to put sth on the wall

  • 41light — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 brightness ADJECTIVE ▪ clear, good ▪ bright, brilliant, harsh, intense, strong ▪ blinding …

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  • 42rest — rest1 W1S1 [rest] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1 the rest 2¦(relaxing)¦ 3 put/set somebody s mind at rest 4 come to rest 5 give it a rest 6 give something a rest 7 at rest 8 and all the rest of it 9 and the rest 10 lay/put something …

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  • 43up — up1 W1S1 [ʌp] adv, prep, adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(to a higher position)¦ 2¦(in a higher position)¦ 3¦(to be upright)¦ 4¦(along)¦ 5¦(north)¦ 6¦(close)¦ 7¦(to more important place)¦ 8¦(river)¦ 9¦(more)¦ 10¦(winning)¦ …

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  • 44up — up1 W1S1 [ʌp] adv, prep, adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(to a higher position)¦ 2¦(in a higher position)¦ 3¦(to be upright)¦ 4¦(along)¦ 5¦(north)¦ 6¦(close)¦ 7¦(to more important place)¦ 8¦(river)¦ 9¦(more)¦ 10¦(winning)¦ …

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  • 45press — 1 /pres/ noun 1 NEWS a) (U) also the press people who write reports for newspapers, radio, or television: the freedom of the press (also + plural verb BrE): In August the press are desperate for news. | press photographers b) (singular,… …

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  • 46clock — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ accurate ▪ 12 hour, 24 hour ▪ digital, electric ▪ atomic ▪ …

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  • 47plug — plug1 S3 [plʌg] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(electricity)¦ 2¦(bath)¦ 3¦(advertisement)¦ 4¦(in an engine)¦ 5 pull the plug (on something) 6¦(to fill a hole)¦ 7¦(for holding screws)¦ 8¦(a piece of something)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1600 …

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  • 48burton — noun gone for a burton BrE spoken lost, broken, or dead: This radio s gone for a burton. bury / beri/ verb (T) 1 PUT SB IN GRAVE to put someone who has died in a grave: bury sb in/at etc: Gretta wanted to be buried at St Peter s. 2 have buried sb …

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  • 49pull — 1 /pUl/ verb 1 MOVE STH TOWARDS YOU (I, T) to use your hands to make something move towards you or in the direction that you are moving: Help me move the piano; you push and I ll pull. | pull sth: I pulled the handle and it just snapped off! |… …

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  • 50fix — fix1 W2S2 [fıks] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(repair)¦ 2¦(limit)¦ 3 fix a time/date/place etc 4¦(arrange)¦ 5¦(attach)¦ 6¦(prepare food)¦ 7¦(solve)¦ 8 fix your attention/eyes/mind etc on somebody/something 9 fix somebody with a stare/glare/look etc …

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