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custard cream - noun - UK start learning
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a type of biscuit that has two flat layers held together by a soft creamy substance that tastes of vanilla
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custard powder - noun - UK start learning
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a yellowish powder that you combine with milk to make custard
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custard tart - noun - also - baked custard - UK start learning
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a pastry container filled with custard, baked and usually eaten cold
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apple/strawberry/custard tart start learning
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an open pastry case with a filling, usually of something sweet such as fruit
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tart - noun - woman - mainly UK very informal disapproving start learning
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a woman who intentionally wears the type of clothes and make-up that attract sexual attention in a way that is too obvious
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tart - noun - woman - old-fashioned slang start learning
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You might need some sugar on the rhubarb - it's a little tart.; I like tart, firm apples, like Granny Smiths. start learning
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(especially of fruit) tasting sour or acidic
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a tart remark/comment/reply start learning
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(especially of a way of speaking) quick or sharp and unpleasant
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Bakewell tart - noun - also - Bakewell pudding start learning
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a cake consisting of a pastry base with jam and a mixture of egg and ground almonds (= a type of nut) on top
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migdał - an edible oval nut with a hard shell, or the tree that it grows on
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almond paste - noun - also - marzipan start learning
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marcepan - a soft, yellow or white food made from almonds, sugar, and eggs, used for decorating cakes and making sweets
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tart sth up - UK informal often disapproving He made his money by tarting up slum houses and selling them at a huge profit. start learning
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to make something look more attractive or decorative, usually by making very quick or very obvious changes
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tart yourself up - UK informal disapproving or humorous She's still in the bathroom, tarting herself up. start learning
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to try to make yourself look more attractive by putting on make-up, jewellery, and fashionable clothes
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Have you ever eaten rhubarb crumble? start learning
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rabarbar - a plant that has long, sour-tasting red and green stems that can be cooked and eaten as a fruit the long red stems of a plant that are prepared in a pie or as a sweet fruit dish
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rhubarb - noun - argument - US old-fashioned slang start learning
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We had to stand at the back of the stage saying "rhubarb, rhubarb" in the crowd scenes. start learning
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a word that is repeated many times in order to produce the sound of people talking when the meaning of the word is not important
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cierpko - in a way that is quick or sharp, and slightly unkind
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You need that tartness to balance the sugar and cream. start learning
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cierpkość - the quality of being sour or acidic
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tartness - noun - behaviour "We'll see about that," she said with typical tartness. start learning
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cierpkość - the quality of being quick or sharp in what you say, and slightly unkind
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She nervously crumbled the bread between her fingers. start learning
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to break, or cause something to break, into small pieces
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crumble - verb - become weaker Support for the government is crumbling. start learning
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to become weaker in strength or influence
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crumble - noun; also US - crisp start learning
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kruszonka - a sweet dish made from fruit covered in a mixture of flour, butter, and sugar rubbed together into small pieces, baked, and eaten hot
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Cook the peas by plunging them into boiling water. start learning
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groszek - an edible, round, green seed, that grows with others in a pod (= outer covering), from which they are removed to be cooked as a vegetable
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peacoat - noun - also pea-coat start learning
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a short double-breasted coat with wide lapels (= folded back parts below the collar), formerly worn by sailors
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A flower was pinned to/in her lapel.; wide lapels start learning
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klapa, wyłóg- a strip of cloth that is part of the front of a jacket or coat. It is joined to the collar and folded back onto the chest
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A double-breasted jacket or coat has two sets of buttons and two wide parts at the front, one of which covers the other when the buttons are fastened.
