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121quarter — n. & v. n. 1 each of four equal parts into which a thing is or might be divided. 2 a period of three months, usu. for which payments become due on the quarter day. 3 a point of time 15 minutes before or after any hour. 4 a school or US university …
122hire — [[t]ha͟ɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ hires, hiring, hired 1) VERB If you hire someone, you employ them or pay them to do a particular job for you. [V n] Sixteen of the contestants have hired lawyers and are suing the organisers... The rest of the staff have… …
123on — ♦ (The preposition is pronounced [[t]ɒn[/t]]. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced [[t]ɒ̱n[/t]].) 1) PREP If someone or something is on a surface or object, the surface or object is immediately below them and is supporting their weight. He …
124roundabout — [[t]ra͟ʊndəbaʊt[/t]] roundabouts 1) N COUNT A roundabout is a circular structure in the road at a place where several roads meet. You drive round it until you come to the road that you want. [BRIT] Syn: island (in AM, use traffic circle) 2) N… …
125stone — [[t]sto͟ʊn[/t]] ♦♦ stones, stoning, stoned (The plural is usually stone in meaning 10.) 1) N MASS Stone is a hard solid substance found in the ground and often used for building houses. He could not tell whether the floor was wood or stone...… …
126drop — verb (drops, dropping, dropped) 1》 fall or cause to fall vertically. ↘deliver by parachute. ↘sink to or towards the ground. ↘informal collapse from exhaustion. 2》 make or become lower, weaker, or less. ↘lose (a point, a match, etc …
127head — noun 1》 the upper part of the human body, or the front or upper part of the body of an animal, typically separated from the rest of the body by a neck, and containing the brain, mouth, and sense organs. ↘(heads) the side of a coin bearing the …
128point — [pɔɪnt] noun 1》 the tapered, sharp end of a tool, weapon, or other object. ↘Archaeology a pointed flake or blade. ↘Ballet another term for pointe. ↘Boxing the tip of a person s chin as a spot for a blow. ↘the prong of a deer s… …
