raining (verb)

  • 101fine — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, heavy, hefty, huge, large, massive, stiff, substantial ▪ He was forced to pay a hefty fine …

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  • 102sky — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, vast, wide ▪ open ▪ We slept under the open sky. ▪ empty ▪ bright …

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  • 103it — W1S1 [ıt] pron [used as subject or object] [: Old English; Origin: hit] 1.) used to refer to a thing, animal, situation, idea etc that has already been mentioned or is already known about ▪ Where s your office? It s on the third floor. ▪ I love… …

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  • 104all — [ ɔl ] function word, quantifier *** All can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by an uncountable or plural noun): They had given up all hope. All children deserve encouragement. as a predeterminer (followed by a word such… …

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  • 105would — [ wud ] modal verb *** Would is usually followed by an infinitive without to : A picnic would be nice. Sometimes it is used without a following infinitive: They didn t do as much as they said they would. In conversation and informal writing,… …

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  • 106drizzle — [[t]drɪ̱z(ə)l[/t]] drizzles, drizzling, drizzled 1) N UNCOUNT: also a N Drizzle is light rain falling in fine drops. The drizzle had now stopped and the sun was breaking through. 2) VERB If it is drizzling, it is raining very lightly. [it V]… …

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  • 107still — still1 adjective 1》 not moving.     ↘(of air or water) undisturbed by wind, sound, or current. 2》 Brit. (of a drink) not effervescent. noun 1》 a state of deep and quiet calm: the still of the night. 2》 a photograph or a single shot from a cinema… …

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  • 108believe — /bi li:v/ verb (not in progressive) 1 BE SURE STH IS TRUE (T) to be sure that something is true or that someone is telling the truth: You shouldn t believe everything you read. | believe (that): I can hardly believe he s only 25! | believe sb: I… …

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  • 109line — 1 noun LONG THIN MARK 1 (C) a long thin, usually continuous mark on a surface: A wiggly line showed where the river was. | straight line: Can you draw a straight line? | dotted line (=a broken straight line drawn or printed on paper): Sign your… …

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  • 110tip — 1 /tIp/ noun 1 END (C) the end of something, especially something pointed: Use the tip of the brush to paint fine lines. | The tip of her nose was red. see also: fingertip 2 MONEY (C) a small amount of additional money that you give to someone,… …

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