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Chicago Fire S14E7: English vocabulary

Season 14, Episode 7Drama

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  • whiffing

    Word

    moving or drifting out in small puffs or wisps

  • beveled

    Word

    cut at an angle so the edge is slanted

  • dehydrate

    Word

    to remove water from something, especially food, so it can be stored for longer

  • bevel

    Word

    an angled edge or surface cut between two sides

  • hemorrhagic

    Word

    relating to bleeding or blood loss

  • schnapps

    Word

    a strong alcoholic drink, often made from fruit

  • leapfrog

    Word

    a children's game in which one player bends over and others jump over them

  • lanky

    Word

    thin and tall in a slightly awkward way

  • backboard

    Word

    a board behind a basketball hoop that the ball can bounce off

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • paraffin

    Word

    a waxy substance used in candles, polishes, and sealing materials

  • splitter

    Word

    a thing that splits something into parts

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  • tightness

    Word

    the state of being tight or squeezed

  • lashing

    Word

    a rope or cord used for tying or fastening things

  • docket

    Word

    a list of cases or matters to be dealt with in court

  • furlough

    Word

    a temporary leave from work, military service, or prison

  • botch

    Word

    to do something badly or carelessly

  • revolutionize

    Word

    to change something completely, especially in a way that has a big effect

  • aspirate

    Word

    to pronounce a sound with a strong puff of air

  • foursome

    Word

    a group of four people, especially in golf or bridge

  • laceration

    Word

    a deep cut or tear in the skin

  • preempt

    Word

    to act early to stop something from happening or to get ahead of it

  • catheter

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    a thin tube put into the body to remove or add fluid

  • whiff

    Word

    a brief smell that you notice for a moment

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  • gusto

    Word

    great enthusiasm and energy

  • cranked

    Word

    turned or operated by a crank

  • gauze

    Word

    a thin medical cloth used for covering wounds or stopping bleeding

  • shredding

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    the act of cutting or tearing something into small pieces

  • swab

    Word

    a small piece of soft material used for cleaning a wound or taking a sample

  • tuscan

    Word

    relating to Tuscany or its people, language, or culture

  • mull

    Word

    to think about something carefully for a while

  • inflated

    Word

    too large or too high, especially in a way that is not true or reasonable

  • pining

    Word

    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • helix

    Word

    a spiral shape or line, especially one that curves around a central axis

  • incendiary

    Word

    likely to cause strong anger or conflict

  • couched

    Word

    to express something in a particular way

  • evener

    Word

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

  • pry

    Word

    to ask questions about someone’s private life in a way that is annoying or rude

  • thorny

    Word

    covered with thorns

  • syringe

    Word

    a medical tool used to inject or remove liquid

  • custodian

    Word

    a person who is responsible for looking after something

  • profanity

    Word

    swear words or offensive language

  • arterial

    Word

    relating to an artery

  • logics

    Word

    the study of correct reasoning

  • avert

    Word

    to turn your eyes, attention, or thoughts away from something

  • weeding

    Word

    the act of removing weeds from a garden or other area

  • inflate

    Word

    to fill something with air or gas so it becomes bigger or firmer

  • sharpen

    Word

    to make something sharp or sharper

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • cannabis

    Word

    the drug made from the cannabis plant, used for smoking or in other forms

  • all hands

    Phrase

    everyone in a ship's crew

  • dumb ass

    Phrase

    A rude insult for a stupid person

  • plugging

    Word

    the act of sealing a hole or gap

  • swipe

    Word

    to move a finger across a touch screen to make something happen

  • police commissioner

    Phrase

    the person who leads a police force or police department

  • lash

    Word

    to hit or move something with a quick, sharp motion

  • shred

    Word

    to cut or tear something into small pieces

  • improvise

    Word

    to create or perform something without preparing it first

  • wheeling

    Word

    the act of moving something on wheels

  • stabilize

    Word

    to make something more steady and less likely to change suddenly

  • ride with

    Phrase

    to spend time with someone or be part of their group

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • complicate

    Word

    to make something more difficult or harder to understand

  • line in

    Phrase

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

  • blowing up

    Phrase

    a harsh scolding or reprimand

  • send it

    Phrase

    to do something with full effort or confidence

  • backlash

    Word

    a strong negative reaction from many people, especially to a social or political change

  • torso

    Word

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

  • swear to God

    Phrase

    Used to strongly say that something is true or to emphasize that you are being honest

  • talk around

    Phrase

    to persuade someone to change their mind by talking to them

  • janitor

    Word

    a person whose job is cleaning and taking care of a building

  • city council

    Phrase

    the elected group that runs a city

  • lock in

    Phrase

    to make a deal, price, or plan definite and final

  • on strike

    Phrase

    not working because workers are protesting

  • under the influence

    Phrase

    affected by alcohol or drugs

  • pooling

    Word

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

  • find out

    Phrase

    to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

  • redhead

    Word

    a person with red hair

  • expel

    Word

    force someone to leave a place, school, or organization

  • arson

    Word

    the crime of deliberately setting fire to a building or other property

  • crack open

    Phrase

    to open something quickly or roughly

  • sounder

    Word

    a group of wild boars

  • dom

    Word

    a title given to members of the clergy.

  • taboo

    Word

    not allowed by social custom or by a particular culture or religion

  • to God

    Phrase

    used in expressions like “I hope to God” to show a very strong wish or hope

  • pissed off

    Phrase

    very angry or annoyed

  • thinner

    Word

    a liquid used to make paint or other coatings thinner

  • router

    Word

    a device that connects computers and sends data to the right place on a network

  • pitchfork

    Word

    a long-handled tool with two or more pointed prongs, used for lifting hay or straw

  • looping

    Word

    the repeated playing of a video, song, or other media

  • perpetrator

    Word

    a person who commits a harmful, illegal, or immoral act

  • chipping

    Word

    small pieces that break off from a hard surface

  • framing

    Word

    the way something is presented so that people understand it in a particular way

  • hands on

    Phrase

    involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

  • deep down

    Phrase

    in your real thoughts or feelings, even if you do not show them

  • burn down

    Phrase

    to be destroyed by fire

  • like that

    Phrase

    used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

  • polling

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    the activity of asking people questions to find out what they think, especially about an election

  • infrastructure

    Word

    the basic systems and services a society needs, such as roads, power, and water

  • flushing

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    the act of becoming red in the face or skin

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