life buoy
life buoy - záchranný kruh
BrE
/'laɪfˌbɔɪ/
AmE
/'laɪfˌbu:i/

noun - a kind of ring that floats in water and is used to save someone who is drowning

life ring
life ring - záchranný kruh
BrE
/'laɪfrɪŋ/
AmE
/'laɪfrɪŋ/

noun - a kind of ring that floats in water and is used to save someone who is drowning

lifebelt
lifebelt - záchranný kruh
BrE
/'laɪfbelt/
AmE
/'laɪfbelt/

noun - a kind of ring that floats in water and is used to save someone who is drowning

gurney
gurney - nemocniční lehátko na kolečkách, vozík (jako lehátko v nemocnici)
BrE
/'gɜ:ni/
AmE
/'gɜ:rni/

noun, American English - a kind of bed with wheels that is used in hospitals to move sick or injured people

 
punching bag - boxovací pytel
BrE
/'pʌntʃɪŋˌbæg/
AmE
/'pʌntʃɪŋˌbæg/

noun, American English - a stuffed or inflated bag that is used to train boxing or help people vent their anger

match
match - zápalka, sirka
BrE
/'mætʃ/
AmE
/'mætʃ/

noun - a small wooden thing with a special substance at the end, it is used to make fire

hoe
hoe - motyka
BrE
/'həʊ/
AmE
/'hoʊ/

noun - a tool with a long handle that is used in the garden to turn the soil etc.

gate
gate - odletová brána, letištní východ (příchod k letadlu)
BrE
/'geɪt/
AmE
/'geɪt/

noun - a place at an airport that is used by passengers to get on or off a plane

 
ell - loket (míra)
BrE
/'el/
AmE
/'el/

noun, dated - a unit that was used to measure length, it is about the length of a man's arm

drill
drill - vrtačka
BrE
/'drɪl/
AmE
/'drɪl/

noun - an instrument that is used to make small round holes into a wall, piece of wood etc.

curtain
curtain - závěs
BrE
/'kɜ:tn/
AmE
/'kɜ:rt̬n/

noun - a piece plastic or other material used to keep privacy when you are in a shower etc.

cork
cork - korek, špunt (korkový)
BrE
/'kɔ:k/
AmE
/'kɔ:rk/

noun - a thing used to seal bottles of wine made of a light material made from tree bark

staples
staples - drátky do sešívačky
BrE
/'steɪplz/
AmE
/'steɪplz/

noun - thin wires that are used to fasten several sheets of paper together by using a special tool

 
stilts - chůdy
BrE
/'stɪlts/
AmE
/'stɪlts/

noun - long wooden poles with places to put your feet, which are used for walking above the ground

 
spare - náhradní
BrE
/'speə/
AmE
/'sper/

adjective - able to be used instead of another (e.g. if one fails or is lost or broken etc.)