Clouds sailed across the sky; He sailed through his exams; She sailed into the room.) líða (yfir/um); sigla (í gegnum); rigsa (inn)•- sailing
- sailing-
- sailor
- in full sail -
87 sand-storm
['sænsto:m]noun (a storm of wind, carrying with it clouds of sand: We were caught in a sandstorm in the desert.) sandstormur/-rok -
88 shelter
['ʃeltə] 1. noun1) (protection against wind, rain, enemies etc: We gave the old man shelter for the night.) húsaskjól, skÿli2) (a building etc designed to give such protection: a bus-shelter.) skÿli2. verb1) (to be in, or go into, a place of shelter: He sheltered from the storm.) leita skjóls, vera í skjóli2) (to give protection: That line of trees shelters my garden.) skÿla, vernda• -
89 shift
[ʃift] 1. verb1) (to change (the) position or direction (of): We spent the whole evening shifting furniture around; The wind shifted to the west overnight.) færa, flytja til2) (to transfer: She shifted the blame on to me.) koma yfir á, færa til3) (to get rid of: This detergent shifts stains.) losa við, hreinsa í burt2. noun1) (a change (of position etc): a shift of emphasis.) umskipti2) (a group of people who begin work on a job when another group stop work: The night shift does the heavy work.) vakt3) (the period during which such a group works: an eight-hour shift; ( also adjective) shift work.) vakt•- shiftlessness
- shifty
- shiftily
- shiftiness -
90 slate
I [sleit] noun1) ((a piece of) a type of easily split rock of a dull blue-grey colour, used for roofing etc: Slates fell off the roof in the wind; ( also adjective) a slate roof.) þakskífa (flöguberg)2) (a small writing-board made of this, used by schoolchildren.) krítartaflaII [sleit] verb(to say harsh things to or about: The new play was slated by the critics.) rakka niður -
91 snowdrift
noun (a bank of snow blown together by the wind: There were deep snowdrifts at the side of the road.) skafl -
92 snowstorm
noun (a heavy fall of snow especially accompanied by a strong wind.) stórhríð -
93 spool
[spu:l]1) (a type of cylindrical holder: How can I wind this film back on to its spool?) spóla, kefli2) (the amount of thread, film etc held by such a holder: She used three spools of thread in one week.) spóla -
94 squall
[skwo:l](a sudden violent wind, eg bringing rain: The ship was struck by a squall.) hryðja, vindsveipur -
95 storm
[sto:m] 1. noun1) (a violent disturbance in the air causing wind, rain, thunder etc: a rainstorm; a thunderstorm; a storm at sea; The roof was damaged by the storm.) stormur2) (a violent outbreak of feeling etc: A storm of anger greeted his speech; a storm of applause.) tilfinningastormur; fagnaðarlæti2. verb1) (to shout very loudly and angrily: He stormed at her.) hrópa reiðilega, hella sér yfir með ofsa2) (to move or stride in an angry manner: He stormed out of the room.) æða3) ((of soldiers etc) to attack with great force, and capture (a building etc): They stormed the castle.) gera áhlaup•- stormy- stormily
- storminess
- stormbound
- stormtrooper
- a storm in a teacup
- take by storm -
96 stormy
1) (having a lot of strong wind, heavy rain etc: a stormy day; stormy weather; a stormy voyage.) stormasamur2) (full of anger or uncontrolled feeling: in a stormy mood; a stormy discussion.) ofsafenginn -
97 stream
[stri:m] 1. noun1) (a small river or brook: He managed to jump across the stream.) á, lækur2) (a flow of eg water, air etc: A stream of water was pouring down the gutter; A stream of people was coming out of the cinema; He got into the wrong stream of traffic and uttered a stream of curses.) straumur, flaumur, flóð3) (the current of a river etc: He was swimming against the stream.) straumur4) (in schools, one of the classes into which children of the same age are divided according to ability.) bekkur (sem raðað er í skv. námsgetu)2. verb1) (to flow: Tears streamed down her face; Workers streamed out of the factory gates; Her hair streamed out in the wind.) streyma; blakta2) (to divide schoolchildren into classes according to ability: Many people disapprove of streaming (children) in schools.) raða eftir námsgetu•- streamer- streamlined -
98 strong
[stroŋ]1) (firm, sound, or powerful, and therefore not easily broken, destroyed, attacked, defeated, resisted, or affected by weariness, illness etc: strong furniture; a strong castle; a strong wind; She's a strong swimmer; He has a very strong will/personality; He has never been very strong (= healthy); He is not strong enough to lift that heavy table.) sterkur2) (very noticeable; very intense: a strong colour; a strong smell.) sterkur3) (containing a large amount of the flavouring ingredient: strong tea.) bragðmikill/-sterkur4) ((of a group, force etc) numbering a particular amount: An army 20,000 strong was advancing towards the town.) með tilteknum fjölda, -manna•- strongly- strength
- strengthen
- strongbox
- strong drink
- stronghold
- strong language
- strong-minded
- strong point
- strongroom
- on the strength of -
99 subside
1) ((of land, streets, buildings etc) to sink lower: When a building starts to subside, cracks usually appear in the walls.) síga2) ((of floods) to become lower and withdraw: Gradually the water subsided.) hjaðna3) ((of a storm, noise or other disturbance) to become quieter: They stayed anchored in harbour till the wind subsided.) ganga niður• -
100 swell out
(to (cause to) bulge: The sails swelled out in the wind.) bunga út
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