fastened (verb)

  • 41harness — [[t]hɑ͟ː(r)nɪs[/t]] harnesses, harnessing, harnessed 1) VERB If you harness something such as an emotion or natural source of energy, you bring it under your control and use it. [V n] ...the movement s ability to harness the anger of all… …

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  • 42clip — clip1 noun 1》 a flexible or spring loaded device for holding an object or objects together or in place. 2》 a piece of jewellery fastened by a clip. 3》 a metal holder containing cartridges for an automatic firearm. verb (clips, clipping, clipped)… …

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  • 43loose — 1 /lu:s/ adjective 1 NOT FIXED not firmly fixed in place: One of my buttons is loose. | a loose floorboard | come/work loose (=become loose): A piece of stair carpet had come loose. 2 ROPE/CHAIN ETC a rope, chain etc that is loose is not fastened …

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  • 44down — I UK [daʊn] / US adjective, adverb, preposition *** Summary: Down can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): She was walking down the street. as an adverb (without a following noun): She lay down and fell asleep.… …

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  • 45up — I UK [ʌp] / US adjective, adverb, preposition *** Summary: Up can be used in the following ways: as an adverb: Their voices could be heard up in our room. ♦ Mary looked up at him. ♦ I stood up. as a preposition: He climbed up the steps. ♦ I set… …

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  • 46up*/*/*/ — [ʌp] grammar word I summary: Up can be: ■ an adverb: Their voices could be heard up in our room. ■ a preposition: He climbed up the steps. ■ an adjective: the up escalator ■ used after the verb ‘to be : He was up early the next morning. 1) higher …

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  • 47lock — I. /lɒk / (say lok) noun 1. a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc. 2. a. a device to keep… …

  • 48clip — Ⅰ. clip [1] ► NOUN 1) a flexible or spring loaded device for holding an object or objects together or in place. 2) a piece of jewellery that can be fastened on to a garment with a clip. 3) a metal holder containing cartridges for an automatic… …

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  • 49book — 1 /bUk/ noun 1 PRINTED BOOK (C) a set of printed pages that are fastened together in a cover so that you can read them: I m reading a book by Graham Greene. | Nothing beats curling up with a good book. 2 BOOK TO WRITE IN (C) a set of sheets of… …

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  • 50book — I UK [bʊk] / US noun Word forms book : singular book plural books *** Talking or writing about books: novel a book that tells a story textbook a book you study at school, college, or university manual a book of instructions cookery book a book of …

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