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Home & everyday things

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6 words

available
adj.Foundation
able to be used, had or reached
Similar:
free
Opposite:
absent
equipment
nounFoundation
the tools or things needed for a job or activity
Similar:
gear
Opposite:
absence
jewel
nounFoundation
a precious stone that has been cut and polished
Similar:
gem
Opposite:
debris
neat
adj.Foundation
tidy and well organised, with everything in its place
Similar:
tidy
Opposite:
chaotic
ordinary
adj.Foundation
normal, with nothing special about it
Similar:
normal
Opposite:
extraordinary
receive
verbFoundation
to be given or to get something
Similar:
get
Opposite:
give

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Advanced, Core levels: the first 12 of 38, A to Z.

abode
nounAdvanced
the place where a person lives
Similar:
home
accommodate
verbAdvanced
to provide space for, or to help by meeting someone's needs
Similar:
adapt
Opposite:
deny
adhere
verbAdvanced
to stick to something, or to follow it closely
Similar:
stick
Opposite:
detach
assemble
verbCore
to gather together or to fit parts together
Similar:
gather
Opposite:
disband
custom
nounCore
a traditional way of doing something that people usually follow
Similar:
tradition
Opposite:
change
customary
adj.Advanced
done in the usual way, as is the habit or tradition
Similar:
usual
Opposite:
different
darn
verbAdvanced
to mend a hole in cloth by sewing stitches across it
Similar:
mend
Opposite:
rip
deposit
verbCore
to put something down or place it somewhere safe
Similar:
place
Opposite:
remove
device
nounCore
a small tool or machine made for a particular job
Similar:
gadget
disarray
nounAdvanced
a state of mess and confusion
Similar:
disorder
Opposite:
arrangement
dismantle
verbAdvanced
to take something apart piece by piece
Similar:
take apart
Opposite:
assemble
domestic
adj.Core
to do with the home or family, or tamed
Similar:
home
Opposite:
foreign

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