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| cold |
When you feel cold, you want to do something to get warmer. You might put on a sweater or cover yourself with a blanket. [1/5 definitions] |
| fiber |
A fiber is something from a plant or animal that looks like a small hair or little piece of thread. Some fibers you may know are cotton fibers and wool fibers. Fibers from the cotton plant or from sheep's wool are often used to make thread and yarn, and these are used to make things like clothes, curtains, or blankets. Nowadays, people can make fibers from chemicals too. Maybe you have a sweater or socks or a jacket made from these fibers. [1/2 definitions] |
| itchy |
When your skin or body is itchy, you have the feeling that you want to scratch it. Also, when we say that something like a sweater is itchy, we mean it makes us want to scratch our skin. |
| jumper2 |
a dress without sleeves worn over a shirt, blouse, or sweater. [2/3 definitions] |
| make sense |
When something makes sense, people can understand it or see the reason behind it. If you are cold, it makes sense to put on a warm sweater or jacket. If it's raining outside, it makes sense to close the windows. If someone opened their windows when it was raining outside, most people would think that that doesn't make sense. |
| olive |
If something like a sweater or cushion is olive, it has a dull, yellow-green color similar to the color of a green olive. [1/4 definitions] |
| pullover |
a sweater or shirt that is put on and taken off by being pulled over the head. |
| sweater |
A sweater is a warm piece of clothing that you wear on the top part of your body. It is often made of wool or a similar material. |
| turtleneck |
a sweater or knit shirt with such a collar. [1/2 definitions] |
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