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  • 61string — 1 /strIN/ noun 1 THREAD (C, U) a strong thread made of several threads twisted together, used for tying or fastening things: Can you find me some string to tie up this package? | Puppets are worked by strings. | a piece of string 2 GROUP/SERIES… …

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  • 62idea — i|dea W1S1 [aıˈdıə] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(plan/suggestion)¦ 2¦(knowledge)¦ 3¦(aim/intention)¦ 4¦(how you imagine something to be)¦ 5¦(belief/opinion)¦ 6¦(principle)¦ 7 have an idea (that) 8 get the wrong idea 9 have the right idea …

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  • 63drop*/*/*/ — [drɒp] verb I 1) [T] to let something fall The box was so heavy I almost dropped it.[/ex] The children were dropping stones off the bridge.[/ex] He dropped a few coins into my hand.[/ex] 2) to fall She took off her jacket and let it drop to the… …

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  • 64provision — noun 1 supply ADJECTIVE ▪ federal, private, state ▪ childcare, educational, housing, nursery, pension, service …

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  • 65crown — crown1 W3S3 [kraun] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(hat for king/queen)¦ 2¦(country s ruler)¦ 3¦(tooth)¦ 4¦(head)¦ 5¦(hill)¦ 6¦(sports)¦ 7¦(money)¦ 8¦(picture)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: corone …

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  • 66intention — in|ten|tion W2 [ınˈtenʃən] n [U and C] a plan or desire to do something →↑intend have no/every intention of doing sth ▪ I have no intention of retiring just yet. ▪ They went into town with the intention of visiting the library. intention to do… …

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  • 67thumb — thumb1 [θʌm] n ↑finger, ↑fingernail, ↑thumb [: Old English; Origin: thuma] 1.) the part of your hand that is shaped like a thick short finger and helps you to hold things ▪ a baby sucking its thumb ▪ She held the coin carefully between finger and …

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  • 68blow in — intransitive verb 1. slang : to appear or arrive casually or unexpectedly he blew in last night about eight 2. of an oil well : to come into production : start discharging oil and gas transitive verb : to start (a blast furnace) in operation… …

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  • 69bus — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ regular ▪ There are regular buses to the beach. ▪ shuttle ▪ double decker, open topped (BrE) ▪ last …

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  • 70inconvenient — adjective causing problems or difficulty, often in a way that is annoying; not convenient: It s a bit inconvenient for me to get to the centre of town. Can we meet somewhere else? | an inconvenient time inconveniently adverb incorporate, verb (T) …

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