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  • 81tap — 1 noun 1 WATER/GAS (C) a piece of equipment for controlling the flow of water, gas etc from a pipe or container; faucet AmE: turn on the tap (=so that water comes out of it): Carla, don t leave the taps running! | tap water: In some countries,… …

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  • 82Original sin — For other uses, see Original Sin (disambiguation). Original sin[1] is, according to a theological doctrine, humanity s state of sin resulting from the Fall of Man.[2] This condition has been characterized in many ways, ranging from something as… …

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  • 83Sydney Swans — Infobox australian football club clubname = Sydney Swans fullname = Sydney Swans Football Club nicknames = The Swans, The Bloods, The Blood Stained Angels, The Angels season = 2008 position = 6th topgoalkicker = Michael O Loughlin bestandfairest …

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  • 84hard — 1 adjective FIRM TO TOUCH 1 firm and stiff, and difficult to press down, break, or cut: Diamond is the hardest substance known to man. | The plums are much too hard to be eaten now. | The chairs in the waiting room felt hard and uncomfortable.… …

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  • 85screw — 1 noun 1 (C) a thin pointed piece of metal that you push and turn in order to fasten pieces of metal or wood together: Tighten the screws on the plug. 2 (C) slang taboo an act of having sex 3 have a screw loose informal often humorous to be… …

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  • 86up*/*/*/ — [ʌp] grammar word I summary: Up can be: ■ an adverb: Their voices could be heard up in our room. ■ a preposition: He climbed up the steps. ■ an adjective: the up escalator ■ used after the verb ‘to be : He was up early the next morning. 1) higher …

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  • 87Belfast — This article is about the capital of Northern Ireland. For other uses, see Belfast (disambiguation). Coordinates: 54°35′49″N 5°55′48″W / 54.597°N 5.930°W / …

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  • 88drop — drop1 W2S1 [drɔp US dra:p] v past tense and past participle dropped present participle dropping ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(let something fall)¦ 2¦(fall)¦ 3¦(move your body down)¦ 4¦(become less)¦ 5¦(reduce)¦ 6¦(not include)¦ 7¦(stop doing something)¦ …

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  • 89on — on1 W1S1 [ɔn US a:n, o:n] prep ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(on a surface)¦ 2¦(supporting your body)¦ 3¦(part hit/touched)¦ 4¦(written/shown)¦ 5¦(attached)¦ 6¦(place)¦ 7¦(position)¦ 8¦(looking/pointing)¦ 9¦(day/date)¦ 10¦(affecting/r …

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  • 90heat — 1 /hi:t/ noun 1 (U) warmth or hotness: The heat of the water caused the glass to shatter. | Black surfaces absorb heat from the sun. 2 the heat a) very hot weather: I couldn t stand the heat. | the heat of the day (=the hottest part of the day)… …

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