Essentials Vocabulary - Week 5 berth: Meaning
Usage
[burth] Noun A ship’s allocated place at a wharf or dock. A bed or bunk in a vessel or train, usually narrow and fixed to a wall ● ●
It was a sad goodbye for the sailors when the ship left its b erth. She suffers from seasickness and keeps to her berth.
Synonyms
dock, port, wharf, bed
Antonyms
none
bilingual:
[bahy-LING-gwuhl] Adjective/Noun
Meaning
Able to speak two languages with the expertise of a native speaker. (adj) A bilingual person. (n) ●
Usage
●
Miko grew up in a b ilingual community which speaks English and Japanese. (adjective) Being able to speak fluent English and Japanese, she is considered bilingual. (noun)
Synonyms
polyglot
Antonyms
none
billiards:
[BIL-yerdz] Noun
Meaning
Any of several games played with hard balls of ivory or of a similar material that is driven with a cue on a cloth-covered table enclosed by a raised rim of rubber, especially a game played with a cue ball and two object balls on a table without pockets
● Usage
●
He is getting better at playing billiards, and he’s planning on joining competitions. Billiards is a type of mental sport which requires strategy and planning.
Synonyms
pool, snooker
Antonyms
none
1