enclosed area (noun)

  • 51stall — 1 noun 1 (C) a table or a small shop with an open front, especially outdoors, where goods are sold: a market stall 2 (C) an enclosed area in a building for an animal 3 (countable usually singular) an occasion when an engine stops working: The… …

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  • 52run — 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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  • 53grounds — I (cause) noun arguments, base, basis, case, circumstances, data, determinant, documentation, elements, evidence, factors, facts, foundation, fundament, justification, medium of proof, motive, occasion, principles, proof, pros and cons,… …

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  • 54Yard — Slang for one billion dollars. Used particularly in currency trading, e.g. for Japanese yen since on billion yen only equals approximately US$10 million. It is clearer to say, I m a buyer of a yard of yen, than to say, I m a buyer of a billion… …

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  • 55yard — Slang for one billion currency units. Used particularly in currency trading, e.g., for Japanese yen since one billion yen equals approximately US$10 million. It is clearer to say, I m a buyer of a yard of yen, than to say, I m a buyer of a… …

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  • 56basin — ba|sin [ beısn ] noun count ** 1. ) a large area of land whose surface water all flows into a particular river or lake: the Colorado River Basin a ) an enclosed area of water where boats can be kept b ) a large area of the Earth s surface that is …

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  • 57bay — bay1 [ beı ] noun count ** 1. ) an area of the coast where the land curves inward: The harbor lights were visible across the bay. 2. ) a partly enclosed area that is used for a particular purpose, for example parking a car a ) an area in an… …

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  • 58yard — [ jard ] noun count *** 1. ) AMERICAN an area around a house that is used for sitting, playing, and growing plants in. British garden a ) an enclosed area around a large building where people can do activities outside: a school/prison yard b ) a… …

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  • 59basin */*/ — UK [ˈbeɪs(ə)n] / US noun [countable] Word forms basin : singular basin plural basins 1) a large bowl fixed to the wall in a bathroom for washing your face and hands in 2) a round open container used for holding liquids or for storing or mixing… …

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  • 60bay — I UK [beɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms bay : singular bay plural bays ** 1) an area of the coast where the land curves inwards The harbour lights were visible across the bay. 2) a partly enclosed area that is used for a particular purpose,… …

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