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noun

An upward slope.

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An acclivity that wasn't present before came up.

noun

An upward slope; the fact of sloping upward

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The village was in a vale between two gentle acclivities.

verb

Gather together or acquire an increasing number or quantity of.

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Investigators have yet to accumulate enough evidence

verb

To collect a large number of things over a long period of time

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As people accumulate more wealth, they tend to spend a greater proportion of their incomes., the co…

verb

To gradually increase in number or amount

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A thick layer of dust had accumulated in the room., if you don't go through the papers on your desk…

noun

The acquisition or gradual gathering of something.

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The accumulation of wealth

noun

An amount of something that has been collected

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Despite this accumulation of evidence, the government persisted in doing nothing., accumulations of…

verb

Gather together or accumulate (a large amount or number of material or things) over a period of time.

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He amassed a fortune estimated at close to a million pounds

verb

To gather a large amount of something, esp. money, by collecting it over a period of time

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By the time he was 40, he had amassed a fortune.

verb

To get a large amount of something, especially money or information, by collecting it over a long period

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He has amassed a huge fortune from his invention., we have amassed a large amount of information.

noun

The space (usually measured in degrees) between two intersecting lines or surfaces at or close to the point where they meet.

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In any triangle, the longest side is opposite the largest angle

verb

Direct or incline at an angle.

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He angled his chair so that he could watch her

noun

A fish hook.

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You will be pleased too, if you find a trout at one of our angles

noun

An impressive display or range of a particular type of thing.

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There is a vast array of literature on the topic

verb

Display or arrange (things) in a particular way.

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The manifesto immediately divided the forces arrayed against him

noun

A large group of things or people, esp. when shown or positioned in an attractive way

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The airport shops offer a wide array of merchandise., a battery of cameras was arrayed before them.

verb

(of people) gather together in one place for a common purpose.

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A crowd had assembled outside the gates

noun

A leap in which the feet are brought together before landing.

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The assemblés porté traveled a great distance and ended in perfect fifth position.

verb

Create by putting components or members together

noun

A long rigid piece of wood, metal, or similar material, typically used as an obstruction, fastening, or weapon.

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An iron bar

verb

Fasten (something, especially a door or window) with a bar or bars.

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She bolted and barred the door

preposition

Except for.

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His kids were all gone now, bar one

noun

A two-wheeled handcart used especially by street vendors.

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They sell fruit from market barrows

noun

An ancient burial mound.

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Across britain and ireland there are thousands of iron age barrows and burial mounds, and hundreds …

noun

A male pig castrated before maturity.

noun

A flat strip of land, raised bank, or terrace bordering a river or canal.

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Pools that hold water (except during drought conditions) occur in the park at two locations just be…

noun

A flat or raised strip of land, often created in order to separate or protect an area

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The sand is deposited in berms or sand bars in shallow water., they constructed a berm designed to …

noun

A long, thin, flat piece of wood or other hard material, used for floors or other building purposes.

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Loose boards creaked as i walked on them

verb

Get on or into (a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle).

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We boarded the plane for oslo

noun

A thin, flat piece of hard material such as wood or plastic

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The floor boards of the old house squeaked as he walked across them., an ironing board, a cheese bo…

noun

A line separating two countries, administrative divisions, or other areas.

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Panama's western border with costa rica

verb

Form an edge along or beside (something).

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A pool bordered by palm trees

noun

The line that divides one country or place from another

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The rio grande forms part of the us border., the card has a pretty design around the border., [ t ]…

verb

Walk or run with leaping strides.

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Louis came bounding down the stairs

noun

A leaping movement towards or over something.

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I went up the steps in two effortless bounds

verb

Form the boundary of; enclose.

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The ground was bounded by a main road on one side and a meadow on the other

noun

A line which marks the limits of an area; a dividing line.

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A county boundary

noun

An edge or limit of something

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You can camp anywhere inside the boundaries of the park., your work is limited only by the boundari…

noun

A real or imagined line that marks the edge or limit of something

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Boundary between the ural mountains mark the boundary between europe and asia., residents are oppos…

verb

Walk or run with leaping strides.

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Louis came bounding down the stairs

noun

A leaping movement towards or over something.

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I went up the steps in two effortless bounds

verb

Form the boundary of; enclose.

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The ground was bounded by a main road on one side and a meadow on the other

noun

A small stream, especially one that flows intermittently or seasonally.

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One of the many good touches in this book is its linguistic bent, as in the explanation of tilth an…

noun

A limit or boundary.

