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  • 121hot-air balloon — noun balloon for travel through the air in a basket suspended below a large bag of heated air • Hypernyms: ↑balloon * * * hot air balloon noun One containing air that is heated by a flame to maintain or increase altitude • • • Main Entry: ↑hot *… …

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  • 122subway — noun 1 (AmE) underground train system ⇨ See also ↑underground ADJECTIVE ▪ crowded VERB + SUBWAY ▪ ride, take, use ▪ get on …

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  • 123shanks' mare — noun you own legs I traveled on shank s mare • Syn: ↑shank s mare, ↑shank s pony, ↑shanks pony • Hypernyms: ↑leg * * * noun also …

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  • 124cycle — noun 1》 a series of events that are regularly repeated in the same order.     ↘the period of time taken to complete a single such series. 2》 one complete sequence of changes associated with a recurring phenomenon such as an alternating current,… …

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  • 125joyride — noun Date: 1909 1. a ride taken for pleasure (as in a car or aircraft); especially an automobile ride marked by reckless driving (as in a stolen car) 2. conduct or action resembling a joyride especially in disregard of cost or consequences •… …

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  • 126site — noun 1 piece of land where a building was/is/will be ADJECTIVE ▪ good, prime (esp. BrE) ▪ houses built on prime sites with stunning views ▪ designated, possible, potential, proposed …

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  • 127joyride — noun informal 1》 a fast ride in a stolen vehicle. 2》 a ride for enjoyment. Derivatives joyrider noun joyriding noun …

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  • 128skateboard — noun a short, narrow board with two small wheels fixed to the bottom of either end, on which a person can ride in a standing or crouching position. verb [often as noun skateboarding] ride on a skateboard. Derivatives skateboarder noun …

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