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The Prince of Wales is the heir apparent to the throne. start learning
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the person with the automatic right to legally receive all or most of the money, property, titles, etc. from another person when they die:
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heir apparent to sth: Mr Roberts is thought by many to be heir apparent to the top job. start learning
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the person who is likely to control a large company or organization after the person now in charge leaves:
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apparent damage [TRANSPORT] If a shipment arrives with apparent damage, sign the freight bill "With Exception". start learning
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damage to something that is being transported or sent that the customer notices and makes known to the company transporting the goods:
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take exception to sth/sb [OFFENDED] Why did you take exception to what he said? He was only joking. start learning
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to be offended or made angry by something or someone:
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exception [NOTE ON A BILL OF LADING] start learning
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a note on a bill of lading stating that goods that have been received to be sent somewhere are damaged or less than the correct quantity
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management by exception (abbreviation MBE) In management by exception all routine work is entirely the responsibility of more junior staff. start learning
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a style of management that involves giving the people who work for you the authority to control their work or particular jobs, projects, etc., unless there is an exception (= an unusual situation) that causes a problem:
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The Mayor and his cohorts have abused their positions of power. start learning
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a situation in which a person uses something in a bad or wrong way, especially for their own advantage or pleasure: The minister was sacked for abusing power for his personal gain.
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abuse verb (SPEAK RUDELY) The crowd started abusing him after he failed to save a goal. start learning
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to speak to someone rudely or cruelly:
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He hurled (a stream/torrent of) abuse at her (= he said a lot of rude and offensive things to her). start learning
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rude and offensive words said to another person: "Idiot!" is a term of abuse (= an insulting expression).
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cohort [GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO SHARE] About 42% of women in this age cohort have a college degree. start learning
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a group of people who share a characteristic, usually age: This year's cohort of graduates will have particular difficulties finding jobs.
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cohort [SUPPORT] disapproving The Mayor and his cohorts have abused their positions of power. start learning
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a person or a group of people who support a particular person, usually a leader:
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The corn was stored in large sacks. a sack of potatoes/coal/flour start learning
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a large bag made of strong cloth, paper, or plastic, used to store large amounts of something:
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sack noun (BAG FOR GROCERIES) a sack of groceries; a strong paper or plastic bag used to carry things bought in a food store: start learning
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a paper or plastic bag used to carry things, especially things bought in a food shop: a bag, or the amount contained in a bag:
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the sack [REMOVED FROM JOB] (US usually fire) get the sack: If I don't do the job right, I'll get the sack. start learning
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to remove someone from a job, usually because they have done something wrong or badly, or sometimes as a way of saving the cost of employing them: give sb the sack; face the sack; earn sb the sack: The company's poor sales figures finally earned Miller the sack.
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The sack of Rome by the Visigoths occurred in the fifth century. start learning
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an attack on a building or town in which a lot of destruction is caused and many valuable things are stolen:
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sack noun (IN AMERICAN FOOTBALL) The quarterback was sacked only once and completed 16 out of 23 passes. start learning
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in American football, an attack on the quarterback that prevents him from throwing the ball:
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It's late - I'm going to hit the sack (= go to bed). start learning
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in the sack mainly US informal [SEXUALLY SKILLED] start learning
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If someone is good/bad in the sack, they are sexually skilled/not sexually skilled.