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In works such as these, the paint-splattered canvases, which suggest the wilder bourns of abstract …

noun

A limit or boundary (= edge)

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These matters are beyond the bourne of our understanding., she was about to depart for some unknown…

noun

The extreme edge of land before a steep slope or a body or water.

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The brink of the cliffs

noun

The edge of a cliff or other high area, or the point at which something good or bad will happen

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The company was on the brink of collapse.

noun

The point where a new, different, or dangerous situation is about to begin

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The brink of collapse/bankruptcy/disaster debt crisis led many companies to the brink of bankruptcy…

noun

A collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place.

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An arms cache

verb

Store away in hiding or for future use.

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He decided that they must cache their weapons

noun

A secret or hidden store of things, or the place where they are kept

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Authorities believe the robber was after a hidden cache of $2,500 kept in a box under the counter.

noun

The slightly convex or arched shape of a road or other horizontal surface.

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A bend where the camber of the road sloped to a ditch

noun

A gradual slope down from the middle of a road to each edge, designed to make water to flow off it

noun

Hypocritical and sanctimonious talk, typically of a moral, religious, or political nature.

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He had no time for the cant of the priests about sin

verb

Talk hypocritically and sanctimoniously about something.

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If they'd stop canting about ‘honest work’ they might get somewhere

noun

A slope or tilt.

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The outward cant of the curving walls

noun

The enclosing boundary of a curved geometric figure, especially a circle.

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His last work was on the cycloid, the curve traced by a point on the circumference of a rolling cir…

noun

The line surrounding a circular space, or the length of this line

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The circumference of a circle

noun

The outside edge of an area or object that is round or curved, or the length of this edge

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The circumference of an orange

adjective

Easy to perceive, understand, or interpret.

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Clear and precise directions

adverb

So as to be out of the way of or away from.

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He leapt clear of the car

verb

Remove an obstruction or unwanted item or items from.

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The drive had been cleared of snow

verb

Comfort (someone) at a time of grief or disappointment.

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She tried to console him but he pushed her gently away

noun

A panel or unit accommodating a set of controls for electronic or mechanical equipment.

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A yellow light flashes on the console

verb

To give comfort and sympathy to someone who is sad or disappointed

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The boys consoled one another after their team’s first defeat., the jet’s console contains dozens o…

noun

A sum of money paid into a bank or building society account.

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Cash funds which are an alternative to bank or building society deposits

verb

Put or set down (something or someone) in a specific place.

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He deposited a pile of school books on the kitchen table

noun

An amount of money paid into an account

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She made a large deposit last thursday., will you get your deposit back if you cancel the trip?, th…

verb

Put or let something down quickly or briefly in or into (liquid).

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He dipped a brush in the paint

noun

A brief swim.

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They cooled off by taking a dip in the pool

abbreviation

Document image processing, a system for the digital storage and retrieval of documents as scanned images.

noun

A large artificial bank of soil, especially one used as a fortification.

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Bronze age earthworks

noun

A raised area of earth made, especially in the past, for defence against enemy attack

noun

The outside limit of an object, area, or surface.

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A willow tree at the water's edge

verb

Provide with a border or edge.

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The pool is edged with paving

verb

A line determining the limits of an area

noun

The action or fact of raising or being raised to a higher or more important level, state, or position.

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Her sudden elevation to the cabinet

noun

Height above the surface of the earth, or an area that is higher than the surrounding land

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[ c ] at higher elevations, the air is colder.

noun

The front or side of a building as shown on a drawing

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This plan shows the front, side, and back elevations of the new supermarket.

noun

A wall or bank of earth or stone built to prevent a river flooding an area.

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Chelsea embankment

noun

An artificial slope made of earth or stones

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A river embankment

noun

An artificial slope made of earth and/or stones

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A river/road/railway embankment

noun

Fame or acknowledged superiority within a particular sphere.

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Her eminence in cinematography

noun

The state of being famous and important

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His eminence as a lawyer

noun

The state of being famous, respected, or important

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His eminence as a movie director

noun

The furthest point or limit of something.

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The peninsula's western extremity

noun

The furthest point, especially from the centre

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The wood lies on the southern extremity of the estate., in such a situation, your heart pumps faste…

noun

The parts of the human body furthest from the heart, for example, the fingers, toes, and nose

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In such a situation, your heart pumps faster to prevent your extremities from freezing.

noun

The side of a person's or animal's body between the ribs and the hip.

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Leaning against his horse's flanks

verb

Be on each or on one side of.

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The three defendants stood in the dock, flanked by police officers

noun

The area of the body between the ribs and the hips of an animal or a person

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He was experiencing a sharp pain in his flank., she dug her heels into the horse's flanks, urging i…

noun

The border or outer edges of an area or group.

