Axes

verb

Cease to support or look after (someone); desert.

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Her natural mother had abandoned her at an early age

noun

Complete lack of inhibition or restraint.

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She sings and sways with total abandon

verb

Forsake; leave behind

noun

A tool similar to an axe, with an arched blade at right angles to the handle, used for cutting or shaping large pieces of wood.

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Tools consist now of bone, wood and stone, made up as an adze, knife blade, borer, arrow or spearhe…

verb

Cut away the surface of (a piece of wood) with an adze.

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By the time it has been adzed out, you will only have a small edge to clean up

noun

A tool like an axe with the blade at an angle of approximately 90° to the handle, used for cutting and shaping wood

noun

Harmony or accordance in opinion or feeling.

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The two officers nodded in agreement

noun

The condition of having the same opinion, or a decision or arrangement between two or more people or groups to do something or to obey the same rules

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[ c ] a new trade agreement, [ u ] both sides were in agreement on the basic terms, but many detail…

noun

A decision or arrangement that has been made and accepted by two or more people, groups, organizations, etc.

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Agreement between sb and sb based on the rental agreement between the landlord and the tenant, eith…

noun

A union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations.

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A defensive alliance between australia and new zealand

noun

A group of countries, political parties, or people who work together because of shared interests or aims, or the act of forming such a group

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[ c ] switzerland does not belong to any military alliance., [ u ] alliance against our common enem…

noun

An agreement to work with another person, organization, etc. to try to achieve the same thing

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A business/economic/marketing alliance, forge/form/enter into an alliance with sb/sth the company w…

noun

A large axe used as a weapon in the past

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Our headmistress was a real old battleaxe.

noun

A group of countries or political parties with common interests who have formed an alliance.

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The soviet bloc

verb

Decide or announce that (a planned event) will not take place.

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He was forced to cancel his visit

noun

A mark made on a postage stamp to show that it has been used.

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A stamp franked and with an adhesive cancel

verb

To decide that something arranged in advance will not happen, or to state that you do not wish to receive something

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[ i ] we were supposed to meet for dinner but elise had to cancel at the last minute., [ t ] he col…

noun

A short axe with a large blade.

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The word is also often applied to a fire engine, equipped with a number of burly men wielding chopp…

noun

A helicopter

noun

A tool with a heavy, broad blade, used by butchers for chopping meat.

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A meat cleaver

noun

A knife with a large, square blade, used esp. for cutting meat

noun

A temporary alliance for combined action, especially of political parties forming a government.

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A coalition between liberals and conservatives

noun

A group formed of different organizations or people who agree to act together, usually temporarily, to achieve something

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A governing coalition, the national coalition on black voter participation

noun

A group of two or more political parties working together to win an election or govern an area

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Form/build/assemble a coalition with no party having gained overall control in the election, the tw…

adjective

Closely and neatly packed together; dense.

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A compact cluster of houses

verb

Exert force on (something) so that it becomes more dense; compress.

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The rubbish was taken to the depot to be compacted

noun

A small flat case containing face powder, a mirror, and a powder puff.

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Looking once more in her compact's mirror, she got out of the limo and ran up to hug him.

noun

An agreement or treaty, especially one between the vatican and a secular government relating to matters of mutual interest.

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Napoleon i's concordat with the papacy

noun

A league or alliance, especially of confederate states.

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The italian confederacy known as the lombard league

noun

The eleven southern states that left the us and fought against the north in the us civil war

noun

An organization which consists of a number of parties or groups united in an alliance or league.

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A confederation of trade unions

noun

A group of countries, organizations, or people who have joined together for economic or political reasons

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[ c ] a union confederation

noun

An organization consisting of different groups of people, countries, or companies working together for business or political reasons

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Never before has a confederation of small businesses so seriously challenged the onslaught of big d…

verb

Make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object.

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He cut his toe on a sharp stone

noun

A stroke or blow given by a sharp-edged implement or by a whip or cane.

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He could skin an animal with a single cut of the knife

verb

Separate with or as if with an instrument

verb

Cease from doing or providing (something), especially something that has been provided on a regular basis.

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The ferry service was discontinued by the proprietors

verb

Order or allow to leave; send away.

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She dismissed the taxi at the corner of the road

verb

To decide that something or someone is not important and not worth considering

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Let’s not dismiss the idea without discussing it., the teacher dismissed the class early.

verb

To remove someone from their job, especially because they have done something wrong

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Dismiss sb for sth salespeople may be dismissed for many reasons, the most common of which is poor …

noun

A narrow channel dug at the side of a road or field, to hold or carry away water.

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Their car went out of control and plunged into a ditch

verb

Provide with a ditch or ditches.

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He was praised for ditching the coastal areas

verb

A long narrow excavation in the earth

verb

Let or make (something) fall vertically.

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The fire was caused by someone dropping a lighted cigarette

noun

A small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres to a surface.

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The first drops of rain splashed on the ground

verb

Let fall to the ground

noun

A site for depositing rubbish.

