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  • 91estate — n. 1 a property consisting of an extensive area of land usu. with a large house. 2 Brit. a modern residential or industrial area with integrated design or purpose. 3 all of a person s assets and liabilities, esp. at death. 4 a property where… …

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  • 92sick — 1. adj., n., & v. adj. 1 (often in comb.) esp. Brit. vomiting or tending to vomit (feels sick; has been sick; seasick). 2 esp. US ill; affected by illness (has been sick for a week; a sick man; sick with measles). 3 a (often foll. by at) esp.… …

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  • 93storm — n. & v. n. 1 a violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usu. with thunder and rain or snow etc. 2 Meteorol. a wind intermediate between gale and hurricane, esp. (on the Beaufort scale) of 55 72 m.p.h. 3 a violent disturbance of …

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  • 94end — [[t]e̱nd[/t]] ♦ ends, ending, ended 1) N SING: the N, usu prep N, N of n The end of something such as a period of time, an event, a book, or a film is the last part of it or the final point in it. The ₤5 banknote was first issued at the end of… …

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  • 95bunch — [[t]bʌ̱ntʃ[/t]] ♦♦♦ bunches, bunching, bunched 1) N COUNT: usu sing, oft N of n, adj N A bunch of people is a group of people who share one or more characteristics or who are doing something together. [INFORMAL] My neighbours are a bunch of… …

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  • 96allowance — [[t]əla͟ʊəns[/t]] allowances 1) N COUNT: usu with supp, oft N of amount An allowance is money that is given to someone, usually on a regular basis, in order to help them pay for the things that they need. He lives on a single parent s allowance… …

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  • 97fancy — I [[t]fæ̱nsi[/t]] WANTING, LIKING, OR THINKING ♦♦♦ fancies, fancying, fancied (Please look at category 12 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) VERB If you fancy something, you want to have it or to do… …

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  • 98hop — [[t]hɒ̱p[/t]] hops, hopping, hopped 1) VERB If you hop, you move along by jumping on one foot. [V prep/adv] I hopped down three steps... Malcolm hopped rather than walked. N COUNT Hop is also a noun. This really is a catching rhythm, huh? he… …

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  • 99international — [[t]ɪ̱ntə(r)næ̱ʃən(ə)l[/t]] ♦ internationals 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n International means between or involving different countries. ...an international agreement against exporting arms to that country. ...Kuwait International Airport... The Cuban… …

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  • 100light — I [[t]la͟ɪt[/t]] BRIGHTNESS OR ILLUMINATION ♦♦ lights, lighting, lit, lighted, lighter, lightest (The form lit is the usual past tense and past participle, but the form lighted is also used.) 1) N UNCOUNT: also the N Light is the brightness that… …

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