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111ground — 1 /graUnd/ noun EARTH SURFACE 1 (U) the surface of the earth: The leaf slowly fluttered to the ground. | The air raids were followed by military action on the ground. | below/above ground: miners working 10 hour shifts below ground compare floor… …
112gum — 1 noun 1 (countable usually plural) one of the two areas of firm pink flesh at the top and bottom of your mouth, in which your teeth are fixed 2 (U) chewing gum 3 (U) a sticky substance found in the stems of some trees 4 (U) BrE a special kind of …
113black — I UK [blæk] / US adjective Word forms black : adjective black comparative blacker superlative blackest *** Words that avoid giving offence: black: Use the adjective black (sometimes spelt Black) to refer to people with dark skin whose families… …
114bosom — UK [ˈbʊz(ə)m] / US [ˈbʊzəm] / US [ˈbuzəm] noun Word forms bosom : singular bosom plural bosoms 1) a) [singular] mainly literary a woman s chest, or the clothes covering it b) [countable, usually plural] old fashioned a woman s breast 2)… …
115brief — I UK [briːf] / US [brɪf] adjective Word forms brief : adjective brief comparative briefer superlative briefest *** 1) lasting only for a short time Scotland experienced a brief period of population growth during the early nineties. a brief visit… …
116calyx — UK [ˈkeɪlɪks] / US / UK [ˈkælɪks] / US noun [countable] Word forms calyx : singular calyx plural calyxes or calyces UK [ˈkeɪlɪsiːz] / UK [ˈkælɪsiːz] / US / US [ˈkeɪlɪˌsɪz] biology the green part covering a flower before it opens …
117casing — UK [ˈkeɪsɪŋ] / US noun [countable] Word forms casing : singular casing plural casings a layer of a substance that is used for covering something rubber/copper/aluminium casing …
118cassock — UK [ˈkæsək] / US noun [countable] Word forms cassock : singular cassock plural cassocks a long loose piece of clothing, often black and covering the whole body, traditionally worn by some priests …
119clapboard — UK [ˈklæpˌbɔː(r)d] / US [ˈklæpˌbɔrd] noun [uncountable] Word forms clapboard : singular clapboard plural clapboards mainly American a) wooden boards used for covering the outside of a building b) [countable] one of these wooden boards …
120codpiece — UK [ˈkɒdˌpiːs] / US [ˈkɑdˌpɪs] noun [countable] Word forms codpiece : singular codpiece plural codpieces a piece of material covering a man s sexual organs, worn in the 15th and 16th centuries …