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Putting a halting site beside a dump was unfair in the first place.

verb

Deposit or dispose of (rubbish, waste, or unwanted material), typically in a careless or hurried way.

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Trucks dumped 1,900 tons of refuse here

verb

To put down or drop something heavy without caring where it goes, or to get rid of something or someone no longer wanted

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The ship was accused of dumping garbage overboard., she missed too many rehearsals and was dumped f…

noun

A final part of something, especially a period of time, an activity, or a story.

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The end of the year

verb

Come or bring to a final point; finish.

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When the war ended, policy changed

suffix

Denoting a person or thing to be treated in a specified way.

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Dividend

noun

A friendly understanding or informal alliance between states or factions.

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The emperor hoped to bring about an entente with russia

noun

A friendly agreement or relationship between two countries

noun

A small axe with a short handle for use in one hand.

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A long handle version is about 36 inches long; a short handle, like a hatchet, is 16 to 20 inches.

noun

A tool with a blade that cuts which is attached to a short handle; a small ax

adjective

Parallel to the plane of the horizon; at right angles to the vertical.

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A horizontal line

noun

A horizontal line, plane, etc.

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Nushu characters are structured by four kinds of strokes, including dots, horizontals, verticals an…

adjective

Flat or level; parallel with the ground

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Keep the patient in a horizontal position with her feet slightly raised.

noun

Old or discarded articles that are considered useless or of little value.

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The cellars are full of junk

verb

Discard or abandon unceremoniously.

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Sort out what could be sold off and junk the rest

noun

A flat-bottomed sailing vessel of a kind typical of china and the east indies, with a prominent stem and lugsails.

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There is some evidence for development of robust, high-seas sailing junks in china by thirteenth ce…

noun

A collection of people, countries, or groups that combine for mutual protection or cooperation.

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The league of nations

verb

Join in a league or alliance.

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Oscar had leagued with other construction firms

noun

A former measure of distance by land, usually about three miles.

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In 1803 napoleon exiled her to twenty leagues, roughly fifty miles, from paris.

noun

A formal agreement between individuals or parties.

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The country negotiated a trade pact with the us

noun

A formal agreement between two people or groups of people

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A peace pact

noun

A formal agreement between two or more people, groups of people, or organizations

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A pact with sb the free trade pact with the united states should be completed soon., the company ha…

noun

A short-handled axe with a spike at the back, formerly used in naval warfare for boarding, resisting boarders, and cutting ropes.

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Both demons wore heavy, dark armour, covered in spikes, and brandished long poleaxes.

verb

Another term for battleaxe (sense 1).

noun

A small piece or amount of something, especially one that is left over after the greater part has been used.

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I scribbled her address on a scrap of paper

verb

Discard or remove from service (a redundant, old, or inoperative vehicle, vessel, or machine), especially so as to convert it to scrap metal.

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A bold decision was taken to scrap existing plant

verb

Engage in a minor fight or quarrel.

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The older boys started scrapping with me

verb

Bring to an end.

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He was advised to terminate the contract

verb

To end or stop, or to cause something to end or stop

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[ i ] trains that used to terminate in hoboken now run into new york., [ t ] it sounded like she wa…

verb

To end or to make something end

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The takeover talks terminated without agreement., how do i terminate my subscription?, terminate a …

noun

A light axe used as a tool or weapon by north american indians.

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He was arrested for possession of a weapon, the tomahawk, and the report indicated the police offic…

verb

Strike or cut with or as if with a tomahawk.

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I took a hammer from the drawer and tomahawked their dolls

noun

A small fighting ax (= tool with a blade) used by american indians

noun

A formally concluded and ratified agreement between states.

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The two presidents signed a ten-year treaty of solidarity

noun

A written agreement between two or more countries that is formally approved and signed by their leaders

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Under the treaty (= according to the agreement), inspections are required to see if any country is …

noun

An agreement between two or more countries, formally approved by their governments

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Ratify/sign a treaty the latest nation to ratify the treaty is france., an air/trade treaty the us …

noun

The action of joining together or the fact of being joined together, especially in a political context.

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He was opposed to closer political or economic union with europe

noun

The act or the state of being joined together

noun

An organization that represents the people who work in a particular industry, protects their rights and may agree pay, working conditions, etc. with their employers

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"no date has yet been set for a strike, the union said in a statement to the press this morning., t…

adjective

At right angles to a horizontal plane; in a direction, or having an alignment, such that the top is directly above the bottom.

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The vertical axis

noun

A vertical line or plane.

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The columns incline several degrees away from the vertical

adjective

Standing or pointing straight up or at an angle of 90 to a horizontal surface or line

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Water that had leaked from above formed a vertical line down one wall.

verb

Remove or take away (something) from a particular place or position.

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Ruth withdrew her hand from his

verb

Pull back or move away or backward

verb

To take something back, or to remove something

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[ t ] he asked that his name be withdrawn from nomination for a golden globe award., [ t ] democrat…