a piece of machinery

  • 71movement — move|ment W1S1 [ˈmu:vmənt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(people working together)¦ 2¦(position/place)¦ 3¦(change/development)¦ 4 somebody s movements 5¦(music)¦ 6¦(clock/watch)¦ 7¦(body waste)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(PEOPLE WORKING TOGETHER)¦ …

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  • 72collar — noun 1》 a band of material around the neck of a shirt or other garment, either upright or turned over. 2》 a band put around the neck of a domestic animal, used to restrain or control it. 3》 a connecting band or pipe in a piece of machinery. 4》… …

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  • 73arm — 1 noun (C) 1 BODY one of the two long parts of your body between your shoulders and your hands: Mom put her arms around me to comfort me. | Pat appeared carrying a large box under his arm. | a broken arm | with arms folded/crossed (=with your… …

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  • 74movement — noun 1 GROUP (C) a group of people who share the same ideas or beliefs and work together to achieve a particular aim: the civil rights movement | The nationalist movement did not have widespread support. 2 MOVING a) (C, U) a change in the place… …

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  • 75unison — noun 1 in unison a) if people speak in unison, they say the same words at the same time: “No way!” the twins replied in unison. b) if two groups, governments etc do something in unison they do it together because they agree with each other:… …

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  • 76wishbone — /ˈwɪʃboʊn / (say wishbohn) noun 1. the forked bone (a united pair of clavicles) in front of the breastbone in most birds; the furcula. 2. something which resembles the wishbone of a bird, as a piece of machinery, electrical fitting, etc. {so… …

  • 77collar — ► NOUN 1) a band of material around the neck of a shirt or other garment, either upright or turned over. 2) a band put around the neck of a domestic animal. 3) a connecting band or pipe in a piece of machinery. 4) Brit. a piece of meat rolled up… …

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  • 78collared — collar ► NOUN 1) a band of material around the neck of a shirt or other garment, either upright or turned over. 2) a band put around the neck of a domestic animal. 3) a connecting band or pipe in a piece of machinery. 4) Brit. a piece of meat… …

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  • 79collarless — collar ► NOUN 1) a band of material around the neck of a shirt or other garment, either upright or turned over. 2) a band put around the neck of a domestic animal. 3) a connecting band or pipe in a piece of machinery. 4) Brit. a piece of meat… …

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  • 80A dead dog — Dog Dog (d[o^]g), n. [AS. docga; akin to D. dog mastiff, Dan. dogge, Sw. dogg.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Canis}, esp. the domestic dog ({Canis familiaris}). Note: The dog is distinguished above all others of the inferior animals… …

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