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Dumb |
V//1) to put down or drop something in a careless way.
2) to get rid of something unwanted, especially by leaving it in a place where it is not allowed to be. 3) to move information from a computer's memory to another place or device. 4) to sell unwanted goods very cheaply, usually in other countries
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1) He came in with four shopping bags and dumped them on the table. 2) She had been strangled with her own scarf and her body dumped in the woods. 3) The tax was so unpopular that the government decided to dump it. 4) Toxic chemicals continue to be dumped into the river. |
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Dump |
N// 1) a place where people are allowed to leave their rubbish. 2) a very unpleasant and unattractive place. 3) a place where things of a particular type are stored, especially by an army. |
1) This town is a complete dump! 2) I'm going to clean out the basement and take everything I don't want to the dump. |
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Pretend |
V// to behave as if something is true when you know that it is not, especially in order to deceive people or as a game. |
1) He pretended (that) he didn't mind, but I knew that he did.2) The children pretended (that) they were dinosaurs. 3) He isn't really angry - he's just pretending. |
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Pretend |
Adj// imaginary or not real. |
1) "Do you want a cup of tea?" she asks, offering me a pretend cup.2) They knew the argument was only pretend, but they still got upset. |
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Brave |
Adj// 1) showing no fear of dangerous or difficult things. |
1)It was a brave decision to quit her job and start her own business. 2) She was very brave to learn to ski at 50. |
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Brave |
V// to deal with an unpleasant or difficult situation. |
1) Let's brave the snow and go for a walk (= go for a walk even though it is snowing). 2) She braved the wrath of her parents by refusing to marry the man they had chosen. |
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Plant |
N// 1) a living thing that grows in earth, in water, or on other plants, usually has a stem, leaves, roots, and flowers, and produces seeds. 2) machines used in industry. 3) something illegal or stolen that has been put secretly in a person's clothing or among the things that belong to them to make them seem guilty of a crime. |
1) This plant grows quickly and provides excellent ground cover. 2) The industry was accused of having invested little in workers, plant, or infrastructure. 3) The firm's main business was plant hire. 4) He insisted the money was a plant. |
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Plant |
V// 1) to put a plant into the ground or into a container of soil so that it will grow. 2) to cause an idea or story to exist. 3) to put a bomb somewhere so that it will explode there. |
1) We planted trees and bushes in our new garden. 2) Hyacinth bulbs planted in pots now will flower early in the spring. 3) That incident planted doubts about him in my mind.4) Who planted these rumours? 5) The bomb was planted in the station waiting room. |
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Storm |
N// 1) an extreme weather condition with very strong wind, heavy rain, and often thunder and lightning. 2) a very angry reaction from a lot of people. |
1) A lot of trees were blown down in the recent storms.2) They're still cleaning up the storm damage. 3) There was a storm of protest when the new tax was announced. |
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Storm |
V// 1) to attack a place or building by entering suddenly in great numbers. 2) to express anger in a loud and often uncontrolled way. |
1) The fortress was stormed by hundreds of soldiers. 2)"Get out and never come back!" he stormed. |
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Jump |
V// 1) to push yourself suddenly off the ground and into the air using your legs. 2) to push yourself suddenly off the ground in order to go over something. 3) to move or act suddenly or quickly. 4) to increase suddenly by a large amount. 5) to attack someone suddenly. 6) to go past or away from something illegally or wrongly. |
1) The children were jumping up and down with excitement.2) She ran across the grass and jumped into the water. 3) Can you jump over/across this stream?4) All the horses are finding it difficult to jump the last fence . 5) She jumped in/into a taxi and rushed to the station. 6) The loud explosion made everyone jump. 7) House prices have jumped dramatically.8) The cost of building the road has jumped by 70 percent. 9) They were just walking home when a bunch of guys jumped (on) them. |
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Jump |
N// 1) a sudden movement off the ground and into the air. 2) a sudden sharp movement because of surprise or fear. 3) a sudden increase. |
1) He won with a jump of 8.5 metres. 2) Several horses fell at the last jump? 3) The door slammed and Rita woke up with a jump. 4) Interest rates are now at 6.75 - that's a jump of almost 2 percent. |
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Trip |
