CSI: Miami S4E8: English vocabulary

damaged by a sharp object that has made a hole in it

a sharp sibilant sound, like a snake or steam making a noise

kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

relating to the surrounding area or conditions

to burn something until it turns black

locked with a key

able to stick to a surface or hold things together

used to ask what something really means or is, especially in British English

a part inside an engine or pump that moves back and forth in a tube

a small hole made by something sharp, especially in a tire

used to tell someone to stop talking or stop making excuses

used to challenge someone to try something, especially a fight or argument

the equipment and setup used to make products in a factory

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

a rude, exaggerated way of saying you are very annoyed or frustrated

able to be heard

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

past tense and past participle of shoot

the act of postponing a proposal or motion for later discussion

to make something more difficult or harder to understand

to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

a sticky substance from some trees and plants that hardens when it dries

the main part of the human body, not including the head, arms, or legs

to join someone in putting money into a plan, purchase, or business

proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

producing fruit

in a ruined or hopeless state; badly failed

absolutely not; no way

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

an informal way of saying you agree with someone

a rude or angry way of asking why someone is behaving badly or causing trouble

a group of wild boars

the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

used to say you have won or beaten someone

to be used as part of something, especially money or time

to connect someone by telephone to another person or place

a scheduled time when someone must go to court

in a blunt or direct way

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

one of the periods of play in baseball or softball, when each team gets a turn to bat

to appear or happen, especially by chance

busy and not available

to look around a place casually, often while searching for something

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

ready, arranged, or working properly

to go to the toilet

to change a planned event or action to a later time

to speak or act more quickly

to give something to another person or group, especially so they can continue using or dealing with it

to explain something to someone step by step

having many small holes or dents on the surface

wrote, especially in a formal or literary style

as; in the same way that

to support the weight of something so it does not fall

a casual way of saying you didn’t hear or understand something, or that you’re surprised by it

used to introduce a frank opinion or statement

a gun that can be carried and used by one person

the process of becoming narrower

to spend time and effort improving or dealing with something

a written copy of spoken, recorded, or printed material

done in a quiet, secret way

used to talk about an earlier time in the past

to run slowly and steadily, especially for exercise

the capital city of Connecticut

to find an answer to something or understand it after thinking about it

prepare something so it can be used or can happen

an Italian title used before a woman's name

to some extent; fairly

the act of blaming or criticizing someone

a casual way to say goodbye

to open the door when someone knocks

a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body

to have to deal with something difficult or unpleasant

a very short period of time