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The southern fringes of the city

adjective

Not part of the mainstream; unconventional, peripheral, or extreme.

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Fringe theatre

verb

Short for fringe benefit.

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We offer the highest salary and fringes in the country

noun

The border or outer edges of an area or group.

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The southern fringes of the city

verb

Short for fringe benefit.

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We offer the highest salary and fringes in the country

adjective

Not part of the mainstream; unconventional, peripheral, or extreme.

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Fringe theatre

verb

Gather or collect (something, especially information or approval).

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The police struggled to garner sufficient evidence

noun

A granary.

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The upper floor also contains garners for storing unmalted and malted grain.

verb

To get or earn something valuable or respected, often with difficulty

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Coppola garnered several oscars for his movie, "the godfather."

noun

An inclined part of a road or railway; a slope.

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Fail-safe brakes for use on steep gradients

noun

A measure of how steep a slope is, often expressed as a percentage

noun

How steep a slope is

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Steep gradient the brakes are not suitable for steep gradients., gentle gradient the trail has wide…

noun

A number of people or things that are located, gathered, or classed together.

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A group of boys approached

verb

Put in a group or groups.

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Three chairs were grouped around a table

noun

A number of people or things that are together or considered as a unit

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A group of trees, i’m meeting a group of friends for dinner., a rock/soul group, she grouped the ch…

noun

A small hill or mound.

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This is the top of pole hill, a wooded hillock in norman tebbitt's old stomping round of chingford.

noun

A small hill

noun

A stock or store of money or valued objects, typically one that is secret or carefully guarded.

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He came back to rescue his little hoard of gold

verb

Accumulate (money or valued objects) and hide or store away.

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Thousands of antiques hoarded by a compulsive collector

verb

To collect a large supply of something, more than you need now, often because you think you will not be able to get it later

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Many people hoarded food in wartime.

noun

A hillock or knoll.

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They watch for prey from slightly elevated perches such as hummocks, rocks, and fence posts.

noun

A very small hill or raised part of the ground

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A grassy hummock

noun

A rounded raised mass of earth or land.

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They sat on a hump of cropped grass

verb

Carry (a heavy object) with difficulty.

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He continued to hump cases up and down the hotel corridor

noun

A large, round raised area or part

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The car hit a hump in the road and swerved., speed hump uk local residents are asking for speed hum…

verb

Be favourably disposed towards or willing to do something.

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He was inclined to accept the offer

noun

An inclined surface or plane; a slope, especially on a road or railway.

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The road climbs a long incline through a forest

verb

To (make someone) feel something or want to do something

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The prime minister is believed to be inclining towards an april election.

verb

Have or retain possession of.

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Return one copy to me, keeping the other for your files

noun

Food, clothes, and other essentials for living.

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The society are paying for your keep

Continue a certain state, condition, or activity

noun

A small hill or mound.

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A grassy knoll

verb

(of a bell) ring solemnly; knell.

noun

A small hill with a rounded top

verb

Be in or move into a sloping position.

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He leaned back in his chair

noun

A deviation from the perpendicular; an inclination.

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The vehicle has a definite lean to the left

adjective

(of a person or animal) thin, especially healthily so; having no superfluous fat.

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His lean, muscular body

noun

An organization or person that lends money.

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A mortgage lender

noun

A person or business, such as a bank, that lends money

noun

A bank or other financial organization that lends money that is then paid back with interest

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Lenders are in no mood to take risks., a big/large/major lender major lenders were criticized for n…

noun

An embankment built to prevent the overflow of a river.

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Construction of levees and embankments prevents the floodplain from performing this function and tr…

noun

A formal reception of visitors or guests.

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The great stop on the washington social circuit was the diplomat's levee

noun

A wall made of land or other materials that is built to stop a river from overflowing (= flowing over its edges)

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Much of the city was under water after floods broke levees and forced the evacuation of 50,000 peop…

noun

A point or level beyond which something does not or may not extend or pass.

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The failure showed the limits of british power

verb

Set or serve as a limit to.

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Try to limit the amount you drink

noun

The greatest amount, number, or level allowed or possible

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There’s a limit to her patience., two cups of coffee are my limit., spending limits were imposed by…

noun

A point or level beyond which something does not or may not extend or pass.

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The failure showed the limits of british power

verb

Set or serve as a limit to.

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Try to limit the amount you drink

phrase

Limit

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I'd like to play squash, but i'm 60 and i know my limits., his genius knows no limits., the pay ris…

noun

A long, narrow mark or band.