N// 1) a journey in which you go somewhere, usually for a short time, and come back again. 2) an occasion when you knock your foot against something and fall or lose your balance, or someone causes you to do this, when you are walking or running. 3) an experience in which someone sees, hears, or feels things that do not exist as a result of taking an illegal drug. |
1) The trip from York to Newcastle takes about an hour by train.2) We're going on a trip to Norway this summer. 3) She broke her ankle when she had a nasty trip on the stairs. 4) If you take this stuff when you're depressed, you'll have a really bad trip. |
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Trip |
V// 1) to lose your balance after knocking your foot against something when you are walking or running, or to cause someone to do this. 2) to move with quick, gentle steps. |
1) He was sent off for deliberately tripping Robson when he was about to score. 2) He tripped and fell down, grazing his knee. 3) She looked stunning as she tripped down the stairs in her ball gown. |
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Dizzy |
Adj// 1) feeling as if everything is turning around, and that you are not able to balance and may fall over. 2) confusing and very fast. |
1) Going without sleep for a long time makes me feel dizzy and light-headed.2) I felt dizzy with excitement as I went up to collect the award. 3) Who could have predicted the dizzy pace of change in the country. |
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Rest |
V// 1) to (cause someone or something to) stop doing a particular activity or stop being active for a period of time in order to relax and get back your strength. 2) to lie or lean on something, or to put something on something else so that its weight is supported. 3) to remain in a particular state or place. |
1) The doctor told him that he should rest for a few days.2) He looked away from the computer screen to rest his eyes. 3) She rested her head on my shoulder.4) The bicycle was resting against the wall. 5) We cannot allow the matter to rest here (= to remain as it is)- further action has to be taken. |
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Rest |
N// 1) a period of time in which you relax, do not do anything active, or sleep. 2) an object that supports the weight of something. |
1) After they had carried the piano up the stairs, they stopped for a rest.2) The doctor prescribed some pills and told her to get/have a week's rest. 3) I used a pile of books as a rest for my telescope. |
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Nap |
N// 1) a short sleep, especially during the day. |
1) Grandpa usually has/takes a nap after lunch. |
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Nap |
V// to sleep for a short time, especially during the day. |
1) He likes to nap for an hour when he gets home from work. |
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Refugee |
N// a person who has escaped from their own country for political, religious, or economic reasons or because of a war. |
1) Thousands of refugees fled across the border. 2) Many refugees have arrived at the border without passports. |
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Strangle |
V// 1) to kill someone by pressing their throat so that they cannot breathe. |
1) She had been strangled with her own scarf and her body dumped in the woods. 2) to stop something from developing. 3) For years, the organization was strangled by excessive bureaucracy.4) There is a great deal of fear that the new restrictions might strangle the country's economy. |
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Immigrant |
N// 1) a person who has come to a different country in order to live there permanently. 2) a person who has come into a foreign country in order to live there. |
1)a large immigrant population.2) Illegal immigrants are sent back across the border if they are caught. 3) My grandparents arrived here as immigrants from Russia in 1910. |
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Rescue |
V// to help someone or something out of a dangerous, harmful, or unpleasant situation. |
1) The lifeboat rescued the sailors from the sinking boat.2) The government has refused to rescue the company from bankruptcy. |
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Rescue |
N// the act of helping someone out of a dangerous or unpleasant situation. |
1) Lifeboats carry out many rescues every month.2) We huddled together on the cliff ledge, waiting for rescue. |
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Rescue |
Adj// 1) A rescue animal is one that has been taken from a situation where it was not cared for or was treated badly and has been given a home. I'm determined our next dog is going to be a rescue animal.2) We encourage people to consider taking an older rescue cat. |
1) I'm determined our next dog is going to be a rescue animal.2) We encourage people to consider taking an older rescue cat. 3) Supplies and rescue dogs were prevented from reaching the earthquake-hit region.4) Vets treated rescue animals for pain and exhaustion during the search. |
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Refuse |
V// 1) to say that you will not do or accept something. |
1) He asked me to give him another loan, but I refused.2) He's in trouble but he's refused all (my offers of) help. |
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Refuse |
N// unwanted waste material, especially material that is regularly thrown away from a house, factory, etc. |
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Opportunity |
