smoke alarms
51law — noun 1 official rule/rules ⇨ See also ↑martial law ADJECTIVE ▪ administrative, case, civil, common, constitutional, criminal, statute, etc …
52install — 01. I got a new video game for my children, but I don t know how to [install] it on my computer. 02. The [installation] charge for cable is $25. 03. My kids got bored of that computer game really quickly, so I [uninstalled] it. 04. Smoke alarms… …
53sell — W1S1 [sel] v past tense and past participle sold [səuld US sould] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(give something for money)¦ 2¦(make something available)¦ 3¦(make somebody want something)¦ 4¦(be bought)¦ 5 sell like hot cakes 6¦(idea/plan)¦ 7 sell yourself 8 sell… …
54needless — need|less [ nidləs ] adjective used about something that could or should have been avoided: UNNECESSARY: needless waste/worry/suffering Smoke alarms could have prevented these needless deaths. needless to say used for saying that something is… …
55nothing — noth|ing [ nʌθıŋ ] pronoun *** 1. ) not anything: There was nothing in the room except for a mattress. She waited and watched, but nothing happened. nothing at all: I knew nothing at all about taking care of babies. nothing else: The smoke alarms …
56functional — [[t]fʌ̱ŋkʃən(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Functional things are useful rather than decorative. ...modern, functional furniture... The decor is functional. 2) ADJ: ADJ n Functional means relating to the way in which something works or operates, or… …
57sell — 1 /sel/ verb past tense and past participle sold /sUld/ 1 GIVE STH FOR MONEY (I, T) to give something to someone in exchange for money: If you offer them another thousand, I think they ll sell. | sell sth for 100/$50/30p etc: Toni s selling her… …
58overemphasize — verb the importance of regularly testing your smoke alarms cannot be overemphasized Syn: place/lay too much emphasis on, overstress, place/lay too much stress on, exaggerate, make too much of, overplay, overdo, overdramatize; informal make a big… …
59needless — UK [ˈniːdləs] / US [ˈnɪdləs] adjective used about something that could or should have been avoided needless waste/worry/suffering Smoke alarms could have prevented these needless deaths. • needless to say Derived word: needlessly adverb These… …
60nothing */*/*/ — UK [ˈnʌθɪŋ] / US pronoun 1) not anything There was nothing in the room except for a mattress. She waited and watched, but nothing happened. nothing at all: I knew nothing at all about looking after babies. nothing else: The smoke alarms were… …