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a single-breasted coat/jacket/suit start learning
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A single-breasted jacket or coat fastens in the centre, with only one row of buttons
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a soup made from peas, especially one made from dried peas that have been boiled
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pea soup - noun - fog - US old-fashioned informal UK pea-souper start learning
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pea green - noun - also pea-green start learning
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a bright, yellowish-green colour
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snow pea - noun - also mangetout Mange tout (French for "eat all") or mangetout start learning
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a pea eaten as a vegetable with an edible pod
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an infectious disease in animals that have hair, such as dogs and cats, that makes hair fall out and causes areas of rough skin
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a dried pea that has been separated into its two halves, used especially in soups
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a climbing plant with sweet-smelling flowers that are often a pale colour
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a large pea (= a round, green seed that is eaten as a vegetable)
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marrow - noun - also bone marrow start learning
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szpik kostny - soft tissue containing a lot of fat in the centre of a bone
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marrow - noun - vegetable - UK start learning
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a long round vegetable with a thick green or yellow skin, white flesh, and a lot of seeds at its centre. Marrows are a type of squash.
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be chilled/frozen to the marrow - mainly UK start learning
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chill sb to the bone/marrow This is a film that will chill you to the marrow. start learning
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to frighten someone very much
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Her car plunged off the cliff.; He plunged into the crowd, smiling and shaking hands.; She suddenly plunged the knife into the cake. start learning
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to move or fall suddenly forward, down, or into something I really enjoyed my plunge (= jumping in and swimming) in the pool.; We ran down to the beach and plunged into the sea.
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plunge - verb, noun - become lower The fall in demand caused share prices to plunge.; We are expecting a plunge in profits this year. start learning
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to become lower in value or level very suddenly and quickly
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They're finally taking the plunge and getting married.; Consumers who want to buy a home ought to take the plunge, rather than waiting for even lower mortgage rates. start learning
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to make a decision to do something, especially after thinking about it for a long time
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plunge in/plunge into sth He took a deep breath and plunged into his speech.; The Zurich insurance group has plunged headlong into fund management in America. start learning
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to suddenly start doing something in an active and enthusiastic way
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There is increasing confidence that the economy is not going to plunge into recession.; Problems with a controversial new fuel manufacturing facility plunged the company deeper into losses last year. start learning
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to suddenly experience a bad situation, or make someone or something do this
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plunging sales figures; a dress with a plunging neckline (= having a deep curve at the neck to show part of the breasts) start learning
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dropping suddenly or having a shape that drops a long way down
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She wore a dress with a plunging neckline (= one showing part of her breasts).; a ruffled/square neckline start learning
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the shape made by the edge of a dress or shirt at the front of the neck or on the chest
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We got this mutt at the pound. start learning
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a place where pets that are lost or not wanted are kept
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pound - noun - weight - abbreviation lb., start learning
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a unit of measurement of weight equal to 0.453 kilogram
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pound sign - noun - money start learning
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the symbol £, which is put in front of amounts of money in pounds
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pound sign - noun - telephone key Enter your Social Security number, then press the pound sign. start learning
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the symbol # on a telephone or computer key
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pound shop - noun - UK; also - dollar store - US start learning
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a shop where everything costs one pound or less
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pound sterling; plural - pounds sterling start learning
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the official name of the pound used as money in the UK
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quid - noun - UK informal; plural - quid Could you lend me 20 quid (= £20), mate?; The tax benefits mean you are only paying 40p for a quid's worth of shares. start learning
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one pound in British money
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quid pro quo - formal - plural - quid pro quos The government has promised food aid as a quid pro quo for the stopping of violence.; Contributors expect a quid pro quo for their donations.; It's all legal as long as contributions aren't a quid pro quo for political favors. start learning
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something that is given to a person in return for something they have done
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Select the most appropriate gas and electricity suppliers and you could be quids in.; You'll be quids in if the market takes off now. start learning
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to save or make a lot of money from something
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pound cake - noun - US; also - Madeira cake - UK start learning
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a type of cake made with flour, butter, sugar, and eggs
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the grey pound - noun - UK; US - the gray dollar start learning
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the money that older people as a group have available to spend in an economy
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the pink pound - noun; US - the pink dollar Companies have become more aware of the power of the pink pound. start learning
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the money that gay men and women as a group have available to spend
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a window pane; a pane of glass start learning
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a flat piece of glass, used in a window or door
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match sth pound for pound The government has promised to match the money raised by the charity pound for pound. start learning
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to give one pound for every pound given by someone else
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pound of flesh - disapproving If you say that someone demands their pound of flesh, you mean that they insist on getting something they are entitled to, even though it may cause distress to the person it is demanded from. start learning
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something that you have the right to receive but is unreasonable to demand from someone Banks are quick to demand their pound of flesh when overdrafts run a little over the limit.; something that is one's legal right but is an unreasonable demand
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The campaigners have promised to keep pounding away at the council until the decision to build the road is reversed. start learning
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to criticize something or try to get someone to do something
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be penny-wise and pound-foolish - old-fashioned start learning
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to be extremely careful about small amounts of money and not careful enough about larger amounts of money
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in for a penny (in for a pound) - mainly UK saying All right, I'll drive you all the way there—in for a penny, in for a pound. start learning
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something you say that means that since you have started something or are involved in it, you should complete the work although it has become more difficult or complicated than you had expected Originally with reference to the fact that if one owed a penny, one might as well owe a pound (pound sterling, UK currency) as the penalties for non-payment were virtually identical in severity.
