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to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite to furnish or provide (something wanting or requisite) Examples to ............. someone clothing; to ......... a community with electricity. to ............. electricity to a community. the leading arms .......... to the rebel forces Collocation big, largest, leading, main, major, principal | small | sole | reliable | external, foreign, outside, overseas | local | independent | mail-order | agricultural, arms, component, equipment, food, software, etc. | electricity, gas, oil Synonyms brief interim limited makeshift |
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a slight or rude structure built for shelter, storage, etc. a large, strongly built structure, often open at the sides or end. an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage Collocation lean-to | storage | engine, goods, loco, locomotive, railway, train | tool | bicycle, bike | cow | milking | garden, potting Synonyms discard drop jettison scrap |
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a striking or notable deed; feat; spirited or heroic act. Examples the ........ of Alexander the Great. His courage and .......... were legendary. The workers are ruthlessly ..........ed by their employers. bragging about his sexual ..........s He pursued his own interests, cynically .......ing his privileged position as trustee. Collocation. Dare-devil, daring | legendary military, sexual, sporting mercilessly, ruthlessly cynically Synonyms accomplishment adventure deed escapade |
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to promote the growth or development of; further; encourage to bring up, raise, or rear, as a .......... child. to care for or cherish. Obsolete . to feed or nourish. Examples to ......... new ideas. The school has carefully .........ed its progressive image. Collocation carefully, deliberately energetically help (to) | be designed to Synonyms advance back champion |
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to include or contain to consist of; be composed of to form or constitute Examples The Soviet Union ........ several socialist republics. The advisory board ........es six members. Seminars and lectures ........ed the day's activities. The land he conquered ..........ed several provinces Synonyms amount to compose constitute |
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a portable or fixed apparatus that furnishes heat for warmth, cooking, etc., commonly using coal, oil, gas, wood, or electricity as a source of power. a heated chamber or box for some special purpose, as a drying room or a kiln for firing pottery. to treat with or subject to heat, as in a stove. Examples dinner was already on the .......... Synonyms boiler cooker heater |
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flour or meal combined with water, milk, etc., in a mass for baking into bread, cake, etc.; paste of bread. any similar soft, pasty mass. Slang . money. Examples Knead the dough lightly, then shape it into a round loaf. Turn the ............ out onto a lightly floured surface. Leave the ......... to rise. Collocation firm | soft | smooth | sticky | bread, pizza ball, lump, piece make | knead, shape roll out, turn out rise Synonyms bread cabbage lettuce |
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an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc. a statement or announcement. Examples a ......... on the peace conference; a medical ......... on the patient. Collocation important, influential, major | lengthy | brief, short | complete, comprehensive, extensive, full, wide-ranging Synonyms address announcement article |
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without previous instance; never before known or experienced; unexampled or unparalleled Examples an ..............ed event. a historically ..............ed growth in retirement at a fixed age Collocation entirely, quite, totally | by no means | almost, virtually | supposedly | historically Synonyms bizarre extraordinary fantastic |
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the part of a country that borders another country; boundary; border. the land or territory that forms the furthest extent of a country's settled or inhabited regions. the limit of knowledge or the most advanced achievement in a particular field an outer limit in a field of endeavor, especially one in which the opportunities for research and development have not been exploited Examples the .........s of physics. the ............ of space exploration. There were very few border controls on the south-western ......... The army crossed the ......... in the middle of the night. . Collocation common eastern, northern Synonyms borderland borderline bound |
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a person employed by a bank, especially as an executive or other official. Games . the keeper or holder of the bank. a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank Synonyms broker dealer financier |
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any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Quercus, of the beech family, bearing the acorn as fruit. the hard, durable wood of such a tree, used in making furniture and in construction. the leaves of this tree, especially as worn in a chaplet. anything made of the wood of this tree, as an item of furniture, a door, etc. Examples great ......... grow from little acorns Synonyms amphitheater arena assembly hall |
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to look steadily and intently, as with great curiosity, interest, pleasure, or wonder. Heraldry . (of a deer or deerlike animal) represented as seen from the side with the head looking toward the spectator intense, intent, penetrating, piercing, searching | clear | cold, cool, hard, steely, stony Examples She felt embarrassed under his steady .......... a stag at .......... His deep blue ......... held hers. Pop stars are constantly exposed to the public ......... His ...... flickered an instant. His ...... flickered over the room. Collocation drift, flick, flicker, fly, move, rake (sth), roam (sth), run, shift, slide, sweep direct, fixed, level, steady, unblinking, watchful Synonyms glaring gun look |
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a factory for certain kinds of manufacture, as paper, steel, or textiles. a building equipped with machinery for grinding grain into flour and other cereal products. to grind, work, treat, or shape in or with a mill. to make a raised edge on (a coin or the like). to make narrow, radial grooves on the raised edge of (a coin or the like). to move around aimlessly, slowly, or confusedly, as a herd of cattle (often followed by about or around ). Examples living in a converted water....... The river was harnessed to drive many ........s. The ...... can be seen grinding corn. Collocation operate, work | convert, restore drive, power grind sth, work sth Synonyms foundry plant shop |
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to force or drive, especially to a course of action to secure or bring about by force. to force to submit; subdue. to overpower. Examples His disregard of the rules ...........s us to dismiss him. We ......... all students to fill out this form the water shortage .......... conservation Synonyms constrain enforce exact |
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