Vocabulary 6

Nouns
Electronics

Battery - a device that is placed inside a machine to supply it with electricity.

Computer (Screen) - a screen used to display the output of a computer to the user.

DVD player - a device for playing DVDs.

(Ceiling) Fan - a fan fitted to the ceiling.

Joystick - a control lever capable of motion in two or more directions.

Oven - a heated chamber (as in a stove) for baking, heating, or drying.

Printer - a machine that produces text and images on paper.

Refrigerator - a device or room for keeping articles (as food) cool.

Remote/Temperature control - a device or mechanism for controlling something from a

distance.

Telephone - a device for transmitting and receiving sounds over long distances.

TV (screen) - the flat vertical surface in a television set on which pictures are shown.

Washing Machine - a machine used for washing clothes.

Other

Asset - all the property belonging to a person or an organization.

Bit - a unit of computer information that represents the selection of one of two possible
choices.
Complaint - the act of saying or writing that you are unhappy or dissatisfied with
something.
Crack - a thin line in the surface of something that is broken but not separated into
pieces.
Damage - physical harm that is done to something or to someone's body.
Denim - a firm often coarse cotton cloth.
Discount - a price reduction.
Dry cleaner - a shop where clothes and other cloth items are dry-cleaned.
Evidence - a sign which shows that something exists or is true.
Lamp shade - a cover that softens or directs the light of a lamp.
Leaf (leaves) - one of the usually flat green parts that grow from a plant stem and that
functions mainly in making food by photosynthesis.
Lens(es) - a clear curved piece of material (as glass) used to bend the rays of light to
form an image.
(Jacket) lining - A covering or coating for an inside surface.
Mosaic - a design which consists of small pieces of coloured glass, pottery, or stone set
in concrete or plaster.
Mug - a large drinking cup with a handle.
Pair (of) - two things that match or are meant to be used together.
Pitcher - a container usually with a handle and a lip or spout used for holding and
pouring out liquids.
Receipt - a written statement saying that money or goods have been received.
Refund - an amount of money that is returned as repayment.
Roof - the upper covering part of a building.
Shirt - a piece of clothing for the upper part of the body usually with sleeves and often a
collar.
Signal - a sign, event, or word that serves to start some action.
Skin - the outer covering of an aircraft or its wing.
Stain - something (as a dye) used in staining.
Stool - a seat that fits one person and that has no back or arms.
Store Credit
Straw
Tablecloth
Tabletop
Tear
Temperature
Vase
Wastebasket
Wireless service
Wrapper

Pronoun
Everything

Adjectives
Past participles

Chipped

Cracked

Damaged

Dented

Made

Scratched

Stained

Torn

Worn

Other
Dirty

Solar-powered

Throwaway

Undercooked

Verbs

Adjust
Break (down)
Charge
Crash
Deliver
Die
Endanger
Flicker
Have (an eye for)
Jam
Leak
Purchase
Repair
Replace
Reuse
Shrink
Skip
Work (=function)

Adverbs
By hand
Even
Right away/now
Throughout