barley: a tall plant like grass with long, straight hairs growing from the head of each stem, or the grain from this plant, used for food and for making beer and whisky
part of speech: noun. I use barley to cook.
chickpea: a hard, pale brown, round bean that can be cooked and eaten part of speech: noun. Chickpeas are
part of speech: noun. Chickpeas are used to make hummus and falafel.
coal: a hard, black substance that is dug from the earth in lumps and used as a fuel, or a single piece of this substance
part of speech: noun. Some of those schools still use coal for their heating.
crude oil: oil from underground that has not yet been made into other products
part of speech: noun. The plant processes 405,000 barrels of crude oil each day.
honey:a sweet, sticky, yellow substance made by bees and used as food.
part of speech: noun. The bee turns nectar into honey.
corn: plants, such as wheat, maize, oats, and barley, that can be used to produce flour
part of speech: noun. The corn was stored in large sacks.
gem: a jewel (= precious stone), especially when cut into a particular regular shape
part of speech: noun. The necklace was studded with diamonds, rubies, and other gems.
leather: animal skin treated in order to preserve it, and used to make shoes, bags, clothes, equipment, etc
part of speech: noun. Polish your shoes regularly to protect the leather
pea: a round, green seed, several of which grow in a pod, eaten as a vegetable
part of speech: noun. We don't have any fresh vegetables, only frozen peas.
iron: a piece of equipment for making clothes flat and smooth that has a handle and a flat base and is usually heated with electricity
part of speech: noun. I use the iron with my clothe
oat: a plant that is a type of grass, or its grain used in baking and cooking or to feed animals.
part of speech: noun These biscuits contain oats.
soil: the material on the surface of the ground in which plants grow
part of speech: noun. These new plants haven't taken - they don't like this dry soil.
sunlight: the light that comes from the sun
part of speech: noun. The morning sunlight shone through the curtains
squash: a vegetable with a hard skin and many seeds at its center
part of speech: noun. They use squash for halloween.
silk: a delicate, soft type of cloth made from a thread produced by silkworms, or the thread itself
part of speech: noun. He was wearing a suit made from pure silk.
timber: trees that are grown so that the wood from them can be used for building
part of speech: noun. These trees are being grown for timber.