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ounce - noun - written abbreviation - oz a twelve-oz pack of bacon; a 12-oz can of cola start learning
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a unit of measurement of weight equal to 1/16 pound or 28 grams
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If he has an ounce of common sense, he'll realize that this project is bound to fail. start learning
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fluid ounce - noun - written abbreviation fl.oz. old-fashioned start learning
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a measurement of liquid equal to uk 0.024 or us 0.030 of a litre
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rozmaryn - a bush whose leaves are used to add flavour in cooking and are used in some perfumes, or the leaves themselves
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A herd of cattle had strayed into the road.; The new editor will ride herd on the staff, checking on the overall policy and tone of the paper.; The ship strayed off course during the storm.; The children were told to stay together and not to stray. start learning
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to travel along a route that was not originally intended, or to move outside a limited area to move away from a place where you should be or from a direction in which you should go
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a herd of cattle/elephants/goats start learning
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stado - a large group of animals of the same type that feed, travel, or are kept together
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herd - noun - mainly disapproving Poor Janine - she just follows the herd (= does what all the other people are doing). start learning
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a large group of people that is considered together as a group and not separately
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He was herding the goats.; The teachers herded the children into buses. start learning
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to move together as a group, or to cause animals or people to move together in a group
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herd instinct - noun - disapproving start learning
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a situation in which people act like everyone else without considering the reason why
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The new editor will ride herd on the staff, checking on the overall policy and tone of the paper. start learning
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to be responsible for controlling a group of people and their actions
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I think we've strayed too far from our original plan.; Sorry - I've strayed from the subject. start learning
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to start thinking or talking about a different subject from the one you should be giving attention to
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a stray dog; "Who owns that dog?" "I don't know. I think it must be a stray." start learning
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(of an animal) having no home, or lost
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There are still a few stray spots of paint on the window pane. start learning
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Stray things have moved apart from similar things and are not in their expected or intended place Stray also means happening by chance and lacking direction -It was just a stray thought I had while washing the dishes.
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mutt - noun - mainly US - informal start learning
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zakuty łeb - a person regarded as stupid or incompetent a person who behaves in a silly or careless way
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mongrel - noun - US informal also mutt start learning
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kundel, burek - a dog of no definable type or breed a dog whose parents are of different breeds
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mongrel - adj. - disapproving Some people call English a mongrel language because it is a mixture of old German and French. start learning
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mieszany - used to describe something of mixed origin
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We resurfaced the floor because it wasn't even.; The snow was even with the kitchen doorstep. start learning
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flat and smooth, or on the same level
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Expect delays while they resurface the highway. start learning
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to put a new surface on a road
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resurface - verb - appear again - water When the divers did not resurface after an hour, three crew members dived down to look for them. start learning
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to rise to the surface of the water again
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resurface - verb - appear again Please contact me if any of the stolen paintings resurface.; Jill resurfaced last week, after spending the past few months doing research in the library.; The tax issue is likely to resurface next year. start learning
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to appear again after being lost, stolen, or absent to appear again after not being seen or heard
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resurface - verb - memory Memories of his childhood resurfaced when he saw the photographs. start learning
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If a memory resurfaces, you remember it again after you had forgotten about it
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You should try to work at an even rate instead of taking it easy one day and working flat out the next.; Try to keep the beat even - don't speed up toward the end of the piece. start learning
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He runs with long, even strides, never breaking his rhythm.; We walked at an even pace.; happening in a smooth, gradual, and regular way instead of changing a lot or changing suddenly - Share prices are continuing to rise at an even rate.