N// 1) an occasion or situation that makes it possible to do something that you want to do or have to do, or the possibility of doing something. 2) the chance to get a job. |
1) Everyone will have an opportunity to comment.2) I was never given the opportunity of going to college. 3) There are some great opportunities now for engineers trained in computer-aided design. |
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Shabby |
Adj// 1) looking old and in bad condition because of being used for a long time or not being cared for. 2) not honourable or fair; unacceptable. |
1) He wore a shabby old overcoat.2) Her home is a rented one-bedroom apartment in a shabby part of town. 3) The refugees were shabby (= wore old clothes in bad condition) and hungry. 4) The man wore a long, shabby coat.5)We parked near Bobby’s shabby trailer. |
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Ugly |
Adj// 1) unpleasant to look at; not attractive. 2) unpleasant and threatening or violent. |
1) I think a lot of modern architecture is very ugly.2) Yesterday I saw the ugliest baby I've ever seen in my life. 3) There were ugly scenes outside the stadium. |
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Servant |
N// a person who is employed in another person's house, doing jobs such as cooking and cleaning, especially in the past. |
1) His father's family lived in a big house with servants.2) She has servants to do all her work for her. |
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Common |
Adj// 1) the same in a lot of places or for a lot of people. 2) belonging to or shared by two or more people, or thing. 3) typical of a low social class. |
1)It's quite common to see couples who dress alike.2) "Smith" is a very common name in Britain. 3) English has some features common to many languages. 4) My mum thinks dyed blonde hair is a bit common. |
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Common |
N// 1) an area of grass that everyone is allowed to use, usually in or near a village. |
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Elegant |
Adj// 1) graceful and attractive in appearance or behaviour. |
1) an elegant dining room. 2) She wore an elegant dove-grey jacket.3) She's got the most elegant writing style. 4) She completed the decor with a pair of elegant ruched curtains. |
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Imagine |
V// 1)to form or have a mental picture or idea of something. 2) to believe that something is probably true. 3) used to express shock or surprise, often at someone else's behaviour. |
1) Can you imagine how it feels to be blind? 2)She imagined herself sitting in her favourite chair back home. 3) I imagine (that) he's under a lot of pressure at the moment.4) I don't imagine (that) they have much money.5) "Will they change it?" "I imagine so." 6) She got married at 16! Imagine that!8) Imagine spending all that money on a coat! |
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Decorate |
V// 1) to add something to an object or place, especially in order to make it more attractive. 2) to paint the inside or outside of a house or put paper on the inside walls. 3) to reward or honour a person by giving them something, especially a medal. |
1) They decorated the wedding car with ribbons and flowers. 2) We're going to decorate the kitchen next week.3) I hate the smell of paint when I'm decorating. 4) They were decorated for their part in the rescue. |
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Ornament |
N/ 1) an object that is beautiful rather than useful. 2) decoration that is added to increase the beauty of something. |
1) a glass ornament2) garden ornaments such as statues and fountains. 3) The building relies on clever design rather than on ornament for its impressive effect. |
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Ornament |
V// 1) to add decoration to something. |
1) She ornamented her letters with little drawings in the margin. |
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Serve |
V// 1) to provide food or drinks. 2) to work for; to do your duty to. 3) to help achieve something or to be useful as something. 4) to provide with something that is needed. 5) to spend a period of time doing something. |
1) Do they serve meals in the bar?2) Breakfast is served in the restaurant between 7.00 and 11.00. 3) He served in the army for 22 years.4) She has served on the committee for the last 15 years.5) He served under Ronald Reagan as Secretary of State. 6) An official investigation would not serve any useful purpose.7) The judge said that the fine would serve as a warning to other drivers. 8) My umbrella will serve for a weapon. 9) The report says the police are out of touch with the communities that they serve. 10) He served four years in prison for robbery.11) After he'd served his apprenticeship he set up his own business. |
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Splendid |
Adj// 1) excellent, or beautiful and impressive. |
1) We had splendid food/a splendid holiday/splendid weather.2) You look splendid in that outfit. |
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Plain |
Adj// 1) not decorated in any way; with nothing added. 2) obvious and clear to understand. 3) (especially of a woman or girl) not beautiful. |
1) She wore a plain black dress. 2) He prefers plain food - nothing too fancy.3) We're having plain blue walls in the dining room. 4) It's quite plain that they don't want to speak to us.5) The reason is perfectly plain 6) She had been a very plain child. |
