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21mouth — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, cavernous, enormous, huge, large, wide ▪ small, tiny ▪ …
22drip-feed — /drip feed /, n. intravenous feeding. [1905 10, for earlier sense] * * * drip feed «DRIHP FEED», adjective, noun. British. –adj. of or for feeding a medicinal solution intravenously one drop at a time: »A baby was wheeled on a hospital trolley… …
23Sterile insect technique — is a method of biological control, whereby millions of sterile insects are released. The released insects are normally male as it is the female that causes the damage, usually by laying eggs in the crop, or, in the case of mosquitoes, taking a… …
24clutch — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sb/sth s clutches sb/sth s power/control VERB + CLUTCHES ▪ fall into ▪ She fell into the clutches of the rebel forces. ▪ escape, escape from PREPOSITION …
25roll*/*/*/ — [rəʊl] verb I 1) [I/T] to move forwards while turning over and over, or to make something do this The pencil went rolling across the floor.[/ex] Men were rolling tyres across the yard.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to move on wheels, or to move something that is …
26Chrissie Wellington — winning the 2008 Frankfurt Ironman Personal information Nickname(s) Muppet [1] The Chrissin …
27race — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 contest to find the fastest person, car, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ big ▪ I get very nervous before a big race. ▪ close, tight ▪ long distance …
28travel — ▪ I. travel trav‧el 1 [ˈtrævl] noun [uncountable] TRAVEL the activity of going from one place to another, or to several different places, by air, road, rail etc: • The drop in revenue reflected lower levels of domestic travel (= within your own… …
29zone — ▪ I. zone zone 1 [zəʊn ǁ zoʊn] noun 1. [countable] a large area that is different from others around it in some way: • This is a no parking zone. • 90% of non smokers want smoke free zones at work and in public places. 2. licence free/passport… …
30backdrop — back|drop [ˈbækdrɔp US dra:p] n 1.) literary the ↑scenery behind something that you are looking at backdrop to ▪ The sea made a splendid backdrop to the garden. 2.) the conditions or situation in which something happens against a backdrop of sth… …
