raft
rowing boat
sailing boat
speedboat
yacht
Working boats:
barge
ferry
galleon OLD-FASHIONED
hovercraft
hydrofoil
liner
steamboat
tanker
trawler
tug
Boats used in war:
aircraft carrier
cruiser
destroyer
frigate
galleon OLD-FASHIONED
submarine
body NOUN
Your body is all of you, from your head to your feet.
build
Although flyweight boxers only have a slight build, they are powerful for their size.
figure
My sister maintains her figure by practising yoga regularly.
form
A shadowy form hovered at the end of Nikki’s bed, but it was only her mum, tucking her in!
physique
Most sportspeople lift weights in the gym to improve their physique.
Some parts of the body:
ankle
arm
calf
chest
elbow
eye
eyelash
finger
foot
genitals
head
hip
knee
leg
lips
mouth
neck
shin
shoulder
teeth
thigh
toe
tongue
wrist
bog NOUN
A bog is an area of land that is always wet and spongy.
marsh
The marsh is full of wild flowers at this time of year.
morass
After the agricultural show had finished, the field was a morass.
quagmire
Thanks to the pouring rain, the fairground became a quagmire.
swamp
“Be careful of that swamp,” Holmes warned.
boil VERB
When a liquid boils, or when you boil it, it starts to bubble and give off steam.
bubble
The witch cackled as she stirred the potion bubbling in the cauldron.
steam
The geyser steamed for an hour before erupting violently.
bone NOUN
A bone is one of the hard white parts inside your body.
Some bones:
backbone
cheekbone
jawbone
kneecap
rib
skull
book NOUN
A book is a number of pages held together inside a cover.
Some other words for a book:
edition
hardback
paperback
publication
volume
work
Some types of book:
address book
album
annual
anthology
atlas
brochure
catalogue
cookbook
diary
dictionary
directory
encyclopedia
exercise book
guidebook
hymnbook
jotter
manual
notebook
novel
reference book
scrapbook
storybook
textbook
thesaurus
boring ADJECTIVE
Something boring is dull and uninteresting.
dreary
“That’s a dreary picture,” said Dad. “Who painted it?”
monotonous
The professor’s monotonous voice droned on through the hot afternoon.
tedious
Waiting in traffic jams is a tedious business.
ANTONYM: interesting
boss NOUN
Someone’s boss is the person in charge of the place where they work.
employer
My Dad’s employer is an American.
head
The shop assistant worked so hard, she soon became head of her department.
leader
The party leader hoped one day to be elected Prime Minister.
manager
Dad is manager of a supermarket. Mum is manager of a shoe shop.
supervisor
Carol’s supervisor let her have the afternoon off work to go to the doctor.
bossy ADJECTIVE
If you are bossy, you like to order other people around.
arrogant
The arrogant boss had a rather unfriendly management style.
domineering
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