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  • 11bar — bar1 [ bar ] noun count *** ▸ 1 place serving alcohol ▸ 2 long narrow piece ▸ 3 block of soap etc. ▸ 4 profession of a lawyer ▸ 5 something that prevents something ▸ 6 in music ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) a place where you go to buy and drink alcoholic… …

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  • 12bar — I UK [bɑː(r)] / US [bɑr] noun [countable] Word forms bar : singular bar plural bars *** 1) a place where you go to buy and drink alcoholic drinks We met at Ernie s Bar. a wine/cocktail bar a) the counter where alcoholic drinks are served in a bar …

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  • 13soap dish — noun a bathroom or kitchen fixture for holding a bar of soap • Hypernyms: ↑fixture * * * noun : a dish for holding soap; especially : a bathroom or kitchen fixture designed for holding soap * * * a dish designed to hold a bar of soap, esp. as a… …

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  • 14bar soap — noun soap in the form of a bar • Hypernyms: ↑soap * * * noun Etymology: bar (I) : soap sold in the form of solid oblong cakes commonly for laundry purposes …

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  • 15soap — I UK [səʊp] / US [soʊp] noun Word forms soap : singular soap plural soaps ** 1) [countable/uncountable] a substance that you use with water to wash your body or an object. It can be a liquid, but is usually a solid piece called a bar of soap. 2)… …

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  • 16bar — bar1 barless, adj. barrable, adj. /bahr/, n., v., barred, barring, prep. n. 1. a relatively long, evenly shaped piece of some solid substance, as metal or wood, used as a guard or obstruction or for some mechanical purpose: the bars of a cage. 2 …

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  • 17bar — bar1 W1S1 [ba: US ba:r] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(place to drink in)¦ 2¦(place to buy drink)¦ 3 a wine/coffee/snack etc bar 4 a breakfast bar 5¦(block shape)¦ 6¦(piece of metal/wood)¦ 7 behind bars 8¦(music)¦ 9 bar to (doing) someth …

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  • 18soap — soap1 S3 [səup US soup] n [: Old English; Origin: sape] 1.) [U and C] the substance that you use to wash your body →↑detergent ▪ Wash thoroughly with soap and water . ▪ a bar of soap 2.) informal …

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  • 19soap — soap1 [ soup ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount a substance that you use with water to wash your body or an object. It can be a liquid, but is usually a solid piece called a bar of soap. 2. ) count INFORMAL a SOAP OPERA soap soap 2 [ soup ] verb… …

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  • 20bar — [[t]bɑ͟ː(r)[/t]] ♦♦ bars, barring, barred 1) N COUNT A bar is a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks. [mainly AM] ...Devil s Herd, the city s most popular country western bar. ...the Brass Nickel Bar. 2) N COUNT A bar is a room in a …

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