locked [adj] / need to get my coat out of your car - is it locked? I Karl kept his gun in a locked drawer in his bedroom.
draw the curtains/ciose the curtains / dro: do b:rtnz, ,кЫг Аэ кз:гт/ to close curtains by pulling them across a window: Let's draw the curtains. We don't ujant people looking in.
eyes/mouth
close/shut klsuz, JaI: [и T1 to close your eyes or mouth: I lay down and closed my eyes, i He shut his eyes and listened to the music.
shutting - shut - have shut
closed/shut [аф not before noun] The girl
was lying on the bed with her eyes closed. I He kept his mouth tightly shut.
to become shut
close/shut klsijz, J,\t (и II to become
shut: He walked out and the door closed behind him. i There was a bang as the gate shut. I Her eyes closed, and she fell into a deep sleep.
shutting - shut - have shut
slam (aiso slam shut) skem, ,slaem [At/
[v I) if a door slams or slams shut, it shuts quickly and makes a loud noise: Outside in the street, car doors slammed and people were shouting, t She heard a do or slam shut and the sound of footsteps on the path.
slamming - slammed - have slammed
shop/office
shut/close /At, klaoz (u I] if a shop or
office shuts or closes, it stops being open for business: "What time does the bank shut?" "Four o'clock." I Most of the stores close at 6:30.
shutting - shut - have shut
be shut/be dosed /Ьк'/лг, Ы: 'кы«1/
if a shop or office is shut or is closed, it is not open for business: The ticket office was closed. I It was nine o'clock and all the stores were shut.
SHY
m opposite confident/not confident
shy Jai [adj] nervous and embarrassed about talking to other people, especially people you do not know: David was a/u;ays rather quiet and shy at school. I Carrie gave him a shy smile. I I was too shy to ask her out on a date, shyly [adv] "Would you like to go for a drink?'' he asked shyly.
shy - shyer - shyest
shyness fn U1 shy feelings or behaviour: Alan forgot his shyness and began asking them questions.
timid 'tim^d [adj] frightened to talk to people or to give your opinion, because you have very little confidence: Ralph's wife was a small, timid woman who hardly ever spoke.
timidly [adu] 'Can I go home now?" Sue asked, timidly.
reserved /n'z3irvd [adjj someone who is reserved tries not to show their feelings to other people and does not talk a lot: English people have a reputation for being very reserved.
SIDE
see also middle, edge
the part of an area that is furthest from the middle
side /said/ [n CI one of the parts of an area that is furthest from the middle and closest to the edge
There were high walls on all four sides of the prison yard.
edge /ed3 In ci the part around an object or area that is furthest from its centre, or the part along its side where its surface ends + of The edges of the carpet were torn. I Keep away from the edge of the cliff - you might fall.
on the edge of sth Just leave it on the edge of your plate.
at the edge of sth
(=next to the edge) The house stood right at the edge of the lake.
end /end [n C] one of the two parts of a long object or area that are furthest from each other
+ of He cut a thick slice from the end of
the loaf.
at one end of sth Mrs Deacon sat at one end of the long table and I sat at the other.
at both ends/at each end There are scoreboards at both ends of the stadium. I A dumbbell is an iron bar with a heavy
weight at each end.
border bo:rdor/ [n С] a line or band around the edge of something such as a picture or a piece of cloth: a tablecloth with a brightly patterned border + around The card had a blue border around it.
margin 'ma^d^n [n
+ of We walked along the side of the road. the side of sth
side
I left the book on the side of the desk.
on
edge
The edges of the paper were ragged.
margin
margin
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Cj the empty space on the left or right side of a page: Someone had written a note in the left-hand margin.
one of the two areas on either side of a line, wall, river etc
side said/ [n C]
+ of This side of the fence is private property. I From the other side of the wall came the sounds of children playing I We crossed the bndge to the north side of the river,
bank bierjk ' [n C] the land along the side of a river
on. the bank o//bank$ of sth a new
theatre on the south bank of the Thames I the vineyards along the banks of the Rhone
to one side/to the side /ta.wAn said.
ta (to said if someone or something moves to one side or to the side, they move from where they are to the left or to the right: She pushed her plate to one side and leaned forward. I Could you move
a little to the side so we can get past?
from side to side fern said ta 'said
moving continuously, first to one side then to the other: The tractor swayed from side to side, almost throwing me out of my seat.
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^^ Don't confuse bank (Qf a river or stream), shore (0f a sea or iarge lake), and coast (the part 0f a country that is close to the sea).