Body & Appearance

Overview

13 B1-level words for body, appearance, and senses.

Words

lip /lɪp/

noun — B1

Meaning: Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth.

Example:

• The lip is very important.
• She talked about the lip.

Collocations: the lip, a lip of, lip is important

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nail /neɪl/

noun — B1

Meaning: The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.

Example:

• When I’m nervous I bite my nails.
• She talked about the nail.

Collocations: the nail, a nail of, nail is important

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sharp /ʃɑːp/

adjective — B1

Meaning: The symbol ♯, placed after the name of a note in the key signature or before a note on the staff to indicate that the note is to be played a semitone higher.

Example:

• The pitch pipe sounded out a perfect F♯ (F sharp).
• That new musician must be tone deaf: he sharped half the notes of the song!

Collocations: very sharp, quite sharp, extremely sharp

Word family: sharp (tt.) → sharply (trt.) → sharpen (đt.)

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shine /ʃaɪn/

verb — B1

Meaning: Brightness from a source of light.

Example:

• She shines every day.
• They shineed last week.

Collocations: shine something, shine that, try to shine

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shiny /ˈʃaɪni/

adjective — B1

Meaning: Anything shiny; a trinket.

Example:

• The result was very shiny.
• It’s a shiny situation.

Collocations: very shiny, quite shiny, extremely shiny

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sight /saɪt/

noun — B1

Meaning: (in the singular) The ability to see.

Example:

• He is losing his sight and now can barely read.
• She talked about the sight.

Collocations: the sight, a sight of, sight is important

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strength /stɹɛŋkθ/

noun — B1

Meaning: The quality or degree of being strong.

Example:

• It requires great strength to lift heavy objects.
• She talked about the strength.

Collocations: the strength, a strength of, strength is important

Word family: strong (tt.) → strength (dt.) → strengthen (đt.) → strongly (trt.)

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tail /teɪl/

noun — B1

Meaning: The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus.

Example:

• Most primates have a tail and fangs.
• Tail that car!

Collocations: the tail, a tail of, tail is important

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tight

adjective — B1

Example:

• The result was very tight.
• It’s a tight situation.

Collocations: very tight, quite tight, extremely tight

Word family: tight (tt.) → tightly (trt.) → tighten (đt.)

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tiny /ˈtaɪni/

adjective — B1

Meaning: A small child; an infant.

Example:

• The result was very tiny.
• It’s a tiny situation.

Collocations: very tiny, quite tiny, extremely tiny

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toe /təʊ/

noun — B1

Meaning: Each of the five digits on the end of the foot.

Example:

• The toe is very important.
• She talked about the toe.

Collocations: the toe, a toe of, toe is important

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ugly /ˈʌɡli/

adjective — B1

Meaning: Ugliness.

Example:

• The result was very ugly.
• It’s a ugly situation.

Collocations: very ugly, quite ugly, extremely ugly

Word family: ugly (tt.) → ugliness (dt.)

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weigh /weɪ/

verb — B1

Meaning: To determine the weight of an object.

Example:

• She weighs every day.
• They weighed last week.

Collocations: weigh something, weigh that, try to weigh

Word family: weigh (đt.) → weight (dt.)

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Quick Review

Word	Type	Meaning
lip	n.	Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth
nail	n.	The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals
sharp	adj.	The symbol ♯, placed after the name of a note in the key signature or before a note on the staff to indicate that the note is to be played a semitone higher
shine	v.	Brightness from a source of light
shiny	adj.	Anything shiny; a trinket
sight	n.	(in the singular) The ability to see
strength	n.	The quality or degree of being strong
tail	n.	The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus
tight	adj.
tiny	adj.	A small child; an infant
toe	n.	Each of the five digits on the end of the foot
ugly	adj.	Ugliness
weigh	v.	To determine the weight of an object