Book 2 · Unit 23

o'xshash

If two things or people are alike, they are similar in some way.

“People often think my sister and I look alike.”

achchiqlantirmoq, jonga tegmoq

To annoy someone means to bother them.

“The flies buzzing around John's head annoyed him very much.”

arxitektura

Architecture is the style or way a building is made.

“The architecture of the church is amazing.”

sun'iy, yasama

If something is artificial, it is made to look like something natural.

“That soccer field has artificial grass, but it looks real.”

zanjir

A chain is a series of connected loops often used to keep things in place.

“The scary dog was secured with a chain.”

farqli, aniq

If something is distinct, it is easily noticed or different from other things.

“That girl has distinct pink hair.”

ajratmoq, farqiga bormoq

To distinguish is to recognize differences between things.

“The twins look exactly the same. It is hard to distinguish between them.”

chang

Dust is very tiny pieces of dirt or other matter.

“In the old house, the dust was thick on the floor and chairs.”

xursandchilik, hayajon

Excitement means to feel a lot of happiness about something.

“Did you see the excitement in her when the team scored?”

tuzalmoq

To heal means to make a part of the body healthy again after injury.

“After my broken arm heals, I can play baseball again.”

meros qilib olmoq

To inherit is to get something from someone who has died.

“She inherited her mother's gold earrings.”

o'zini tutish tarzi

A manner is the way someone does something.

“His manner of not looking at someone while speaking, is a bit rude.”

ko'paymoq, ortib ketmoq

Something mounts when it becomes stronger over time.

“His fear mounted as the monster crawled out from under his bed.”

tom

A roof is the outside top part of a building.

“The roof was covered with snow.”

tanqislik

A shortage is a lack of something you need or want.

“Since there was a shortage of food, people were hungry.”

qattiq

If something is solid, it is made of firm material.

“The safe looked to be quite solid.”

zahira, zapas

A stock is a stored amount of something.

“They keep a stock of rice so they'll always have something to eat.”

modda

A substance is any specific material or mixture of materials.

“Water is an important substance for all living things.”

qabr

A tomb is a grave where a dead person is buried.

“Their whole family is buried inside the tomb.”

jarohat, yara

A wound is an injury to the body.

“He had many wounds after the car accident.”