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41riot — noun 1》 a violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd. ↘archaic rowdy behaviour. 2》 an impressively varied or lavish display: a riot of colour. 3》 (a riot) informal a highly amusing or entertaining person or thing. verb 1》 take part in a riot …
42read — read1 W1S1 [ri:d] v past tense and past participle read [red] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(words/books)¦ 2¦(find information)¦ 3¦(read and speak)¦ 4¦(music/maps etc)¦ 5¦(computer)¦ 6¦(understand something in a particular way)¦ 7¦(have words on)¦ 8¦(style of… …
43riot — ri|ot1 [ raıət ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount a violent protest by a crowd of people: anti government riots quell a riot (=stop it): Seven people were hurt as police tried to quell the riot. start/provoke/spark a riot: The new laws sparked… …
44riot — I UK [ˈraɪət] / US noun Word forms riot : singular riot plural riots ** 1) a) [countable/uncountable] a violent protest by a crowd of people anti government riots the country s history of riot and disorder start/provoke/spark a riot: The new laws …
45riot — ► NOUN 1) a violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd. 2) a confused or lavish combination or display: a riot of colour. 3) (a riot) informal a highly amusing or entertaining person or thing. ► VERB 1) take part in a riot. 2) behave in an u …
46The Red House (Trinidad and Tobago) — The building known as The Red House is the seat of Parliament in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The architectural design of the Red House is of greek revival style. The original building was destroyed in the 1903 water riots and it was… …
47The Big Six (Ghana) — The Big Six were six leaders of the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC), the leading political party in the British colony of the Gold Coast. They were detained by the colonial authorities in 1948 following disturbances leading to the killing of… …
48Riot — This article is about a type of event. For other meanings of riot, see Riot (disambiguation). Teamsters, armed with pipes, riot in a clash with riot police in the Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934 …
49read — read1 /reed/, v., read /red/, reading /ree ding/, n. v.t. 1. to look at carefully so as to understand the meaning of (something written, printed, etc.): to read a book; to read music. 2. to utter aloud or render in speech (something written,… …
50riot — n. & v. n. 1 a a disturbance of the peace by a crowd; an occurrence of public disorder. b (attrib.) involved in suppressing riots (riot police; riot shield). 2 uncontrolled revelry; noisy behaviour. 3 (foll. by of) a lavish display or enjoyment… …
