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Shameless S1E4: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 4DramaComedy

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  • tollhouse

    Word

    a cookie with chocolate chips, often with pieces of toffee or nuts

  • bedpan

    Word

    a shallow container used by a person who is in bed to urinate or pass stool

  • obit

    Word

    a short newspaper notice about a person's death, often with a brief life story

  • cribbing

    Word

    the act of copying someone else’s work or ideas without permission

  • toweling

    Word

    a soft, absorbent fabric used for towels and bathrobes

  • snicker

    Word

    to laugh quietly in a way you try to hide

  • shipper

    Word

    a person or company that sends goods to customers or stores

  • saturate

    Word

    to soak something completely with liquid

  • glaucoma

    Word

    an eye disease that damages the optic nerve and can cause blindness

  • naught

    Word

    nothing; zero

  • leavings

    Word

    things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

  • gangrene

    Word

    a serious condition in which body tissue dies and starts to decay, usually because blood flow is blocked or there is an infection

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  • stroller

    Word

    a chair on wheels for pushing a baby or small child

  • euphemism

    Word

    a mild or indirect word or phrase used instead of a harsher one

  • leisurely

    Word

    done in a relaxed, unhurried way

  • caroling

    Word

    singing Christmas carols, often while going from house to house

  • copped

    Word

    to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

  • quaint

    Word

    attractively old-fashioned or unusual in a charming way

  • diseased

    Word

    affected by disease; not healthy

  • clog

    Word

    to block a pipe, drain, or other passage so that nothing can flow through it

  • chatty

    Word

    talkative and eager to chat

  • jacketed

    Word

    covered with a protective outer layer

  • evener

    Word

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

  • nostalgic

    Word

    feeling or showing nostalgia for the past

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  • necking

    Word

    kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

  • defenseless

    Word

    unable to protect yourself or stop others from harming you

  • chops

    Word

    the sides of the face below the eyes

  • abduct

    Word

    to take someone away illegally by force or trickery

  • sitter

    Word

    a person who looks after children for a short time while their parents are away

  • make muffins

    Phrase

    to knead with the front paws, as a cat does

  • swat

    Word

    to hit something quickly with your hand

  • my eye

    Phrase

    an expression used to show disbelief or strong disagreement

  • potting

    Word

    the act of putting a plant into a pot or container

  • beaming

    Word

    smiling broadly and showing happiness or excitement

  • sizing

    Word

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

  • two shot

    Phrase

    a film shot that shows two people together

  • fives

    Word

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

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • walk down

    Phrase

    to keep moving toward an opponent and keep attacking them in a fight

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • prick

    Word

    to make a small hole or mark in something with a sharp point

  • hitch

    Word

    to fasten something to a hook, rope, chain, or strap

  • hook up with

    Phrase

    to start a casual romantic or sexual relationship with someone

  • people's house

    Phrase

    a public building or center for cultural and community events, especially in former socialist countries

  • jarring

    Word

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

  • roasting

    Word

    the process of cooking food in an oven or over a fire

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • tonic

    Word

    a drink or medicine that is meant to make you feel stronger or healthier

  • cabling

    Word

    the installation of cables or a cable system

  • round up

    Phrase

    to gather people or things together, often by force or pressure

  • soaking

    Word

    completely wet

  • play it cool

    Phrase

    to act calm and not show that you are nervous or excited

  • why in the world

    Phrase

    used to show strong surprise, anger, or emphasis in a question

  • housework

    Word

    the work of cleaning, cooking, and other jobs around the home

  • napping

    Word

    to sleep for a short time, especially during the day

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • town car

    Phrase

    a hired car with a driver, often used for airport or hotel trips

  • paneling

    Word

    wooden boards or panels used to cover a wall

  • roam

    Word

    to walk or travel around without a fixed direction or purpose

  • blush

    Word

    to become red in the face, especially because you feel embarrassed

  • now for

    Phrase

    used to introduce the next thing that will happen or be shown

  • rendezvous

    Word

    a meeting that has been arranged for a particular time and place

  • sugared

    Word

    coated or mixed with sugar

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • superman

    Word

    a man with extraordinary strength, ability, or courage

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • police department

    Phrase

    the local office that handles police work in a town or city

  • wait out

    Phrase

    to wait until a difficult or unpleasant situation is over

  • children's home

    Phrase

    a home where children live and are cared for when they cannot live with their parents

  • amber alert

    Phrase

    a public warning that a child has been abducted

  • muffin

    Word

    a small sweet cake, usually baked in a cup-shaped mold

  • of age

    Phrase

    old enough to be legally an adult

  • mixer

    Word

    a machine used for mixing ingredients

  • booze

    Word

    alcoholic drink, especially strong liquor

  • crush on

    Phrase

    to feel a romantic attraction to someone

  • wander off

    Phrase

    to move away from a place without meaning to

  • cafeteria

    Word

    a place where people choose food from a counter and pay before eating

  • flatter

    Word

    to praise someone too much, often to get something from them

  • hook up

    Phrase

    to connect a device to a power source or another device

  • inflammation

    Word

    swelling, redness, heat, and pain in part of the body, often caused by injury or infection

  • blacked out

    Phrase

    made dark so that light cannot pass through

  • riches

    Word

    a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • look back

    Phrase

    to think about the past, or about what happened before

  • toddler

    Word

    a very young child, usually one who has just started walking

  • split up

    Phrase

    to end a romantic relationship

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • don't ask

    Phrase

    used to say that something is too strange, embarrassing, or complicated to explain

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • coped

    Word

    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • crib

    Word

    a baby's bed with bars on the sides

  • sneaking

    Word

    done in a quiet, secret way

  • back in

    Phrase

    used to talk about an earlier time in the past

  • figure out

    Phrase

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

  • diarrhea

    Word

    a condition that makes you pass loose stools often

  • wiring

    Word

    the wires in a building, vehicle, or machine, or the system they form

  • chopper

    Word

    a helicopter

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • lure

    Word

    to attract or tempt someone or something, often by offering something appealing

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