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CSI: Miami S5E3: English vocabulary

Season 5, Episode 3DramaMysteryCrime

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  • garble

    Word

    to change a message, sound, or image so that it is unclear or distorted

  • pulverize

    Word

    to crush something into a fine powder or tiny pieces

  • trilling

    Word

    to sing or speak with a high, quivering sound

  • heft

    Word

    the amount of weight something has; heaviness

  • handcraft

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    to make something by hand, often using traditional methods

  • blare

    Word

    to make a loud, harsh sound, or to make something do that

  • ibis

    Word

    a large bird with a long curved bill, long neck, and long legs

  • contusion

    Word

    a bruise caused by a blow or fall

  • percussive

    Word

    producing a strong, sharp beat or sound

  • scoff

    Word

    to show that you think something is silly or not worth taking seriously

  • trinket

    Word

    a small decorative object that is not worth much

  • welcomer

    Word

    a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers

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  • hock

    Word

    to pawn something, especially to get money quickly

  • sleet

    Word

    small balls of ice that fall from the sky, often mixed with rain or snow

  • watermark

    Word

    a faint design in paper that you can see when you hold it up to the light

  • megaphone

    Word

    a device that makes your voice louder and carries it farther

  • contaminate

    Word

    to make a substance or place dirty or unsafe by adding harmful material

  • panhandle

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    a long, narrow part of a state or country that sticks out from the main area

  • jeweler

    Word

    a person who makes, repairs, or sells jewelry

  • duster

    Word

    a cloth or tool used for removing dust from furniture and other surfaces

  • toughness

    Word

    the quality of being strong and able to handle difficult conditions

  • inking

    Word

    the process of drawing or outlining with ink

  • handcuff

    Word

    to put handcuffs on someone

  • shriek

    Word

    a loud, sharp cry

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  • pining

    Word

    full of longing or sadness for someone or something

  • wail

    Word

    to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

  • crackling

    Word

    the sound of many short, sharp pops or snaps

  • pristine

    Word

    clean, fresh, and in perfect condition, as if new

  • squeal

    Word

    to make a long, high-pitched cry or noise

  • evener

    Word

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

  • fatality

    Word

    a death caused by an accident, war, or disease

  • accreditation

    Word

    official approval that a school, course, or organization meets required standards

  • squeak

    Word

    to make a short, high-pitched sound

  • shuttered

    Word

    closed and no longer open for business

  • groan

    Word

    to make a deep sound because of pain, sadness, or tiredness

  • projectile

    Word

    an object that is thrown or fired through the air

  • familiarity

    Word

    familiar knowledge or experience of something

  • inched

    Word

    to move very slowly and carefully in a particular direction

  • coasting

    Word

    the act of moving along without using power

  • of the clock

    Phrase

    used after a number to mean 'o'clock

  • sprain

    Word

    to injure a joint by twisting it too hard

  • stripping

    Word

    the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

  • false imprisonment

    Phrase

    the illegal confinement of a person

  • Last Day

    Phrase

    the day when God judges everyone, according to Christian belief

  • penetration

    Word

    the act of getting into something or going through it

  • pastime

    Word

    an activity you do for pleasure in your free time

  • knuckle

    Word

    one of the hard joints in the middle of your fingers

  • ware

    Word

    goods or products, especially ones sold in a shop or made by a particular business

  • bucking

    Word

    moving up and down suddenly and forcefully, like a horse kicking out

  • have no right

    Phrase

    to have no moral or legal permission to do something

  • party to

    Phrase

    involved in something, especially a secret plan or a wrong action

  • counterfeit

    Word

    to make an illegal copy of something in order to trick people

  • grand theft

    Phrase

    the crime of stealing something that is worth a lot of money

  • hollow point

    Phrase

    a bullet with a hollow tip that expands on impact

  • assault and battery

    Phrase

    the crime of attacking someone and physically hurting them

  • firing pin

    Phrase

    the part of a gun that strikes the primer to fire the cartridge

  • victimless crime

    Phrase

    a crime that does not directly harm a specific person

  • dig on

    Phrase

    to be attracted to someone

  • paling

    Word

    a fence made of upright wooden stakes

  • sacking

    Word

    the act of being dismissed from a job

  • fives

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

  • put it down

    Phrase

    to perform very well; to do something impressively

  • shotted

    Word

    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • leverage

    Word

    the power or advantage you get from using something to help you achieve more

  • head up

    Phrase

    to lead a group, team, or project

  • send it

    Phrase

    to do something with full effort or confidence

  • told you so

    Phrase

    a remark that shows you were right after someone else was wrong

  • burglary

    Word

    the crime of getting into a building illegally in order to steal or commit another crime

  • casing

    Word

    a hard outer cover that protects or encloses something

  • collateral

    Word

    property or other valuable item used to secure a loan

  • torso

    Word

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

  • turn around

    Phrase

    cause something to improve a lot

  • compile

    Word

    to make a list, report, or book by gathering information from different sources

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • search warrant

    Phrase

    an official court order that allows police to search a place

  • small wonder

    Phrase

    used to say that something is not surprising

  • pooling

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    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

  • hover

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    to stay in one place in the air

  • get right

    Phrase

    to do something correctly or in the right way

  • big mouth

    Phrase

    a person who talks too much, especially by saying things that should be kept private

  • bogus

    Word

    not real, true, or honest; fake

  • chuckle

    Word

    to laugh quietly

  • sugared

    Word

    coated or mixed with sugar

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • 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

  • printing press

    Phrase

    a machine used for printing books, newspapers, or pictures

  • indistinct

    Word

    not clear, sharp, or easy to see or hear

  • undermine

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    to gradually weaken or damage something, especially in a hidden or indirect way

  • thug

    Word

    a violent criminal or troublemaker

  • bum

    Word

    a person who is lazy and avoids work

  • poke around

    Phrase

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

  • storm in

    Phrase

    to enter a place suddenly and angrily

  • grunt

    Word

    a short, low sound made by a person or an animal

  • bossed

    Word

    to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way

  • inflammation

    Word

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

  • gasp

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    to take a quick breath in because you are surprised, shocked, or in pain

  • subtract

    Word

    to take a number or amount away from another number or amount

  • hands on

    Phrase

    involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

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