area around sth

  • 31Northern General Hospital — Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Geography Location Fir Vale, Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber, England, UK Organisation …

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  • 32conflict — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 fight/argument ADJECTIVE ▪ great, major ▪ bitter, brutal, serious, violent ▪ escalating, increasing …

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  • 33navigate — nav|i|gate [ˈnævıgeıt] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of navigare, from navis ship ] 1.) [I and T] to find which way you need to go when you are travelling from one place to another ▪ I ll drive, you take the map and… …

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  • 34spot*/*/ — [spɒt] noun [C] I 1) a particular place We found him sitting in a sunny spot in the garden.[/ex] one of the region s best known tourist spots[/ex] 2) a small round area of colour that is different from the colour of the area around it The flower… …

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  • 35march — march1 [ma:tʃ US ma:rtʃ] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: marchier to step heavily ] 1.) if soldiers or other people march somewhere, they walk there quickly with firm regular steps march across/along/past etc ▪ On 29 August the royal… …

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  • 36vicinity — vi|cin|i|ty [vıˈsınıti] n formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: vicinitas, from vicinus near , from vicus row of houses, village ] 1.) in the vicinity (of sth) in the area around a particular place ▪ The stolen car was found in the vicinity… …

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  • 37border*/*/ — [ˈbɔːdə] noun [C] I 1) the official line that separates two countries or regions border guards[/ex] the border between Hungary and Romania[/ex] Iraq s northern border with Turkey[/ex] Thousands of refugees were fleeing across the border.[/ex] a… …

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  • 38run — run1 W1S1 [rʌn] v past tense ran [ræn] past participle run present participle running ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move quickly using your legs)¦ 2¦(race)¦ 3¦(organize/be in charge of )¦ 4¦(do something/go somewhere quickly)¦ 5¦(buses/trains etc)¦ …

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  • 39work — work1 W1S1 [wə:k US wə:rk] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(do a job for money)¦ 2¦(do your job)¦ 3¦(help)¦ 4¦(do an activity)¦ 5¦(try to achieve something)¦ 6¦(machine/equipment)¦ 7¦(be effective/successful)¦ 8¦(have an effect)¦ 9¦(art/style/literature)¦ …

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  • 40run — 1 /rVn/ verb past tense ran past participle run present participle running MOVE QUICKLY ON FOOT 1 (I) to move quickly on foot by moving your legs more quickly than when you are walking: I had to run to catch the bus. | Two youths were killed when …

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