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a pattern or structure made from horizontal and vertical lines crossing each other to form squares start learning		grid A metal grid had been placed over the hole to prevent people from falling in.
the fact of preferring to use your left hand or right hand to do things start learning		handedness If you are buying a knife for someone, remember to account for the handedness of the person who will be using it.
to avoid considering something, such as an embarrassing mistake, to make it seem not important, and to quickly continue talking about something else start learning		gloss over She glossed over the company's declining profits.
of a communications system, allowing communication in only one direction start learning		simplex Radio technology refers to a simplex system when only one part can transmit at a time.
(in mathematics) the point where two lines meet to form an angle, or the point that is opposite the base of a shape start learning		vertex
If you say something (...), you intend it to be understood as a joke, although you may appear to be serious. start learning		tongue-in-cheek He said that he was a huge fan of the president, although I suspect it was tongue in cheek.
the fact that something is divided into two parts or the act of dividing something into two parts start learning		bifurcation
to move or do something very fast start learning		whiz A police car whizzed by, on its way to the accident.
the waste gas from an engine, especially a car's, or the pipe the gas flows through start learning		exhaust Car exhaust is the main reason for the city's pollution.
to change or arrange something again, in order to improve it start learning		revamp We revamped the management system, but the business is doing no better than it was before.

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