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sad-sack - informal [BORING AND NEVERY LIKELY TO BE SUCCESFULL] He's just some sad-sack writer trying to get a book published. start learning
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boring and never likely to be successful:
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ball sack - slang for scrotum start learning
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bivy sack US (UK bivvy sack) (informal bivy) start learning
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a thin, light cover that fits over a sleeping bag for extra protection, often used by climbers
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bivouac [TEMPORARY SHELTER] The children made a bivouac at the bottom of the garden with some poles and an old blanket. start learning
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a temporary shelter or camp for sleeping in outside, that is not a tent:
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bivvy - informal for bivouac start learning
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bivouac (also bivouac tent) start learning
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a small, light tent that is just big enough for one or two people to lie in
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The soldiers bivouacked in the mountains for two nights. start learning
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to camp (= sleep) in a bivouac:
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a race in which people jump along with both legs in a cloth sack that they hold up with their hands
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gunnysack [FOR GRAIN OR VEGETABLES] She put the sticks in a gunnysack that she dragged along behind her. start learning
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a large, simple bag made of rough material and traditionally used for carrying grain or vegetables
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a jacket made of very coarse cloth., composed of relatively large parts or particles: The beach had rough, coarse sand.; lacking in fineness or delicacy of texture, structure, etc.: The stiff, coarse fabric irritated her skin. start learning
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Coarse things have a rough texture because they consist of thick threads or large pieces; Linen is a coarse-grained fabric.; rough and not smooth or soft: - coarse hair, coarse linen shirts
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coarse adjective (RUDE); coarseness - noun; coarsely - adverb a coarse joke coarse language start learning
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rude or offensive in manner or speech: He was shocked by the coarseness of his guest.
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Hacky Sack noun US trademark (also hacky sack, hacky-sack, hackey-sack) The two teenagers were kicking around a Hacky Sack in the school parking lot. start learning
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a brand name for a small soft ball that is often kicked in the air in games: a game played with a small soft ball: It's an old Chinese sport and looks like a cross between badminton and hacky sack.
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Look both ways before you cross over (= cross the road). start learning
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to go across from one side of something to the other: The train crosses the border between France and Spain.
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It never once crossed my mind that she might be unhappy. start learning
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If something crosses your mind, you think of it:
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cross your arms/fingers/legs She sat down and crossed her legs. start learning
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to put one of your arms, fingers, or legs over the top of the other:
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cross verb (ANNOY SOMEONE) I wouldn't cross him if I were you, not if you value your life. start learning
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to annoy someone by not doing or saying what they want:
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cross verb (MIX PLANT OR ANIMAL) Police dogs are often a cross between a retriever and a German Shepherd. start learning
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If you cross a plant or animal with another of a different type, you cause them to breed together in order to produce a new variety (= type of plant or animal).
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He crossed (the ball) to Bremer, who somehow failed to score from two metres out. start learning
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in some sports, to hit, kick, or throw the ball across the playing area to another player, not forwards or backwards:
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to draw two lines across the middle of a cheque to show that it needs to be paid into a bank account:
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cross yourself [RELIGION] start learning
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When Catholics and some other types of Christians cross themselves, they move their hand down and then across their face or chest, making the shape of a cross.
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cross [ANNOYED OR ANGRY] mainly UK My Dad gets cross (with me) if I leave the kitchen in a mess. start learning
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cross [INCLUDING DIFFERENT GROUPS OR SUBJECTS] start learning
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including different groups or subjects:
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I think we've been talking at cross purposes - I meant next year, not this year. start learning
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If two or more people are at cross purposes, they do not understand each other because they are talking about different subjects without realizing this:
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The streets ran in a regular criss-cross pattern. Cut the aubergines in half, and score the flesh with criss-cross lines. start learning
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having or making a pattern of lines which cross each other:
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BAKLAZAN - an oval, purple vegetable that is white inside and is usually eaten cooked
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ZEZ - having each eye looking toward the middle of the face
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cross-field kick/pass/ball start learning
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a kick, pass, or ball that goes from one side of a sports field to another during a game
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Cross-hatch the entire surface of the paper to give greater intensity. start learning
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If groups of parallel lines are cross-hatched, they are close together and cross each other. This is sometimes done in order to show areas of light and darkness on a picture: The district is now cross-hatched with wide avenues.
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cross-list [STOCK MARKET] Although the major stock markets for cross-listing are in the United States and London, firms are also likely to cross-list in other markets of the world start learning
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to trade a company's stock on more than one stock exchange:
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Their advertising campaign includes cross-media coverage on television, radio, newspapers, and the internet. start learning
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involving more than one form of public communication:
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the fact of one organization owning more than one type of public communications business:
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cross-party [POLITICAL PARTIES] He is calling for cross-party talks on social care. start learning
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including different political parties:
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