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A row of closely spaced dots will look like a continuous line

verb

Stand or be positioned at intervals along.

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A processional route lined by people waving flags

verb

Cover the inside surface of (a container or garment) with a layer of different material.

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A basket lined with polythene

noun

A number of connected items or names written or printed consecutively, typically one below the other.

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Consult the list of drugs on page 326

verb

Make a list of.

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I have listed four reasons below

noun

An instance of a ship listing to one side.

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The gallery walls are lined with marine ply, angled to give an echo of the list of a ship under sail.

noun

Margarine.

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On the tables were fluffy white caraway seed bread and marge.

noun

A margin or edge.

noun

The edge or border of something.

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The eastern margin of the indian ocean

verb

Provide with an edge or border.

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The plant's leaves are margined with yellow

noun

The border of empty space around the written or printed text on a page

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She was in the habit of making notes in the margins of her textbooks., he was reelected by a wide m…

noun

The lender in a mortgage, typically a bank, building society, or savings and loan association.

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Usually, therefore, the second mortgagee persuades the first mortgagee to obtain repayment on the s…

noun

A bank or other financial organization that lends money in the form of mortgages

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Your mortgagee is likely to have a number of requirements that you must comply with.

noun

A rounded mass projecting above a surface.

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The bushes were little more than vague mounds beneath the snow

verb

Heap up into a rounded pile.

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Basmati rice was mounded on our plates

noun

A ball representing the earth, used as part of royal regalia, e.g. on top of a crown, typically of gold and surmounted by a cross.

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The importance of this conclusion to brook was that it seemed to supply evidence that there had bee…

noun

A flat or curved component, typically rectangular, that forms or is set into the surface of a door, wall, or ceiling.

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A layer of insulating material should be placed between the panels and the wall

verb

Cover (a wall or other surface) with panels.

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We panelled the wall around the window

noun

A flat section in the shape of a rectangle that is part of or fits into something larger

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We sanded down the insides of the door panels., the car’s instrument panel has buttons that give of…

noun

An elevation of earth behind a fortified place as a protection against attack from the rear, especially a mound along the back of a trench.

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The parados, to the rear, was a gently sloping ridge of debris left over from the digging of the tr…

noun

The continuous line forming the boundary of a closed geometrical figure.

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The perimeter of a rectangle

noun

The outer limits or edge of an area or object.

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New buildings on the periphery of the hospital site

noun

The outer edge of an area

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We’ve planted 50 small trees around the periphery of the property.

noun

The sixteenth letter of the greek alphabet (π, π), transliterated as ‘p’.

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This is true of no other letter of the alphabet except pi, and here the name is a natural developme…

symbol

The sixteenth letter of the greek alphabet ( π, π ), transliterated as ‘p’.

adjective

Short for pious.

noun

The quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone.

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Her voice rose steadily in pitch

verb

Set (one's voice or a piece of music) at a particular pitch.

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You've pitched the melody very high

verb

Cover, coat, or smear with pitch.

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He pitched the ship inside and outside

noun

The state of being important, famous, or noticeable.

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She came to prominence as an artist in the 1960s

noun

The state of being easily seen or well known

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Most of the papers give prominence to (= put in a noticeable position) the same story this morning.…

noun

A sloping surface joining two different levels, as at the entrance or between floors of a building.

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A wheelchair ramp

verb

Provide with a ramp.

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We have purposefully ramped the entrance to make it easier access

noun

A ridge of jagged rock, coral, or sand just above or below the surface of the sea.

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Below are beautiful coral reefs, turtles, sharks and a clean ocean floor.

verb

Take in one or more reefs of (a sail).

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Reef the mainsail in strong winds

noun

A long, narrow hilltop, mountain range, or watershed.

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The north-east ridge of everest

verb

Mark with or form into narrow raised bands.

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A field ploughed in narrow stretches that are ridged up slightly

noun

A long, narrow, raised part of a surface, esp. a high edge of a hill or mountain

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A mountain ridge, plowed ridges looked like stripes across the field.

noun

The upper or outer edge of an object, typically something circular or approximately circular.

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A china egg cup with a gold rim

verb

Form or act as an outer edge or rim for.

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A huge lake rimmed by glaciers

verb

Lick or suck the anus of (someone) as a means of sexual stimulation.

verb

Move from a lower position to a higher one; come or go up.

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The tiny aircraft rose from the ground

noun

An upward movement; an instance of rising.

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The bird has a display flight of steep flapping rises

verb

Move upward

noun

A number of people or things in a more or less straight line.

