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  • 21Street football — s). Often the most basic of set ups will involve just a ball with a wall or fence used as a goal, or items such as clothing being used for goalposts (hence the phrase jumpers for goalposts ). The ease of playing these informal games means that… …

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  • 22turn — [[t]tɜ͟ː(r)n[/t]] ♦ turns, turning, turned (Turn is used in a large number of other expressions which are explained under other words in the dictionary. For example, the expression turn over a new leaf is explained at leaf.) 1) VERB When you turn …

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  • 23street — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ broad, wide ▪ narrow ▪ bustling, busy, congested, crowded ▪ pedestrian …

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  • 24corner — cor|ner1 W2S1 [ˈko:nə US ˈko:rnər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(where two lines/edges meet)¦ 2¦(road)¦ 3¦(corner of a room/box)¦ 4¦(mouth/eye)¦ 5¦(difficult situation)¦ 6¦(sports)¦ 7¦(distant place)¦ 8 see something out of the corner of your eye 9 (just)… …

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  • 25turn — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 act of turning sb/sth around ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, full, half, quarter ▪ It slowly spun for three complete turns. ▪ a full turn of the handle to the right …

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  • 26turn — v. & n. v. 1 tr. & intr. move around a point or axis so that the point or axis remains in a central position; give a rotary motion to or receive a rotary motion (turned the wheel; the wheel turns; the key turns in the lock). 2 tr. & intr. change… …

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  • 27Street art in Melbourne — A stencil of iconic Australian cricketer Merv Hughes, 2008, Regan Tamanui (Haha) Melbourne, the second largest city in Australia, has gained international notoriety for its diverse range of street art and associated subcultures. Throughout the… …

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  • 28corner — Synonyms and related words: L, a corner on, aberrancy, aberration, absorb, alcove, angle, apex, asylum, bay, bear raid, bend, bias, bifurcation, bight, blind alley, bolt hole, bother, bottle up, box, branching off, bull raid, buy, buy back, buy… …

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  • 29turn*/*/*/ — [tɜːn] verb I 1) [I/T] to change the position of your body or your head so that you are facing in a different direction She turned and smiled at me.[/ex] He turned his head and looked around the room.[/ex] Maria turned to the reporters and said:… …

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  • 30Street child — Afghan street boy smiles for the camera in downtown Kabul, Afghanistan (June 2003). A street child is a child who lives on the streets of a city, deprived of family care and protection. Most children on the streets are between the ages of about 5 …

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