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Both sides played well - it was a very even contest.; I bought the tickets, so if you pay for dinner we’ll be even (= you will not owe me any money). start learning
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equal or equally balanced
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even - adj. - US; UK - evens The weather forecast said that there's an even chance of thunderstorms tonight (= that it is equally likely that there will or will not be storms). start learning
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equally likely to happen as to not happen The chances of her getting the job are about evens.
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an even bet; If I were betting I'd take even money on United. start learning
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used to refer to a situation in which you risk money on something where the risk is equally balanced, and will pay back twice the amount of money that is paid if it is successful
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6 is an even number and 7 is an odd number. start learning
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forming a whole number that can be divided exactly by two
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Sheila was awarded a scholarship in chemistry, and now her brother has evened the score with a scholarship in economics. start learning
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Tonight’s win evens their record at 6-6.; They won the next night to even up the score.; Taking me to the movies isn’t going to even things out.
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an even trade/deal - Both parties considered the exchange an even trade, with each property valued at $1.7 million. start learning
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an even ten/fifty/hundred, etc. - informal "Will you sell it for $45?" "Make it an even fifty and you got a deal." start learning
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used to describe a number that ends in 0, not more or less than that number
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get back/stay/keep on an even keel: Investors are hoping the new board will help share prices get back on an even keel.; The new manager succeeded in putting the business back on an even keel. start learning
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able to stay even and regular, and not change suddenly regular and well-balanced and not likely to change suddenly
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Several broadcasters have been criticized for failing to give even-handed treatment to all the parties during the election campaign. start learning
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treating everyone fairly and equally fair to everyone involved
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He has an even-money chance of winning the race.; the even-money favourite start learning
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having an equal chance of winning or losing a competition, or used to refer to someone or something that has this chance
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even-tempered - adj. approving start learning
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always calm and never angry or too excited about anything
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a graph that shows the point at which a business will start to make as much money as it has spent on a particular product, activity, etc.
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reach break-even point: We should reach break-even point after our first year. start learning
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the point at which a business starts to make as much money as it has spent on a particular product, activity, etc. We have calculated that our break-even point would be 9,000 units sold.
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break-even analysis - noun; plural - break-even analyses start learning
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a study to find out when a business will start to make as much money as it has spent on a particular product, activity, etc.
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financial break-even - noun The higher the financial break-even point, the higher the financial risk of the investment. start learning
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the number of products that must be sold or the amount of income that must be earned for a product or investment to begin to make a profit Financial break-even analysis will determine the point where the program generates enough revenue to cover its total variable and fixed costs.
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get even with sb - informal get even - to punish someone who has done something bad to you by doing something equally bad to that person start learning
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to do something equally bad to someone who has done something bad to you After she insulted me, all I thought about was how I could get even with her.
