washbasin
washbasin - umyvadlo, umývadlo
BrE
/'wɒʃbeɪsɪn/
AmE
/'wɑ:ʃbeɪsɪn/

noun - a bowl fixed to the bathroom wall, you use it when you wash your hands etc.

optimistic
optimistic - optimistický
BrE
/ˌɒptɪ'mɪstɪk/
AmE
/ˌɑ:ptɪ'mɪstɪk/

adjective - able to see the good side of everything, not losing hope; believing in a good end

ointment
ointment - mast, mazání
BrE
/'ɔɪntmənt/
AmE
/'ɔɪntmənt/

noun - a kind of sticky substance that is rubbed on the skin in order to heal it

tap
tap - kohoutek (vodovodní etc.)
BrE
/'tæp/
AmE
/'tæp/

noun - a kind of handle that you use to let water flow into the washbasin, bath etc.

 
swat - zaplácnout (hmyz)
BrE
/'swɒt/
AmE
/'swɑ:t/

verb - to kill or hit an insect with the palm of your hand or with something flat

sticker
sticker - nálepka
BrE
/'stɪkə/
AmE
/'stɪkər/

noun - a picture or a piece of text that can be stuck onto the surface of something

 
smear - rozmáznout, rozmazat
BrE
/'smɪə/
AmE
/'smɪr/

verb - to rub a substance (oil, paint, dirt) on the surface of something and make it dirty

cookie sheet
cookie sheet - plech na pečení
BrE
/'kʊkiˌʃi:t/
AmE
/'kʊkiˌʃi:t/

noun, American English - a flat rectangular piece of metal that you put in the oven to bake food on

baking tray
baking tray - plech na pečení
BrE
/'beɪkɪŋˌtreɪ/
AmE
/'beɪkɪŋˌtreɪ/

noun, British English - a flat rectangular piece of metal that you put in the oven to bake food on

 
mascara - řasenka
BrE
/mæs'kɑ:rə/
AmE
/mæs'kærə/

noun - a substance put on the eyelashes to make them look darker, thicker, longer, more attractive etc.

 
measuring cup - odměrka
BrE
/'meʒərɪŋˌkʌp/
AmE
/'meʒərɪŋˌkʌp/

noun - a small container that you use to tell the right amount of a liquid, powder etc.

 
junket - výlet (placený někým jiným)
BrE
/'dʒʌŋkət/
AmE
/'dʒʌŋkət/

noun, American English - a trip that was paid for by somebody else, such as a company, the government etc.

ridge
ridge - hřeben (hory apod.), hřbet (hory apod.)
BrE
/'rɪdʒ/
AmE
/'rɪdʒ/

noun - a long pointed strip of land at the top of a chain of mountains or hills

 
confirmation - biřmování
BrE
/ˌkɒnfə'meɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:nfər'meɪʃn/

noun - a religious ceremony in which a person becomes a full member of the church (usually Catholic)

baking sheet
baking sheet - plech na pečení
BrE
/'beɪkɪŋˌʃi:t/
AmE
/'beɪkɪŋˌʃi:t/

noun - a flat rectangular piece of metal that you put in the oven to bake food on