climbing
/ˈkɫaɪmɪŋ/
nounthe activity or sport of going upwards toward the top of a mountain or rock
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1. He likes climbing walls.
2. And climbing is his favorite thing.
3. We go rock climbing.
4. - I love climbing trees.
5. - Rock climbing was kind of a blast -
fishing
/ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
nounthe activity of catching a fish with special equipment such as a fishing line and a hook or net
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1. Fishing also has impacts on broader ecosystems.
2. Oh, and fishing makes a great analogy!
3. Fishing actually takes up a huge part of the economic industry as well as the typical Antiguan and Barbudan diet.
4. Fishing is the main activity of the Tolai.
5. Go fishing, right now?
gardening
/ˈɡɑɹdənɪŋ/, /ˈɡɑɹdnɪŋ/
nounthe activity of taking care of trees, bushes, and flowers in a garden for pleasure
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1. And so gardening gives an idea.
2. Gardening requires patience.
3. Number eight, gardening reduces stress and symptoms of depression.
4. In other words, gardening increases your level of cognitive function.
5. Gardening improves the appetite of Alzheimer's patients.
hiking
/ˈhaɪkɪŋ/
nounthe activity of taking long walks in the country or mountains, often for fun
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1. Hiking, skateboarding, and biking.
2. I have hiking shoes.
3. - I actually really love hiking.
4. He owns hiking boots.
5. - We have hiking buddies.
jogging
/ˈdʒɑɡɪŋ/, /ˈdʒɔɡɪŋ/
nounthe sport or activity of running at a slow and steady pace
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1. I had to give up jogging.
2. I had to give up jogging.
3. Jogging can improve all that.
4. Jogging can actually lower your cortisol levels.
5. Jogging improves obesity rates.
knitting
/ˈnɪtɪŋ/
nounthe skill or act of making a piece of clothing from threads of wool, etc. by using a pair of special long thin needles or a knitting machine
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1. The knitting belongs to the island.
2. Puzzles are done knitting.
3. Try knitting.
4. He loved knitting.
5. Knitting, Sewing, and Crocheting.
leisure
/ˈɫɛʒɝ/, /ˈɫiʒɝ/
nouna time for relaxing when one is free from duties and can spend one's time doing fun activities
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1. Leisure is primarily a tool of capitalism.
2. Finally, 30% of your salary is for leisure spending.
3. - Enjoy a leisure activity.
4. - Enjoy a leisure activity.
5. Leisure is your second name.
oil painting
/ˈɔɪl pˈeɪntɪŋ/
nounthe art or technique of painting with oil paint
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1. But we did oil painting.
2. Our number five pick here are portrait and landscape oil paintings.
3. Number five is a large oil painting over the fireplace.
4. Number five, in my Memory Palace around my living room is that large oil painting.
5. Um, I do oil paintings.
photography
/fəˈtɑɡɹəfi/
nounthe process, art, or profession of capturing photographs or recording videos
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1. Photography is my first love.
2. I love photography.
3. My sister really enjoyed photography.
4. Today's word is photography.
5. In 2010, a school in Watford, England, banned photography.
pottery
/ˈpɑtɝi/
nounthe skill or activity of making dishes, pots, etc. using clay
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1. Pottery became widespread.
2. He's making pottery.
3. He was making pottery.
4. Their pottery has also provided many valuable clues about the daily lives of the Chimú.
5. Their pottery has also provided many valuable clues about the daily lives of the Chimú.
sewing
/ˈsoʊɪŋ/
nounthe skill or practice of using a scissor, needle, thread, etc. to make or repair clothing
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1. 'Course in the '50s, girls were taught sewing.
2. The mother and her daughters were engaged in sewing.
3. Number five is succession sewing.
4. Sewing really works!
5. Sewing kit This thing is a real lifesaver for frequent travelers.
calligraphy
/kəˈɫɪɡɹəfi/
nounthe art of producing beautiful handwriting using special writing instruments such as a dip or brush pen
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1. There aren't really forgiving tools in calligraphy.
2. On the other hand, the calligraphy was beautiful.
3. - It's got calligraphy!
4. In calligraphy, stub or italic nibs are very popular.
5. A-M-A-N-D-A. Okay, I'll do my best calligraphy.
embroidery
/ɛmˈbɹɔɪdɝi/
nounthe activity of sewing decorative patterns onto a piece of clothing
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1. Doing like bad embroideries?
2. Embroidery is an art.
3. Tie a knot behind the embroidery.
4. With that your embroidery is complete.
5. There's embroidery over here.
pastime
/ˈpæsˌtaɪm/
nounan enjoyable activity that a person does regularly in their free time
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1. So what is really-- - America's pastime.
2. - America's pastime is some sweet Lego sets.
3. the America First crowd is going after America's pastime.
4. Grooming is a daily pastime.
5. - What is our favorite pastime together?
collector
/kəˈɫɛktɝ/
nounsomeone who collects things, as a job or hobby
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1. Serious collectors typically consider these last inferior to the cherished first edition, first printing.
2. Sneaker collectors love sneakers.
3. Sneaker collectors love sneakers.
4. Collectors deal with overdue accounts.
5. Collectors love them.
skateboarding
/ˈskeɪtˌbɔɹdɪŋ/
nounthe sport or activity of riding a skateboard
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1. Just like the Go Skateboarding Day, you have freedom wherever you are.
2. Before I ever had any real aspirations to go to college, I was obsessed with skateboarding and the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater's Series was my major source of inspiration to start skateboarding.
3. All of a sudden skateboarding fell off in popularity and suddenly I found myself with two mortgages, a child on the way, no real backup plan.
