Accidental Inventions

commodity [noun]: anything that you can buy or sell

sandpaper [noun]: strong paper with a layer of sand or a similar rough substance that is stuck to one side, used for smoothing the surface by rubbing against it

hazardous [adjective]: dangerous

vanish [verb]: disappear, especially quite suddenly

patent [noun]: a legal right a person or company receives to make or sell a particular product or idea, which cannot be copied by others

slather [verb]: to spread something thickly over something else

ingredient [noun]: one of the parts in a mixture

recipe [noun]: instructions how to prepare and cook a particular food, including a list of needed ingredients

bizarre [adjective]: strange and unusual

booth [noun]: a small structure just big enough for one person to go into, e.g., phone booth

cone [noun]: a crisp usually cone-shaped wafer for holding ice cream

come up with something [phrasal verb]: to think of or suggest an idea or plan; to invent