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Actions has 83 English words, such as bake, barbecue, blend, and boil. Learn them with pictures, IPA, meanings and example sentences.
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All 83 words in Actions
bake/beɪk/v
v. cook, prepare; v. make, create
barbecue/ˈbɑːrbɪkjuː/
n. an outdoor meal or party where food is cooked over an open fire; v. to cook food on a grill over an open fire or hot coals.
blend/blend/v
v. mix, combine; n. mixture, combination
boil/bɔɪl/v
v. heat, cook, reach boiling point, become vapor; n. cooking, heating, bubble, vapor
bone/boʊn/n
n. one of the hard pieces that form the skeleton of a person or animal; v. to take the bones out of meat or fish before cooking.
break/breɪk/n
v. shatter, fracture; n. pause, intermission
build/bɪld/v
v. construct, create, develop, establish; n. structure, form, construction, creation
chop/tʃɑːp/v
v. cut, slice; n. piece of meat, cut of meat
clean/kliːn/adj
adj. spotless, pure, clear, unmixed; v. wash, scrub, tidy up, organize
crush/krʌʃ/v
v. press, squeeze, defeat, overcome; n. infatuation, admiration, squash, smash
cut/kʌt/v
v. divide, slice, remove, sever; n. wound, injury, piece, section
dig/dɪɡ/v
n. in volleyball, a low pass that saves a hard-driven ball before it hits the floor; v. to make a hole in the ground.
dust/dʌst/n
n. powder, grime; v. clean, wipe
fertilize/ˈfɜː(ɹ)tɪlaɪz/
To add substances to soil or plants to help them grow larger and faster.
fold/foʊld/
v. bend, crease, enclose, wrap; n. crease, bend, layer, stratum
fry
To cook food in hot oil or fat, usually in a pan.
I fry the eggs in a little butter for breakfast.
glue/ɡluː/
n. a sticky substance used for joining things together; v. to stick things together with glue.
grate/ˈɡɹæɪt/
v. shred, scrape; n. gridiron, rack
grill/ɡrɪl/
n. the part of a cooker that heats food from above, or a metal frame for cooking over a fire; v. to cook food under or over direct heat.
grow/ɡroʊ/v
v. increase, expand, develop, mature
harvest/ˈhɑːrvɪst/
n. crop gathering, reaping, yield, produce; v. to reap, to collect, to gain, to extract
irrigate/ˈɪɹəˌɡeɪt/
To supply water to land or crops using pipes, ditches, or streams to help growth.
loosen/ˈlusən/
To make something less tight, firm, or strict.
marinate/ˈmæɹɪneɪt/
To soak meat, fish, or vegetables in a seasoned liquid before cooking to add flavor or make it tender.
measure/ˈmeʒər/n
v. ascertain, evaluate; n. unit, standard
mince/mɪns/
v. chop, dice, sugarcoat, soften; n. ground meat, minced meat
mix/mɪks/
v. combine, blend; n. combination, blend
pack/pæk/
n. bundle, group; v. load, fill; v. prepare, organize
paint/peɪnt/
v. apply color, color a surface; n. colored substance, pigment
paste/peɪst/
v. to glue, to adhere; n. adhesive, glue
peel/piːl/
v. remove skin, strip; n. skin, rind
pick/pɪk/
v. choose, select, gather, harvest; n. choice, selection, tool, implement
pile up/paɪl ʌp/
v. accumulate, gather; v. increase, grow
plant/plænt/
n. a living thing that grows in the ground, such as a tree, flower, or vegetable; n. a factory; v. to put seeds or young plants into the ground so that they grow.
play/pleɪ/
v. engage, recreate, perform, act; n. activity, entertainment, drama, theatrical work
point/pɔɪnt/
n. location, position, score, mark; v. indicate, show, aim, direct
polish/ˈpɑːlɪʃ/
v. to shine, to buff; n. shine, gloss
pour/pɔːr/
v. to spill, to transfer; n. a flow, a stream
pull/pʊl/
v. to draw, to tug; n. a tug, a draw
push/pʊʃ/
v. to shove, to thrust; n. a shove, a thrust
rake/reɪk/
v. gather, collect, search, scrutinize; n. tool, implement, debauchee, profligate
read/riːd/
v. to interpret written text, to understand written content; n. a reading session, an instance of reading
roast/roʊst/adj
v. cook, prepare, criticize, mock; n. meat, dish, joke, quip
row/roʊ/
n. a line of people or things side by side; v. to move a boat through water using oars.
