to rub sth off
31polish — pol|ish1 [ˈpɔlıʃ US ˈpa: ] v [T] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: polir, from Latin polire] 1.) to make something smooth, bright, and shiny by rubbing it ▪ I spent all afternoon polishing the silver. polish sth with sth ▪ Polish the lenses …
32nose — nose1 W2S2 [nəuz US nouz] n ↑ear, ↑nose, ↑tooth, ↑eye ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(on your face)¦ 2 (right) under somebody s nose 3 stick/poke your nose into something 4 keep your nose out (of something) 5 turn your nose up (at something) 6 with your nose in the… …
33file — file1 W2S1 [faıl] n [Sense: 1 3, 5; Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: fil thread , from Latin filum (because documents were stored on pieces of string).] [Sense: 4; Origin: Old English feol] 1.) a set of papers, records etc that contain… …
34scrape — 1 verb 1 (T) to remove something from a surface, using the edge of a knife, stick etc: Scrape the carrots and slice them thinly. | scrape sth away/off etc: I tried to scrape some of the mud off my boots. | We scraped away several layers of old… …
35head — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ bare ▪ bald ▪ shaved ▪ blonde, dark, fair, grey/gray …
36wear away — verb 1. cut away in small pieces • Syn: ↑whittle away, ↑whittle down • Hypernyms: ↑damage • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Something s something …
37cream — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 fatty part of milk ADJECTIVE ▪ clotted, thick, whipped ▪ double (BrE), heavy (AmE) ▪ single (BrE) …
38dry — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ carefully, completely, properly, thoroughly ▪ Wait until the paint has completely dried. ▪ Always dry clothes thoroughly before you wear them again. ▪ …
39List of magnetic hills — A magnetic, or gravity hill is an optical illusion where a downwards slope appears upwards. This article is a list of such locations. Many have no specific name and are instead often simply referred to as Gravity Hill or Magnetic Hill… …
40skin — skin1 W2S2 [skın] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(body)¦ 2¦(from an animal)¦ 3¦(food)¦ 4¦(on a liquid)¦ 5¦(part of an object)¦ 6¦(computer)¦ 7 have (a) thin/thick skin 8 get under somebody s skin 9 by the skin of your teeth 10 make s …
