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  • 11nail — n 1. spike, brad, pin, peg, skewer, rivet, staple, tack, point; common nail, finishing nail, cut nail, roofing nail, drive nail, boat nail. 2. fingernail, toenail, (all of animals) claw, clutch, talon, unguis, nipper, pincher, hook. 3. hit the… …

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  • 12drive — drive1 [ draıv ] (past tense drove [ drouv ] ; past participle driven [ drıvn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 control vehicle ▸ 2 provide power to move ▸ 3 push something to hit something else ▸ 4 force someone to leave ▸ 5 force someone into bad state ▸ 6 make …

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  • 13drive — 1 /draIv/ verb past tense drove, past participle driven / drIvFn/ 1 OPERATE A VEHICLE (I, T) to sit in a car, bus etc and make it travel from one place to another: Do you drive? | She drove the pick up and got our supplies. 2 TRAVEL SOMEWHERE (I …

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  • 14drive */*/*/ — I UK [draɪv] / US verb Word forms drive : present tense I/you/we/they drive he/she/it drives present participle driving past tense drove UK [drəʊv] / US [droʊv] past participle driven UK [ˈdrɪv(ə)n] / US 1) [intransitive/transitive] to control a… …

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  • 15nail set — noun : punch III 1a(3) * * * a short rod of steel used to drive a nail below or flush with a surface. [1895 1900] * * * nail punch or nail set noun A tool for punching the head of a nail below or flush with the surface • • • Main Entry: ↑nail… …

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  • 16drive*/*/*/ — [draɪv] (past tense drove [drəʊv] ; past participle driven [ˈdrɪv(ə)n] ) verb I 1) [I/T] to control a vehicle so that it moves somewhere, or to go somewhere by doing this Usually, my sister drives and I read the map.[/ex] You will drive carefully …

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  • 17nail — 1. noun /neɪl/ a) The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals. b) A spike shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials. The nail is generally driven through two or more layers of… …

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  • 19The Race (Goodies episode) — Infobox The Goodies episode name = The Race number = 34 airdate = 12 January, 1974 (Saturday mdash; 6.45 p.m.) director = producer = guests = Bill Weston as Baron de Boeuf Helli Louise as the French Maid series = 4The Race is an episode of the… …

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  • 20nail set — /ˈneɪl sɛt/ (say nayl set) noun a short tapering rod of steel used to drive a nail below, or flush with, the surface. Also, nail punch, nail sett …