run/rʌn/
v. to jog, to sprint, to work, to function; n. a jog, a sprint, a sequence, a series
rust/ɹʊst/
n. a reddish-brown flaky substance that forms on iron or steel in damp air; v. (of metal) to become covered with rust.
sail/seɪl/
n. canvas, cloth; v. navigate, cruise
screw/skruː/n
n. fastener, bolt; v. twist, fasten; v. cheat, defraud
scrub/skrʌb/
To clean something by rubbing it hard, typically with a brush, soap, and water.
see/siː/
v. perceive, view, understand, grasp
set/set/
n. in volleyball, the high pass that puts the ball up for a teammate to spike; n. a group of things that belong together; v. to put something down carefully.
sew/soʊ/
To join, fasten, or repair something using a needle and thread.
shout/ʃaʊt/
v. to yell, to scream; n. a yell, a scream
show/ʃoʊ/
v. present, display, allow, reveal; n. performance, exhibition, display, demonstration
sing/sɪŋ/
To make musical sounds with the voice, especially a tune with words.
sit/sɪt/
v. to rest, to be seated; n. a seat, a sitting position
skate/skeɪt/
n. a large flat sea fish with wide side fins, eaten as food; v. to move on ice or on a hard surface using skates.
sleep/sliːp/
v. to rest, to slumber; n. rest, slumber
slice/slaɪs/n
n. in tennis, a stroke hit with backspin so that the ball stays low; n. a thin flat piece cut from something; v. to cut into thin pieces.
slide/slaɪd/
n. glide, slip, playground slide, slide structure; v. glide, slip, push, shove
sneeze/sniːz/
v. to blow air suddenly and noisily out of the nose and mouth, for example when you have a cold; n. such an act.
soak/soʊk/v
v. immerse, submerge, absorb, saturate; n. immersion, drenching, saturation, wetness
spread/spred/v
v. extend, distribute, apply, put on; n. distribution, expansion, scope, area
stand/stænd/
n. in a stadium, the tiered seating where spectators watch the game; v. to be on your feet without moving.
steam/stiːm/n
n. vapor, mist; v. cook, prepare
stew/stu/
n. a dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid; v. to cook food slowly in liquid in a covered pot.
stir/ˈstɝɪŋ/v
v. mix, blend, arouse, incite; n. movement, motion, excitement, commotion
stir-fry/ˈstɝfɹaɪ/
To cook small pieces of food quickly in hot oil while moving them around constantly in a pan.
stop/stɑːp/
v. cease, halt; n. halt, pause
sweep/swiːp/
v. clean, clear, move, glide; n. motion, gesture, cleaning, clearing
swim/swɪm/
v. to float, to paddle; n. a swim, a dip
swing/swɪŋ/
n. a seat hung on ropes or chains that a child sits on and moves backwards and forwards; v. to move backwards and forwards while hanging.
take/teɪk/
v. grasp, hold, receive, accept; n. act, seizure, opinion, view
talk/tɔːk/
v. speak, converse; n. conversation, discussion
tell/tel/
v. inform, notify, detect, discern; n. order, directive
throw/θroʊ/
verb. to propel something with force through the air by a movement of the arm and hand, to cause to fall or be cast down, to put something in a specified place or position
tie/taɪ/
n. a long narrow piece of cloth worn under a shirt collar and knotted at the front; n. a result in which two competitors finish equal; v. to fasten something with string or rope.
tighten/ˈtaɪtn/
v. to make something firmer or more secure, for example by pulling or turning it.
turn up
To arrive or appear somewhere, often unexpectedly or after a delay.
unscrew
To loosen or remove something by turning it.
vacuum/ˈvækjuːm/
n. a vacuum cleaner, a machine that sucks up dust and dirt; n. a space with no air in it; v. to clean a floor with a vacuum cleaner.
wash/wɑːʃ/v
v. clean, rinse; n. cleaning, rinsing
water/ˈwɔːtər/
n. the clear liquid that falls as rain and that we drink; v. to pour water on plants so that they grow.