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Her villa stood in a row of similar ones

verb

Propel (a boat) with oars.

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Out in the bay a small figure was rowing a rubber dinghy

noun

A spell of rowing.

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The two friends had gone for a light row and were turning the double scull boat opposite the boat s…

verb

Keep safe or rescue (someone or something) from harm or danger.

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They brought him in to help save the club from bankruptcy

noun

(in soccer and hockey) an act of preventing an opponent's scoring.

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The keeper made a great save

preposition

Other than; except for.

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No one needed to know save herself

noun

A number of events, objects, or people of a similar or related kind coming one after another.

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The explosion was the latest in a series of accidents

noun

A number of similar or related events or things, one following another

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A series of scandals over the past year has not helped public confidence in the administration.

noun

A number of similar or related events or things, one following another

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A series of events/interviews/meetings, a series of articles/books/studies this is the first of a s…

phrasal verb

Give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

phrasal verb

To save for a particular purpose

Примеры использования:

He sets aside some time every day to read to his children., after melting the chocolate, set it asi…

phrasal verb

To save something, especially money, for a special purpose

Примеры использования:

Businesses that create new jobs are eligible for a tax credit, for which the state currently sets a…

noun

A flat length of wood or other rigid material, attached to a wall or forming part of a piece of furniture, that provides a surface for the storage or display of objects.

Примеры использования:

The pieces were displayed on shelves, propped against the wall, emphasizing their three-dimensional…

verb

Inform on (someone).

Примеры использования:

He never shelfed a man in his life

noun

A support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects

noun

A large number of fish swimming together.

Примеры использования:

A shoal of bream

verb

(of fish) form shoals.

Примеры использования:

These fish can safely be released to shoal with most adult species

adjective

(of water) shallow.

Примеры использования:

Crabs will move to shoaler water when the current changes

noun

A position to the left or right of an object, place, or central point.

Примеры использования:

A town on the other side of the river

verb

Support or oppose in a conflict, dispute, or debate.

Примеры использования:

He felt that max had betrayed him by siding with beatrice

noun

A garment fastened around the waist and hanging down around the legs, worn by women and girls.

Примеры использования:

After a swim, put on the wrap skirt over your bikini or swim suit, and go for a drink.

verb

Go round or past the edge of.

Примеры использования:

He did not go through the city but skirted it

verb

A garment hanging from the waist

verb

Slope or lean in a particular direction; diverge or cause to diverge from the vertical or horizontal.

Примеры использования:

A ploughed field slanted up to the skyline

noun

A sloping position.

Примеры использования:

The hedge grew at a slant

adjective

Sloping.

Примеры использования:

Slant pockets

noun

A surface of which one end or side is at a higher level than another; a rising or falling surface.

Примеры использования:

He slithered helplessly down the slope

verb

(of a surface or line) be inclined from a horizontal or vertical line; slant up or down.

Примеры использования:

The garden sloped down to a stream

idiom

Save up, as for future use

phrasal verb

Hide money or something of value in a safe place.

Примеры использования:

The money was squirrelled away in foreign bank accounts

phrasal verb

To hide or store something, especially money, in order to use it in the future

Примеры использования:

As soon as i get paid, i squirrel some money away so i won't be tempted to spend it.

noun

Each in a series of rows or levels of a structure placed one above the other.

Примеры использования:

A tier of seats

verb

Move or cause to move into a sloping position.

Примеры использования:

The floor tilted slightly

noun

A sloping position or movement.

Примеры использования:

The tilt of her head

verb

Lean over; tip

noun

The pointed or rounded end or extremity of something slender or tapering.

Примеры использования:

George pressed the tips of his fingers together

verb

Attach to or cover the end or extremity of.

Примеры использования:

The peaks of the mountains were tipped with snow

noun

A place where rubbish is left.

Примеры использования:

A rubbish tip

noun

A small rounded hill or mound; a tumulus.

Примеры использования:

Harvested fruit was stored in tumps in the orchard to soften a little before being taken to the mill.

noun

An ancient burial mound; a barrow.

Примеры использования:

Farmer bob frearson is in the process of putting up fences to prevent 4x4 drivers getting on to his…

noun

A pile of earth and stones that was put over a grave (= place where a dead person is buried) in ancient times

noun

An edge or border.

Примеры использования:

They came down to the verge of the lake

verb

Be very close or similar to.

Примеры использования:

Despair verging on the suicidal

noun

A wand or rod carried before a bishop or dean as an emblem of office.

Примеры использования:

‘i will carry on looking after the verges until they (the council) shoot me,’ he said.