A large road vehicle that carries passengers, especially one that travels along a fixed route and stops regularly to let people get on and off
Starts with
C
A piece of furniture for one person to sit on, with a back, a seat and four legs
Starts with
D
The sport or activity of diving into water with your head and arms first
Starts with
E
A machine that carries people or goods up and down to different levels in a building or a mine
Starts with
F
A small flying insect with two wings.
Starts with
G
A game played over a large area of ground using specially shaped sticks to hit a small hard ball
Starts with
H
A piece of equipment worn over or in the ears that makes it possible to listen to music, the radio, etc. without other people hearing it
Contains
I
A sport in which two people fight each other with their hands, while wearing very large thick gloves
Starts with
J
A piece of clothing worn on the top half of the body over a shirt, etc. that has sleeves and fastens down the front; a short, light coat
Contains
K
The sport or activity of moving over snow on skis
Starts with
L
A substance made into a small stick, used for colouring the lips;
Starts with
M
A piece of special flat glass that reflects images, so that you can see yourself when you look in it
Contains
N
A game like tennis played by two or four people, usually indoors. Players hit a small light kind of ball, originally with feathers around it (= a shuttlecock) across a high net using a racket.
Starts with
O
A thick liquid that is found in rock underground
Starts with
P
A medicine used to relieve pain
Starts with
Q
A line of people, cars, etc. waiting for something or to do something
Starts with
R
The sport or activity of travelling in a boat using oars
Starts with
S
A person who can swim; a person who is swimming
Starts with
T
A small brush for cleaning your teeth
Contains
U
A game played by two teams of 13 or 15 players, using an oval ball which may be kicked or carried. Teams try to put the ball over the other team’s line.
Starts with
V
A game in which two teams of six players use their hands to hit a large ball backwards and forwards over a high net while trying not to let the ball touch the ground on their own side
Contains
W
A Korean system of fighting without weapons, similar to karate
Contains
X
A formal written, spoken or practical test, especially at school or college, to see how much you know about a subject, or what you can do
Contains
Y
A room or hall with equipment for doing physical exercise, for example in a school
Contains
Z
A type of large thin book with a paper cover that you can buy every week or month, containing articles, photographs, etc., often on a particular topic
