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To paint and decorate

paint

verb

to put paint onto something to change its colour

decorate

verb

to put paint or paper on the walls of a room

paper

verb

to cover the walls of a room with wallpaper

whitewash

verb

to paint walls or buildings white using whitewash

do out

to decorate a room

render

verb

to cover a wall with plaster or cement

wallpaper

verb

to put wallpaper onto walls

redecorate

verb

to paint a room again or put new wallpaper on the walls

do up

to repair, paint, and improve an old building, car, boat etc

do over

to decorate a building or room again in a completely different way

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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