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  • 1slow worker — /sloʊ ˈwɜkə/ (say sloh werkuh) noun a worker who is certified as slow because of a particular disability, and may therefore earn less than the normal minimum rate prescribed for a classification, without creating a breach of the appropriate award …

  • 2worker */*/*/ — UK [ˈwɜː(r)kə(r)] / US [ˈwɜrkər] noun [countable] Word forms worker : singular worker plural workers 1) a) someone below the level of a manager who works in a particular company or industry About 1,000 workers at the factory lost their jobs.… …

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  • 3worker — work|er [ wɜrkər ] noun count *** 1. ) someone below the level of a manager who works in a particular company or industry: About 1,000 workers at the factory lost their jobs. agricultural/clerical/industrial workers: Less than 40% of agricultural …

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  • 4slow — [[t]sloʊ[/t]] adj. and adv. slow•er, slow•est, v. 1) moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed: a slow train[/ex] 2) characterized by lack of speed: a slow pace[/ex] 3) taking or requiring a comparatively long time 4) gradual:… …

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  • 5slow*/*/*/ — [sləʊ] adj I 1) not moving or happening fast This bus is really slow.[/ex] a long slow walk to the top of the hill[/ex] She s a slow worker, but reliable.[/ex] Progress has been painfully slow (= very slow).[/ex] The government has been slow to… …

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  • 6worker*/*/*/ — [ˈwɜːkə] noun [C] 1) someone who works in a company or industry and is below the level of a manager Syn: employee About 1, 000 workers at the factory lost their jobs.[/ex] farm/factory/shipyard workers[/ex] 2) used for describing how well or how… …

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  • 7slow — adj 1 *stupid, dull, dense, crass, dumb 2 Slow, dilatory, laggard, deliberate, leisurely can apply to persons, their movements, or their actions, and mean taking a longer time than is necessary, usual, or sometimes, desirable. Slow (see also… …

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  • 8slow — slowly, adv. slowness, n. /sloh/, adj., slower, slowest, adv., slower, slowest, v. adj. 1. moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train. 2. characterized by lack of speed: a slow pace. 3. taking or requiring …

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  • 9slow — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ considerably, dramatically, markedly, noticeably, sharply, significantly ▪ Sales have slowed down quite markedly. ▪ …

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  • 10Slow Decay — Torchwoodbook title=Slow Decay number=3 featuring=Jack Harkness Gwen Cooper Owen Harper Toshiko Sato Ianto Jones writer=Andy Lane publisher=BBC Books isbn=ISBN 978 0 563 48655 8 set between= Ghost Machine and Cyberwoman pages=357 date=4 January… …

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