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СКАЧАТЬ the end of the party Uncle Simon set off a giant firework.

      grand

      The concert was in a very grand house.

      great

      There was a great gasp from the audience.

      huge

      Elephants are huge animals.

      immense

      This money will be an immense help to the new hospital.

      large

      Matt took a large bite of chocolate cake and grinned contentedly.

      massive

      A massive rock crashed to the ground in front of them.

      mighty

      There was a mighty roar from the crowd when we scored the winning goal.

      vast

      A vast mountain rose before them, its top lost in mist.

      ➔ colossal; gigantic; mammoth

      big (2) ADJECTIVE

      Sometimes big can mean important, or having a lot of influence.

      important

      “Hey, I think we’ve found something important,” said Carter.

      serious

      Burglary is a serious problem in this area.

      bin VERB

      If you bin something, you throw it away.

      discard

      Mum tried to persuade Dad to discard his old jacket.

      scrap

      She decided to scrap everything she’d written so far.

      bind VERB

      If you bind something, you tie something like string or cloth tightly round it so that it is held in place.

      attach

      In our first-aid class, we were taught to attach splints to a damaged limb.

      fasten

      The woodcutter always fastens the firewood with twine.

      join

      Simon used extra-strong tape to join the broken struts together.

      tie

      “I’ll tie a handkerchief round your leg to stop the bleeding,” said Mum.

bird NOUN

      A bird is an animal with two legs, two wings and feathers.

      PET BIRDS:

      budgerigar

      cockatiel

      FARM BIRDS:

      chicken

      duck

      goose

      turkey

      BIRDS THAT LIVE NEAR WATER:

      coot

      curlew

      duck

      flamingo

      goose

      gull

      kingfisher

      moorhen

      pelican

      penguin

      puffin

      stork

      swan

      BRITISH GARDEN BIRDS:

      blackbird

      blue tit

      chaffinch

      robin

      sparrow

      thrush

      wren

      BIRDS OF PREY:

      buzzard

      eagle

      falcon

      kestrel

      owl

      OTHER BIRDS:

      emu

      kiwi

      kookaburra

      ostrich

      parrot

      peacock

      vulture

      bit NOUN

      A bit of something is a small piece of it.

      chip

      We found a chip of Roman pottery in the garden.

      chunk

      Henry broke off a chunk of chocolate.

      crumb

      Under the table, birds were pecking at leftover crumbs.

      fragment

      They were looking for fossils but found only a small fragment of bone.

      morsel

      Oliver was so hungry he ate up every last morsel of pie.

      part

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