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  • 1wedge — 1 noun (C) 1 a piece of wood, metal etc that has one thick edge and one pointed edge and is used especially for keeping a door open or for splitting wood 2 a piece of food shaped like this: a wedge of chocolate cake | Garnish with lemon wedges. 3 …

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  • 2wedge — wedge1 [wedʒ] n [: Old English; Origin: wecg] 1.) a piece of wood, metal etc that has one thick edge and one pointed edge and is used especially for keeping a door open or for splitting wood 2.) a piece of food shaped like a wedge ▪ Garnish with… …

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  • 3wedge — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Wedge is used before these nouns: ↑heel, ↑shape Wedge is used after these nouns: ↑lemon, ↑orange, ↑potato {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ firmly, t …

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  • 4drive — drive1 W1S1 [draıv] v past tense drove [drəuv US drouv] past participle driven [ˈdrıvən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(vehicle)¦ 2¦(make somebody move)¦ 3¦(make somebody do something)¦ 4¦(make somebody/something be in a bad state)¦ 5¦(hit/push something into… …

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  • 5drive — 1 /draIv/ verb past tense drove, past participle driven / drIvFn/ 1 OPERATE A VEHICLE (I, T) to sit in a car, bus etc and make it travel from one place to another: Do you drive? | She drove the pick up and got our supplies. 2 TRAVEL SOMEWHERE (I …

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  • 6shape — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 physical outline ADJECTIVE ▪ basic, simple ▪ The children cut the paper into various simple shapes. ▪ overall ▪ characteristic, distinctive …

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  • 7thin — thin1 W2S2 [θın] adj comparative thinner superlative thinnest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not thick)¦ 2¦(not fat)¦ 3¦(hair)¦ 4¦(liquid)¦ 5¦(smoke/mist)¦ 6¦(air)¦ 7¦(excuse/argument/evidence etc)¦ 8 a thin …

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  • 8Belfast — 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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  • 9Diego Garcia — For other uses, see Diego Garcia (disambiguation). Diego Garcia IATA: NKW – ICAO: FJDG Summary …

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  • 10Spawn (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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