4. Not everybody in Brazil loves soccer, in fact many places prefer basketball and skateboarding has actually been a huge thing that's been exploding over the past few years.
5. How to Learn the Basics of Skateboarding.
poetry
/ˈpoʊətɹi/
nounpoems in general or as a whole
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1. Is poetry about beauty for you?
2. For Stevens, poetry takes over another dimension of religious experience.
3. He read poetry.
4. Poetry does nothing.
5. Poetry matters.
to explore
/ɪksˈpɫɔɹ/
verbto visit places one has never seen before
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1. Online, explore our entire series America Addicted.
2. Simone explores this lead.
3. But collectively, his writings explore very big concepts like free will and consciousness and intelligence.
4. Body hackers are exploring the relationship between the natural human body and technology.
5. You guys can explore different options.
clubbing
/ˈkɫəbɪŋ/
nounthe act or activity of frequently hanging out in nightclubs
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1. You could've just said no to no clubbing.
2. In fact, on one particular day a tiger seal had taken offense to the clubbing of his young friends and one of the men had to hide up a tree until the others came to his rescue.
3. It's not often that a burglar is caught in the act, but the swift clubbing administered by the first policeman on the scene will give some sweet, much needed karmic satisfaction to anyone who's ever been robbed.
yoga
/ˈjoʊɡə/
nouna Hindu philosophy that focuses on mental and physical exercises which allow someone to be more conscious and united with the spirit of the universe
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1. Do yoga.
2. - Yoga, try yoga.
3. The simple show explains yoga.
4. Yoga Tried a zillion diets?
5. Take up yoga.
basketry
/ˈbæskətɹi/
nounthe craft or skill of making baskets by hand
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1. Who frequently make use of diamond shapes in traditional basketry and beadwork.
2. You have to cut big sheets of paper into narrow strips and then you have to make cords and then out of these cords, you can then weave like basketry.
to craft
/ˈkɹæft/
verbto skilfully make something, particularly with the hands
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1. Make craft.
2. Make craft.
3. Crafting the sales pitch.
4. Crafting the video sales letter.
5. Instead, craft your environment.
cookery
/kˈʊkɚɹi/
nounthe skill or activity of preparing food
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1. We're teaching human self-defense and also proper French mushroom cookery.
2. It's not really used in cookery a lot.
3. It does nothing from a cookery perspective.
4. I will show the world my cookery!
5. %uh the lettuce tell cookery done
birdwatching
/ˈbɝdˌwɑtʃɪŋ/
nounthe activity or hobby of studying birds by observing them in their natural surroundings
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1. Emily: Then you're not doing birdwatching correctly.
2. Squeaks and I were just outside, birdwatching!
3. Okay Step Nine: Join your new friend on a birdwatching tour.
4. Let me connect you with a local birdwatching club.
5. And I think they're doing a little bit of birdwatching today, which should be fun.
horseback riding
/hˈɔːɹsbæk ɹˈaɪdɪŋ/
nounthe competitive activity of riding horses, often with specific objectives such as jumping over obstacles or performing in a show ring
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1. During the days, he goes horseback riding.
2. I teach horseback riding.
3. Horseback riding, hang gliding, and rock climbing.
4. Maybe it's some horseback riding?
5. Horseback riding did also have a big impact on Upton's future career.
riding
/ˈɹaɪdɪŋ/
nounthe state or act of a person who rides a horse
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1. So horse riding starts here.
2. Riding, riding boot.
3. The riding has a lot of style.
4. Crafting, horse riding, sewing, a book club.
5. - One of my earliest memories is - Riding - Shotgun - With my sisters.
sculpture
/ˈskəɫptʃɝ/
nounthe art of shaping and engraving clay, stone, etc. to create artistic objects or figures
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1. People enjoy visiting museums to see displays of wonderful paintings and sculptures.
2. I love sculpture.
3. The hardest part is doing the sculpture.
4. This stuff really is sculpture.
5. "Sculpture is sensitive to direct sunlight and oils."
drama
/ˈdɹɑmə/
nouna play that is performed in a theater, on TV, or radio
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1. I hate drama!
2. They want drama.
3. Musically heightened drama.
4. These guys know drama.
5. Next thing is creating drama.
hobby
/ˈhɑbi/
nounan activity that we enjoy doing in our free time
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1. Have you got any hobbies?’
2. I don’t have any time for hobbies.’
3. - Hobbies are good.
4. Hobbies bring us joy.
5. In other words, hobbies give you more purpose.
painting
/ˈpeɪntɪŋ/
nounthe act or art of making pictures, using paints
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1. People enjoy visiting museums to see displays of wonderful paintings and sculptures.
2. Painting is one of our oldest art forms.
3. Paintings contain victory points, powers, and categories.
4. Brushes have painted paintings.
5. - Daddy liked paintings.
drawing
/ˈdɹɔɪŋ/
nounthe activity or art of creating illustrations by a pen or pencil
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1. Sylvie shows them some drawings.
2. Drawing is bigger than art.
3. Drawings include text notes and Fibonacci retracements.
4. Drawing is my favorite thing ever.
5. I do drawings. -
handicraft
/ˈhændiˌkɹæft/
nounthe activity or art of skillfully using one’s hand to create attractive objects
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1. Dalahästar, or dala horses, are traditional handicrafts that have been around for centuries.
2. and they just kind of like sell their handicrafts at the market All right.
3. The women sell their handicrafts.
4. Parents can relax while their kids learn handicrafts.
5. So there is this direct line between feminine handicraft, Euclid and general relativity.
