Sunday, March 21, 2010

Health Words Saying More than Health (3)


Gas: 
(a) (condition of having) gas in the stomach 
(b) substance like air (c) gas used for cooking, heating, poisoning, etc. (d) liquid obtained from petroleum and used for producing power in engines (e) kill with gas (f) talk a long time (g) gas up – fill a vehicle with a gas

Headache: 
(a) pain in the head 
(b) problem
Hearing: 
(a) ability to hear sound
(b) distance at which one can hear (c) act or experience of hearing (d) chance to explain (e) (law) trial of a case
Hearty:
(a) healthy
(b)friendly and cheerful (c) (of meals) large

Ill:
(a) sick
(b) bad (c) badly (d) not enough (e) bad thing
Itch:
(a) have the feeling of wanting to scratch the skin
(b) itching feeling (c) strong desire (d) be itching to / for – want very much

Lame:
(a) unable to walk properly because of an illness or injury
(b) (of excuses, etc.) weak or poor
Lump:
(a) a small, hard piece of flesh that is formed as a result of an injury or an illness
(b) solid mass (c) lump in the throat – tight sensation in the throat caused by unexpressed pity, sorrow, etc. (d) lump it – accept bad conditions without complaint (e) lump together – consider (2 or more things) as a single unit

Mad:
(a) ill in the mind
(b) angry (c) very foolish (d) filled with strong interest (e) like mad – very hard, fast, loud, etc.
Medicine:
(a) substance for treating illness
(b) science of treating illness (c) a taste / dose of one's own medicine – deserved punishment
Miscarry:
(a) have a miscarriage
(b) (of a plan) go wrong and fail
Mute:
(a) person who cannot speak
(b) not speaking or spoken; silent (c) object put on or in a musical instrument to make it sound softer

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[To be continued]

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