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  • 61bag — [[t]bæ̱g[/t]] ♦♦ bags, bagging, bagged 1) N COUNT A bag is a container made of thin paper or plastic, for example one that is used in shops to put things in that a customer has bought. N COUNT: usu N of n A bag of things is the amount of things… …

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  • 62film — [[t]fɪ̱lm[/t]] ♦ films, filming, filmed 1) N COUNT A film consists of moving pictures that have been recorded so that they can be shown at the cinema or on television. A film tells a story, or shows a real situation. [mainly BRIT] Everything… …

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  • 63up — I PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES ♦ (The preposition is pronounced [[t]ʌp[/t]]. The adverb and adjective are pronounced [[t]ʌ̱p[/t]].) 1) PREP If a person or thing goes up something such as a slope, ladder, or chimney, they move away from …

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  • 64minister — n 1. clergyman, cleric, ecclesiastic; pastor, shepherd, parson, Dial. dominie, man of the cloth, servant of God, reverend; father, padre, priest; liturgist, Obs., Rare. liturge; preacher, evangelist, missionary, revivalist, Usu. Disparaging.… …

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  • 65Court — n. & v. n. 1 (in full court of law) a an assembly of judges or other persons acting as a tribunal in civil and criminal cases. b = COURTROOM. 2 a an enclosed quadrangular area for games, which may be open or covered (tennis court; squash court).… …

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  • 66court — n. & v. n. 1 (in full court of law) a an assembly of judges or other persons acting as a tribunal in civil and criminal cases. b = COURTROOM. 2 a an enclosed quadrangular area for games, which may be open or covered (tennis court; squash court).… …

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  • 67bit — [[t]bɪ̱t[/t]] ♦ bits 1) QUANT: QUANT of n uncount A bit of something is a small amount of it. All it required was a bit of work... I got paid a little bit of money. 2) PHRASE: PHR adj/adv/prep (vagueness) A bit means to a small extent or degree.… …

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  • 68keen — [[t]ki͟ːn[/t]] ♦♦♦ keener, keenest, keens, keening, keened 1) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ, ADJ on ing/n, ADJ that, ADJ to inf If you are keen on doing something, you very much want to do it. If you are keen that something should happen, you very much… …

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  • 69pull — verb 1》 exert force on so as to cause movement towards oneself or the origin of the force.     ↘be attached to the front and be the source of forward movement of (a vehicle).     ↘remove by pulling.     ↘(pull at/on) inhale deeply while drawing… …

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  • 70go — I [[t]goʊ[/t]] v. went, gone, go•ing, 1) to move or proceed, esp. to or from something: to go home[/ex] 2) to leave a place; depart: Go Away![/ex] 3) to keep or be in motion; function or operate: The engine is going now[/ex] 4) to become as… …

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