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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation S15E5: English vocabulary

Season 15, Episode 5CrimeDramaMystery

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  • mishandle

    Word

    to handle or manage something badly

  • sifter

    Word

    a tool or machine used for sifting flour, sugar, or other fine materials

  • sidle

    Word

    to move sideways, often in a shy or sneaky way

  • sciatic

    Word

    relating to the sciatic nerve

  • sutured

    Word

    closed with stitches

  • triangulate

    Word

    to find the position of something by using measurements from known points

  • embalm

    Word

    to preserve a dead body so it does not decay

  • transpose

    Word

    to change the order or position of something, especially words, notes, or numbers

  • stomaching

    Word

    the present participle of stomach

  • muffle

    Word

    to make a sound quieter or less clear

  • entomb

    Word

    to bury a dead body in a tomb or grave

  • bolo

    Word

    a long knife used in the Philippines for cutting plants or wood

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  • falsify

    Word

    to change information, records, or evidence in order to deceive people

  • cremate

    Word

    to burn a dead body to ashes, usually as part of a funeral process

  • parabolic

    Word

    relating to a parabola or paraboloid

  • mimosa

    Word

    a tropical plant with yellow flowers and leaves that fold up when touched or in low light

  • skewer

    Word

    a thin metal or wooden stick used for holding pieces of food while cooking

  • murmuring

    Word

    a soft, low, continuous sound

  • fascinate

    Word

    to attract and hold someone's attention or interest strongly

  • clatter

    Word

    to make a series of short, sharp rattling sounds

  • typo

    Word

    a small mistake in typing or writing, especially in digital text

  • tampon

    Word

    a small plug of absorbent material used to soak up blood during menstruation

  • rifling

    Word

    the spiral grooves inside a gun barrel that make a bullet spin

  • abler

    Word

    more able or skilled than someone or something else

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  • shriek

    Word

    a loud, sharp cry

  • conclusive

    Word

    so strong or clear that it settles a question or ends doubt

  • peroxide

    Word

    a chemical compound that contains two oxygen atoms joined together

  • wail

    Word

    to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

  • pelvic

    Word

    relating to the pelvis or the area around it

  • pearly

    Word

    shiny and pale, like a pearl

  • dishing

    Word

    giving out or handing out something, often quickly or generously

  • terrify

    Word

    to make someone feel extreme fear

  • femur

    Word

    the long bone in the upper part of the leg

  • suture

    Word

    a stitch used to close a wound or surgical cut

  • murmur

    Word

    a soft, quiet sound, especially of people speaking

  • hinged

    Word

    fastened with a hinge or hinges so it can swing open and shut

  • evener

    Word

    something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level

  • notching

    Word

    make small cuts or grooves in something

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • cocking

    Word

    the act of pulling back a gun’s hammer or firing mechanism

  • scrolled

    Word

    moved a page or screen up or down

  • groan

    Word

    to make a deep sound because of pain, sadness, or tiredness

  • obsess

    Word

    to fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else

  • carding

    Word

    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • mausoleum

    Word

    a large tomb, especially one built for an important person

  • stripping

    Word

    the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • killing spree

    Phrase

    a series of murders committed in a short period of time

  • Pearly Gates

    Phrase

    a humorous or religious way of referring to heaven

  • swat

    Word

    to hit something quickly with your hand

  • chisel

    Word

    a tool with a sharp edge, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, or metal

  • plugging

    Word

    the act of sealing a hole or gap

  • sizing

    Word

    a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

  • open the door

    Phrase

    to make it possible for something to happen

  • go there

    Phrase

    used to say something that is bold, rude, or about a taboo topic

  • expert witness

    Phrase

    a person who gives expert evidence in a court case

  • strip joint

    Phrase

    a place that offers striptease or erotic dancing

  • giggle

    Word

    to laugh quietly in a nervous, shy, or silly way

  • grieve

    Word

    to feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died

  • bacterial

    Word

    relating to bacteria or caused by bacteria

  • two up

    Phrase

    to share a prison cell with another person

  • frame up

    Phrase

    to make false evidence so that someone seems guilty of a crime

  • scarring

    Word

    the process of forming scars as a wound heals

  • fives

    Word

    a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does

  • sprinkle

    Word

    to scatter something in small drops or pieces over a surface

  • hinge on

    Phrase

    to depend completely on one thing

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • tabling

    Word

    the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

  • ding

    Word

    a short, sharp ringing sound

  • draw the short straw

    Phrase

    to be chosen, often by chance, to do an unpleasant task

  • sob

    Word

    to cry in a noisy way with short, broken breaths

  • line in

    Phrase

    to trace over a sketch or outline with a darker, more permanent line

  • rapped

    Word

    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • frontal

    Word

    relating to the front part of something

  • collateral

    Word

    property or other valuable item used to secure a loan

  • rampage

    Word

    a period of violent, uncontrolled behavior

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • slam dunk

    Phrase

    something that is very easy to do or achieve

  • profiling

    Word

    the practice of analyzing people or data to predict behavior or group people by characteristics

  • jarring

    Word

    causing a sudden unpleasant feeling because it does not fit well with what is around it

  • spree

    Word

    a short period of doing a lot of one activity, often in an uncontrolled way

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • stand over

    Phrase

    to watch or supervise someone closely, often in an annoying way

  • pooling

    Word

    the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose

  • excite

    Word

    to make someone feel excited and eager

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • way out

    Phrase

    far away; at a great distance

  • go free

    Phrase

    to be released from prison or another place of confinement

  • applaud

    Word

    to show approval by clapping

  • in bad

    Phrase

    out of favor with someone; not liked by them

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • hinge

    Word

    a metal part that joins two things and lets one swing open or shut

  • foremost

    Word

    most important, famous, or powerful

  • marrow

    Word

    the soft material inside bones that makes blood cells

  • the Bomb

    Phrase

    the first nuclear bomb ever made or used

  • defense attorney

    Phrase

    a lawyer who defends someone accused of a crime in court

  • indistinct

    Word

    not clear, sharp, or easy to see or hear

  • fingerprint

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    the pattern of lines on the tip of a finger, used to identify a person

  • tequila

    Word

    a strong alcoholic drink made from agave, originally from Mexico

  • go through with

    Phrase

    to do something difficult or unpleasant that you planned or agreed to do

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