way /wei/ [n С usually singular] the general direction that something or someone is moving towards or pointing towards: "Which way does the garden face? "South. It gets a lot of sun.
this way/that way The truck went that way ~ you can see its tracks in the snow. the right way/the wrong way I think we're going the wrong way.
DIRTY
opposite clean see also wash, mark
dirty
dirty /d3:rti (adj] not clean: Look how dirty your hands are! I dirty clothes I The children had made dirty fingermarks on the wall.
get dirty (=become dirty) This carpet's getting very dirty - it needs cleaning. get sth dirty (=make it dirty) I don't want to get my new shoes dirty. dirty - dirtier - dirtiest
filthy filBi/ [adj] extremely dirty: We didn't go swimming because the water looked filthy. I She put the cake into the filthiest, greasiest oven he had ever
seen.
absolutely jilthy You ought to wash your jeans - they're absolutely filthy.
filthy - filthier - filthiest
muddy nriAdi [adj] covered in mud: Take off your muddy boots, t She left a trail of muddy footprints behind her. I a muddy field
muddy - muddier - muddiest
dusty /'dAsti/ [adj] a dusty room, piece of furniture etc is covered in dust, especially because no-one has cleaned it for a long time: The room was dark and dusty. I dusty shelves
dusty - dustier - dustiest
greasy gri:si, -zi/ [adj] something that is greasy looks dirty because it has an oily substance on it: She had long greasy black hair. I He wiped his hands on a greasy cloth.
greasy - greasier - greasiest
dirty and bad for your health
see also environment
unhygienic /дпИш^шМ-Язеп-, -djiin-/ [adj] likely to cause disease - use this about
dingy /'dindji [adj] a dingy room, street, or building is dirty, dark, and in bad condition: Marlowe's dingy little office was in a run-down block near the station. dingy - dingier - dingiest
something that makes things dirty
dirt d3irt/ [n U] dust, mud, or anything else that makes things dirty: She rubbed some dirt off the glass with her finger. I I've washed that shirt twice, but I can't get the dirt out.
Don't say 'a tot of dusts'. Say a lot of
dust dAst [n U] dry powder that forms a layer on furniture, floors, clothes etc. especially when they have not been cleaned for a long time: There was a thick layer of dust on the shelves. I Max brushed the dust off his coat.
A
dust. DUst has no plural form.
mud 'mAdj [n U] very wet earth that sticks to your shoes, clothes, car. tyres etc: Look! There's mud all over the carpet. I Hayley scraped the dried mud off her boots. be covered in mud Their expensive riding pckets were covered in mud.
DIRTY 200
dirty conditions in kitchens, restaurants, and hospitals: It is unhygienic to store row and cooked meats together. I Operations are carried out under the most unhygienic conditions.
polluted /pa'luitid/ [adj] water or air that is polluted has a lot of harmful waste or poisonous chemicals in it: an effort to clean up Britain's polluted rivers + with/by Parts of the Mediterranean are polluted with toxic waste, heavily polluted (=very badly polluted) The air is heavily polluted with exhaust fumes.
contaminated bntaem^neitJjd/ [adj]
food, water, or land that is contaminated is not safe to use or be in because dangerous chemicals or bacteria have come into it: contaminated drinking water + with/by Milk contaminated with lead has been on sale in the supermarkets. heavily contaminated (=very badly contaminated) Crops cannot be grown in the heavily contaminated soil around Chernobyl.
pollution /p3'luij<?n [n U] the harmful effects on water, air, or land of chemicals and waste from factories, cars, modern farming methods etc: Industrial pollution has killed all the fish in the river. I We moved to the country to get away from all the crime and pollution in Los
Angeles.
DISABLED
when someone cannot use part of
D
their body
disabled
disabled diseib^ld/ [adj] someone who is disabled cannot use part of their body normally, for example their legs or their arms: David goes to a special school for disabled children. I Her son is disabled and she has to take care of him all the time.
the disabled (=disabled people) new laws to protect the rights of the disabled disabled toilets/parking etc (=special toilets, parking etc for disabled people)
handicapped hgendikiept/ fad;] someone who is handicapped has serious difficulty using part of their body or their mind, and this makes it difficult for them to have a normal life: She wor/cs with handicapped teenagers. mentally handicapped (^handicapped in the mind) a school for mentally handicapped children
visually handicapped (=blind or partly blind)
special needs SpcM nudz [n plural]
people with special needs need different teaching methods, special equipment etc because they have physical or mental problems - used especially by people who work with children like this: a school for children with special needs
plural disabilities
disability dis^biUti |n C/U] a problem with part of your body which makes it difficult for you to walk, talk, see etc: There are special courses for people with disabilities. I His disability didn't stop him from becoming a world-cfass scientist.
not disabled
able-bodied /eib<?l 'bDdidHI-ba:-/ [adj]
not disabled - use this when you are comparing disabled people with people
who are not disabled: Disabled students face different problems from their able- bodied friends.
DISAGREE
opposite agree
t
ARGUE
33 OPINIONS ^ | ^ E SAYING NO
see
also ^^
CRITICIZE jP COMPLAIN
be divided/be split /bi: d^vaid^d, bi: split/ if a group of people is divided or is split over something, some of them support one opinion and others support the opposite opinion
+ over/on The country's leaders appear
to be split on the question of tax cuts. I
Voters are bitterly divided over the issue of gun control.
contradict /kontra'diktH.kain-/ [и T] to say that what someone has just said is wrong: Don't contradict your father. I One of his students contradicted something he said, and he got really angry.