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  • 31ground — ground1 W1S1 [graund] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(earth)¦ 2¦(area of land)¦ 3¦(reason)¦ 4¦(subject)¦ 5¦(opinion)¦ 6¦(sport)¦ 7 hold/stand your ground 8 get off the ground 9 gain ground 10 lose ground …

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  • 32Spawn (biology) — The spawn (eggs) of a clownfish. The black spots are the eyes developing. Spawn refers to the eggs and sperm released or deposited, usually into water, by aquatic animals. As a verb, spawn refers to the process of releasing the eggs and sperm,… …

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  • 33cat — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ domestic, family, house (esp. AmE), household, pet ▪ big ▪ She went to Africa to photograph big cats. ▪ …

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  • 34frenzy — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ feeding ▪ The smell of blood sent the sharks into a feeding frenzy. ▪ media ▪ buying ▪ mad, wild …

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  • 35nurse — 1 noun (C) 1 someone who is trained to look after people who are ill or injured, usually in a hospital: The nurse is coming to give you an injection. | a student nurse (=someone learning to be a nurse) | Nurse Jones | a male nurse 2 old fashioned …

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  • 36pasture — pas|ture1 [ˈpa:stʃə US ˈpæstʃər] n [U and C] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Late Latin pastura, from Latin pascere to feed ] 1.) land or a field that is covered with grass and is used for cattle, sheep etc to feed on ▪ large areas of… …

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  • 37infection — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ nasty, serious, severe ▪ mild, minor, moderate ▪ acute, chronic ▪ …

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  • 38satellite — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ commercial, research ▪ military, reconnaissance, spy ▪ meteorological, weather ▪ communic …

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  • 39tributary — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ main, major TRIBUTARY + VERB ▪ drain sth, drain into sth, feed sth, flow into sth ▪ The river is fed by several small tributaries …

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  • 40fly — fly1 W2S2 [flaı] v past tense flew [flu:] past participle flown [fləun US floun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(travel by plane)¦ 2¦(move through the air)¦ 3¦(control a plane)¦ 4¦(send somebody/something by plane)¦ 5¦(use air company/service)¦ 6¦(cross sea by… …

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