picture
foreground /'tVgraond fn С usually
singular] the nearest part of a scene in a picture or photograph
in the foreground There was a group of people sunbathing in the foreground of th photo.
PICTURE
background /'baekgraond/ [n С usually singular] the area behind something or someone in a picture or photograph in the background It was a photo of everyone in my class, with the school bui/ding in the background.
PIECE
see also part, cut
D part of something that
has been separated from the rest
piece pi:s [n C] an amount of something that has been broken, cut, or separated from something larger: Tim cut the cake into eight pieces, i a pack of chicken pieces
+ of There were pieces of broken glass all over the road. I a simple boat made from a few pieces of wood in pieces (=broken into many pieces) The vase lay in pieces on the floor.
bit /bit [n C] especially British a small piece of something: "Do you want some of this Christmas pudding?" "Yes. I'll try a bit. " + of Use a bit of soft cloth to apply the lotion.
little/small/tiny bits There were little bits of food all over the carpet.
Scrap skr;ep [n С] a small piece of paper, material, or food that is left after you have used the main part
+ of I wrote down her address on a scrap of paper. I We made some pretty bags out of scraps of curtain material.
slice slais In C] a thin flat piece of food that you cut from a larger piece + оf Have a slice of bread and butter, cut sth into slices Cut the pork into thin slices and fry it for five minutes.
В a piece that has a regular shape
block blnk||bla:k [n С] a large solid piece of wood, stone, or ice that has straight sides: a building made out of concrete blocks
+ of The fish were lying on huge blocks of ice to keep them cold.
cube kjurb |n C) a solid object with six equal square sides: Cut the cheese into small cubes.
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ice/sugar cube Charlie kept putting ice cubes down my back. + of a cube of sugar
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PIECE
sheet of
piece
slab of concrete
lump of coal
crumbs of cake
scrap of fabric
block of wood
slice of
bread
cube of sugar
speck of dirt
chunk of rock
bar of chocolate
fragment of pottery
newspaper
grains of sand *
slab /slaeb,/ [n C] a heavy piece of stone or rock, which is long and wide but not very
thick
stone/concrete/marble slab The floor was made out of stone slabs. + of His graue is covered by a huge slab of marble.
sheet /Jut/ [n C| sheet of glass/paper/ steel/metal a flat thin piece of glass, paper etc: She took a sheet of paper and began to write. I The roof is made of sheets of corrugated iron.
bar <ba:r' In С j a piece of metal, soap, or chocolate that has a long or square shape with straight sides: The gold bars were transported in a security vehicle + оfa bar of chocolate
Q a piece that does not have a regular shape
chunk /Цл1]к/ [n C) a piece of something solid that does not have a regular shape: Cut the potatoes into chunks and boil them for 15 minutes. + of A large chunk of plaster had fallen from the ceiling, f The lions were eating a huge chunk of red meat.
lump /1лтр/ fn CJ a small piece of something solid that does not have a regular shape + of He threw some more lumps of coal onto the fire. I I was almost hit by a lump of rock that fell from the cliff.
/К Don't use lump to talk about pieces of food, unless you want to say that something was unpleasant: The sauce was horrible; it was full of lumps.
ш a very small piece
grain /grein/ [n С] a single small piece of
sand, salt, or rice
+ of I could feel grains of sand between my toes.
Speck /spek/ [n C) a speck of dust/dirt a
piece of dust or dirt that is so small you can hardly see it. The apartment was very clean - not a speck of dust anywhere.
crumbs /кглтг/ (n plurall very small pieces of food such'as bread or cake: The tablecloth was covered in crumbs. I brushing crumbs off her skirt
fragment /'fraegmant/ [n C] especially written a very small piece that has been broken or torn from something bigger + of A fragment of cloth, caught on a nail, showed that someone had been that way. I The doctor removed some fragments of bone from the wound.
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PLACE
house is built: a hotel in an extremely attractive location
country
LAND AND SEA
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A
see also
ucu
area
+ ]or This is the ideal location for the company's new head office.
Location is used especially in
PLACE
advertisements or in business English.
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a place
place /pleis/ In C| Have you put your passport in a safe place? I This is the place where the accident happened. I the coldest place on earth I She hues in a place called Hobergs, a place to live/eat/parte etc / was looking for a place to park the car. + /or a great place for a party the right/wrong place / thought I'd gone to the wrong place - I didn't recognize anyone there.
In spoken English, you often just use where, somewhere, or anywhere instead of saying 'the place', 'a place' etc: I'll show you where f was born, i / need somewhere to put my books. I I couldn't find anywhere to park the car.
position /pa'zij>n/ [n C] the exact place where something or someone is, especially in relation to other things or people: Jessica moved to a position where she could see him better I We need to know the enemy's positions before we can plan our attack. I Make sure the decimal point is in the right position. + of From the position of the sun, I guessed that it was about two o'clock.
Spot /spDt||spa:t/ In C] informal a place where something happened, or a pleasant place where people go to relax: People had left flowers at the spot where the police officer was killed. I We camped in a pleasant, shady spot beside the river.
+ for a favourite spot for picnics beauty spot (=a place that is famous for being beautiful) We spent the afternoon at a local beauty spot.
TOWN
location /l3u'keij>n/ (n C] formal the place where an office, shop, hotel, or
site sait [n C] an area of ground where something is going to be built, or where something important or interesting happened or existed in the past: an archaeological site