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  • 11Hand washing — is the act of cleansing the hands with water or another liquid, with or without the use of soap or other detergents, for the sanitary purpose of removing soil and/or microorganisms.The main purpose of washing hands is to cleanse the hands of… …

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  • 12Free daily newspaper — Free daily newspapers trace their history back to the 1940s when Walnut Creek, California publisher Dean Lesher began what is widely believed to be the first free daily, now known as the Contra Costa Times . In the 1960s, he converted that… …

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  • 13Free will — This article is about the philosophical questions of free will. For other uses, see Free will (disambiguation). A domino s movement is determined completely by laws of physics. Incompatibilists say that this is a threat to free will, but… …

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  • 14free — [[t]fri͟ː[/t]] ♦ freer, freest, frees, freeing, freed 1) ADJ If something is free, you can have it or use it without paying for it. free of charge → see charge The seminars are free, with lunch provided. ...a free brochure with details of gift… …

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  • 15free — free1 W1S1 [fri:] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(no cost)¦ 2¦(not a prisoner)¦ 3¦(not controlled)¦ 4¦(not busy)¦ 5¦(not being used)¦ 6¦(not suffering)¦ 7¦(not containing something)¦ 8¦(tax)¦ 9 feel free 10 free and easy …

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  • 16free — 1 /fri:/ adjective ALLOWED TO DO WHAT YOU WANT 1 allowed to do whatever you want, without being controlled or restricted : free to do sth: The children are free to decide which activity they would like to do. 2 feel free spoken used to tell… …

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  • 17hand — I [[t]hæ̱nd[/t]] NOUN USES AND PHRASES ♦ hands (Please look at category 56 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) N COUNT Your hands are the parts of your body at the end of your arms. Each hand has four …

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  • 18hand — I n. part of the arm below the wrist 1) to shake smb. s hand; to shake hands with smb. 2) to clasp, grab, grasp; take smb. s hand 3) to hold; join hands 4) to lay one s hands on 5) to cup one s hands 6) to clap one s hands 7) to wring one s hands …

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  • 19free — free1 [ fri ] adjective *** ▸ 1 not costing anything ▸ 2 not prisoner/slave/held ▸ 3 not tied/fixed ▸ 4 available for something ▸ 5 not limited by rules ▸ 6 not affected by something bad ▸ 7 when you talk/give a lot ▸ 8 time with no work to do ▸… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 20free — I UK [friː] / US [frɪ] adjective Word forms free : adjective free comparative freer superlative freest *** 1) something that is free does not cost anything All talks start at 2.30 pm and admission is free. There is plenty of free parking. free… …

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