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To use the internet

bookmark

verb

to mark an Internet website in an electronic way so that you can easily find it again

browse

verb

to look for information on a computer, especially on the Internet

browse

verb

to look at a website on the Internet

chat

verb

to exchange messages with someone using a computer so that you are able to see each other’s messages immediately, especially on the Internet

dial up

to get connected to the Internet on your computer by using a modem and telephone line

download

verb

to move information to your computer from another computer system or the Internet

facebook

verb

to communicate with someone by using the Facebook website

facebook

verb

to search for information about someone by using the Facebook website

flame

verb

to send an angry or insulting message over the Internet

google

verb

to search for something on the Internet using the Google™ search engine

hook up

if you hook up to a place or to the Internet, or if you hook something up, you become connected to it through your computer

host

verb

to run websites on a computer, usually for companies

navigate

verb

to move between the different areas of a website by using the links contained in it

phish

verb

to trick someone into giving secret information about their bank account or credit card by sending them an email that looks as though it comes from their bank

post

verb

to put information on the Internet

refresh

verb

if you refresh an Internet document in which information is changing all the time, you click on a button that makes the most recent information appear

search

verb

to use a computer to look for information, especially on the Internet

subscribe

verb

to add your name and e-mail address to a list of people who want to receive messages from a website automatically

surf

verb

to look at various places one after another on the Internet or on television

unsubscribe

verb

to take your name off an Internet mailing list

upload

verb

to send documents or programs from your computer to a larger system using the Internet

visit

verb

to use a website. This is used mainly in advertisements

browse

noun

webcast

verb

vocal fry

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

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

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

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