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  • 111trade — [[t]tre͟ɪd[/t]] ♦ trades, trading, traded 1) N UNCOUNT: usu with supp Trade is the activity of buying, selling, or exchanging goods or services between people, firms, or countries. The ministry had direct control over every aspect of foreign… …

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  • 112white — [[t](h)wa͟ɪt[/t]] ♦ whiter, whitest, whites 1) COLOUR Something that is white is the colour of snow or milk. to bleed someone white → see bleed He had nice square white teeth... Issa s white beach hat gleamed in the harsh lights …

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  • 113go — go1 verb (goes, going; past went; past participle gone) 1》 move from one place to another; travel.     ↘engage in a specified activity: she used to go hunting.     ↘(go to) attend or visit for a purpose.     ↘pass time in a particular way: they… …

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  • 114stick — I [[t]stɪk[/t]] n. 1) bot a branch or shoot of a tree or shrub that has been cut or broken off 2) a relatively long and slender piece of wood 3) a long piece of wood for use as fuel, in carpentry, etc 4) a rod or wand 5) a baton 6) brit. Chiefly… …

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  • 115bag — n. & v. n. 1 a receptacle of flexible material with an opening at the top. 2 a (usu. in pl.) a piece of luggage (put the bags in the boot). b a woman s handbag. 3 (in pl.; usu. foll. by of) colloq. a large amount; plenty (bags of time). 4 (in… …

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  • 116Death — n. 1 the final cessation of vital functions in an organism; the ending of life. 2 the event that terminates life. 3 a the fact or process of being killed or killing (stone to death; fight to the death). b the fact or state of being dead (eyes… …

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  • 117death — n. 1 the final cessation of vital functions in an organism; the ending of life. 2 the event that terminates life. 3 a the fact or process of being killed or killing (stone to death; fight to the death). b the fact or state of being dead (eyes… …

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  • 118deposit — n. & v. n. 1 a Brit. a sum of money kept in an account in a bank. b anything stored or entrusted for safe keeping, usu. in a bank. 2 a a sum payable as a first instalment on an item bought on hire purchase, or as a pledge for a contract. b a… …

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  • 119flag — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a a piece of cloth, usu. oblong or square, attachable by one edge to a pole or rope and used as a country s emblem or as a standard, signal, etc. b a small toy, device, etc., resembling a flag. 2 Brit. an oblong strip of metal etc …

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  • 120name — n. & v. n. 1 a the word by which an individual person, animal, place, or thing is known, spoken of, etc. (mentioned him by name; her name is Joanna). b all who go under one name; a family, clan, or people in terms of its name (the Scottish name) …

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