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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation S12E2: English vocabulary

Season 12, Episode 2CrimeDramaMystery

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  • whacking

    Word

    very large or extreme

  • moonbeam

    Word

    a ray of moonlight

  • peeper

    Word

    someone who peeps or spies on others secretly

  • toweling

    Word

    a soft, absorbent fabric used for towels and bathrobes

  • stomaching

    Word

    the present participle of stomach

  • floured

    Word

    covered with a thin layer of flour

  • worser

    Word

    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • spatter

    Word

    to scatter small drops or particles over a surface

  • phylum

    Word

    a major group in the classification of animals and plants

  • nosing

    Word

    the front edge of a step or stair

  • redress

    Word

    to correct or improve a bad or unfair situation

  • nightgown

    Word

    a loose piece of clothing worn for sleeping

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  • dicing

    Word

    the act of cutting food into small cubes

  • perversion

    Word

    a change that twists something away from its original meaning or purpose

  • lingo

    Word

    informal language used by a particular group or in a particular field

  • copped

    Word

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

  • rifling

    Word

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

  • ballistics

    Word

    the science of how bullets, shells, and other projectiles move through the air

  • retraction

    Word

    the act of taking back a statement, claim, or promise

  • sprinkler

    Word

    a device that sprays water over grass or plants

  • stalked

    Word

    to follow someone closely and watch them in a threatening way

  • patronize

    Word

    to treat someone as if you are better or more important than them

  • graver

    Word

    a small tool used for engraving or carving hard material

  • evener

    Word

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

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  • gallows

    Word

    a structure used for hanging people as a form of execution

  • insulate

    Word

    to cover or treat something so that heat, sound, or electricity cannot pass through easily

  • diligence

    Word

    careful and persistent effort

  • boning

    Word

    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • jagged

    Word

    having a rough edge made of sharp points or uneven lines

  • scorn

    Word

    a feeling that someone or something is not worthy of respect

  • denim

    Word

    a strong cotton fabric, usually blue, used for jeans and other clothes

  • cocking

    Word

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

  • decorator

    Word

    a person whose job is to design and decorate the inside of buildings

  • saturated

    Word

    so full of water or another liquid that it cannot absorb any more

  • bloody hell

    Phrase

    used to show strong surprise, anger, or annoyance

  • springing

    Word

    moving with quick, light jumps

  • retract

    Word

    to pull something back or back in

  • stripping

    Word

    the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

  • due diligence

    Phrase

    careful checking of something before making a decision, especially in business or law

  • workmen's compensation

    Phrase

    money paid to a worker, or to their family, after a work-related injury or death

  • workman's compensation

    Phrase

    insurance that pays for medical care and lost wages if you are hurt at work

  • quadruple

    Word

    to make something four times as large or as much

  • drive by

    Phrase

    a shooting attack from a moving car

  • medicinal

    Word

    used for treating illness or helping you get better

  • disposed

    Word

    willing to do something or likely to agree to it

  • real one

    Phrase

    an informal way to say someone is very loyal, helpful, or supportive

  • workers' compensation

    Phrase

    a system of insurance that pays benefits to workers who are injured on the job

  • stigma

    Word

    a strong feeling of shame or disapproval that people have about someone or something

  • gassing

    Word

    to talk in a casual, lively way

  • sizing

    Word

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

  • go there

    Phrase

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

  • worker's compensation

    Phrase

    a system of insurance that pays benefits to workers who are injured on the job

  • peep

    Word

    a short, high sound, especially from a bird or baby

  • reasonable doubt

    Phrase

    the level of doubt needed to avoid a guilty verdict

  • fives

    Word

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

  • insulation

    Word

    the use of material to stop heat, sound, or electricity from passing through something

  • bring it

    Phrase

    to do your best and put a lot of energy into something

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • blood in

    Phrase

    to join a gang by doing a violent act as part of an initiation

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • take the rap

    Phrase

    to be blamed or punished for something, especially for someone else's wrongdoing

  • gun down

    Phrase

    to shoot someone and kill them

  • weaponry

    Word

    weapons considered as a group

  • rapped

    Word

    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • nicking

    Word

    stealing things, especially in a casual or sneaky way

  • frontal

    Word

    relating to the front part of something

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • booting

    Word

    the process of starting a computer

  • soaking

    Word

    completely wet

  • make an appearance

    Phrase

    to attend an event briefly, especially in a public or formal way

  • go down the drain

    Phrase

    to fail completely or be wasted

  • beat the bushes

    Phrase

    to search hard for something or someone

  • drug addict

    Phrase

    a person who is addicted to drugs

  • dispose

    Word

    to get rid of something

  • caliber

    Word

    the quality or level of someone's skill, ability, or character

  • police department

    Phrase

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

  • roll on

    Phrase

    used to say you want something to happen soon

  • naked eye

    Phrase

    with no optical aid; visible without a microscope, telescope, or glasses

  • rain down

    Phrase

    to fall or come down in large amounts

  • perfect crime

    Phrase

    a crime that is never solved or traced to the person who committed it

  • coffee up

    Phrase

    to get or drink a coffee

  • disposable

    Word

    made to be used once or for a short time, then thrown away

  • meth

    Word

    methamphetamine, a highly addictive illegal drug

  • cuff

    Word

    the part of a sleeve that fits tightly around the wrist

  • take it out on

    Phrase

    to show anger or frustration by treating someone badly, even though they did not cause the problem

  • sit on

    Phrase

    to delay dealing with something

  • drag into

    Phrase

    to involve someone in a difficult or dangerous situation

  • plow into

    Phrase

    to crash into something with force

  • lust

    Word

    strong sexual desire

  • cadet

    Word

    a student who is training to become an officer in the army, navy, or air force

  • 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

  • wrath

    Word

    very strong anger

  • pant

    Word

    to breathe quickly and loudly, usually because you are tired or hot

  • line up

    Phrase

    a list of people or things arranged in a line

  • colon

    Word

    the part of the large intestine between the small intestine and the rectum

  • look in

    Phrase

    to visit someone or somewhere briefly and casually

  • work through

    Phrase

    to deal with a problem or difficult feeling gradually, step by step

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • pharmaceutical

    Word

    relating to medicinal drugs and their preparation or use

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