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Pile, noun (piles, piling, piled) 

drift, heap, hill, mass, mound, mountain, mow, pyramid

For example, a pile of thing is a quantity of things that have been put neatly somewhere so

that each thing is on top of the one below.  

There is a pile of boxes in the garage.

(verb) If you pile things somewhere, you put them there so that they form a pile.

He was piling clothes into the case.

Lean, verb (leans, leaning, leaned, leant)  

For example, if you lean on or against someone or something, you rest against it so that it

partly supports your weight. If you lean an object on or against something, you place the

object so that it is partly supported by that thing. 

She was feeling tired and was glad to lean against him.

(adjective) Lean can also mean to become thin or to lose weight.

After three weeks of long distance running and weight-lifting, she became very lean.

Mow, verb (mows, mowing, mowed, mown) 

clip, crop, cut

For example, if you mow an area of grass, you cut it using a machine called lawn mower.

He continued to mow the lawn and do other routine chores.

Lawn, noun (lawns) 

For example, a lawn is an area of grass that is kept cut short and is usually part of

someone’s garden or backyard, or part of a pack.  

They were sitting on the lawn under a large beech tree.

Routine, noun (routines) 

ordinary, everyday, plain, plain Jane, quotidian, unremarkable, usual, workaday

For example, you use routine to describe activities that are done as a normal part of a job

or process. 

The operator has to be able to carry out routine maintenance of the machine.

Chore, noun (chores)  

task, assignment, duty, job

For example, chores are tasks such as cleaning, washing, and ironing that have to be done

regularly at home. 

My husband and I both go out to work, so we share the household chores.

Due, adjective (dues) 

unpaid, mature, outstanding, overdue, owing, payable, unsettled

For example, if something is due at a particular time, it is expected to happen, be done, or

arrive at the time.  

The rent is due at the end of the month.

Unlikely, adjective (unlikeliest) 

improbable, doubtful, dubious, questionable

For example, if you say that something is unlikely to happen or unlikely to be true, you

believe that it will not happen or that it is not true, although you are not completely sure.

Would Ms. Wines be free to attend this meeting? It’s unlikely.

Tablet, noun (tablets)  

For example, a tablet is a small round mass of medicine which you swallow.

It is never a good idea to take sleeping tablets regularly for this kind of wakefulness.

Swallow, verb (swallows, swallowing, swallowed) 

down, take

For example, if you swallow something, you cause it go from your mouth down into your

stomach.

You are asked to swallow a capsule containing vitamin B.