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This is my advice to wives whose husbands have left them for a younger woman - don't get mad, get even! start learning
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something that you say in order to tell someone not to be angry when another person has upset them, but instead to do something that will upset that person very much
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don’t (even) go there - also - you/we don’t want to go there - informal “We could just lend her the money.” “No, don't even go there – we're not lending her anything.” start learning
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do not even talk or think about that subject
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As a wealthy businessman, he couldn't even begin to imagine real poverty. start learning
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If you can't (even) begin to do something, it is very difficult for you to do it
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After paying for our travel costs, we barely (= only just) broke even.; We’d have to sell 2000 copies of the book to break even. start learning
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to have no profit or loss at the end of a business activity to earn enough money to pay for expenses, without any profit
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Kim Kardashian says she has "pregnancy lips", but is that even a thing? start learning
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used when you are surprised that something exists
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The league is divided into two skill levels in order to even out the competition.; Her brother also won a scholarship, which evened things out nicely.; A last-minute goal by Spain evened out the score to 2-2. start learning
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to become equal, or to make something equal
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I paid for the tickets and you bought dinner so we're quits, I reckon.; Am I quits with you now? start learning
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to not owe money to someone or to each other now
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call it quits - UK informal Let’s call it quits for today and get together first thing tomorrow. start learning
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to agree to stop what you are doing
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call it quits - UK informal; US - call it even I paid for last week's shopping and you paid for this week's, so let's call it quits. start learning
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to agree with someone that a debt has been paid and that no one owes anything more
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double or quits - UK; US - double or nothing start learning
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(in games where money is risked) an agreement that the player who owes money will owe twice as much if they lose, but will owe nothing if they win
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uneven - adj.; unevenly - adverb; unevenness - noun The contest was very uneven - the other team was much stronger than us.; an uneven distribution of financial resources; an uneven surface start learning
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not level, equal, flat, or continuous
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Your work has been a little uneven this term, Mark.; It’s an uneven movie, but some of the scenes are hilariously funny. start learning
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different in quality; often used to avoid saying bad varying in quality; not always good
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The regional impact of the fall in house prices is uneven, with modest declines predicted in the south-east, while values are set to fall much more sharply in the south-west. start learning
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not following a regular or steady pattern, or not the same in every part
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Union officials are worried that negotiating separate deals with each site will create an uneven playing field. start learning
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a situation that is unfair because not everyone has the same chance of succeeding
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uneven bars - US; UK - asymmetric bars start learning
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two horizontal bars of different height that are used in an event in women's gymnastics, or the event itself
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backpack - noun; also mainly UK - rucksack start learning
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simplest frameless form, a cloth sack carried on one's back and secured with two straps that go over the shoulders, but it can have an external frame, internal frame, and there are bodypacks
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It's a frame backpack with a belt and padded shoulder straps. start learning
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a large bag used to carry things on your back, used especially by people who go camping or walking
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We backpacked around Thailand. start learning
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to travel or go camping while carrying your clothes and other things that you need in a backpack backpacker - noun - A line of backpackers passed us on the trail.
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The word rucksack is a German loanword mainly used in the UK, US and in other Western military forces. In German, Rücken means "back" and Sack means "bag".
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It's a short jacket with padded shoulders.; a padded bra start learning
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containing a layer of soft material used for protection or to give shape
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a room in a mental hospital that has very soft walls to stop a seriously mentally ill person from hurting himself or herself
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The parts arrived in a padded envelope. start learning
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an envelope made of thick material to protect its contents
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I'll be with you in a jiffy.; I've just got to fetch some books from upstairs - I won't be a jiffy (= I'll be very quick).; I’m on the phone, but I’ll be with you in a jiffy. start learning
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Jiffy - noun - also Jiffy bag - trademark start learning
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a brand name for a thick envelope that protects things that are easily damaged when they are sent in the mail
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She had to pad the presentation out to make it last half an hour. start learning
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If you pad out a speech or piece of writing, you add unnecessary words or information to make it longer or to hide the fact that you are not saying anything very important
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They brought out guns and for a split second nobody moved.; We had to make a split-second (= very quick) decision. start learning
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a very short moment of time
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in a trice - mainly UK informal Jim had the wheel mended in a trice.; They must make up their minds in a trice.; In a trice the water-mains were broken; there was no food, water or transport; and there was no light. start learning
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I've left my watch at the jeweller's to be mended.; The plumber came to mend the burst pipe.; The country's president is seeking to mend relations with the United States. start learning
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to repair something that is broken or damaged also - to repair cloth that is torn or something that is damaged - Could you mend this hole in my shirt?; also - UK - a place in a piece of clothing where a repair has been made
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mend - verb - become well The bones in my broken wrist took eight weeks to mend. start learning
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to become well again after an illness or injury
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be on the mend - informal She's been ill with the flu but she's on the mend now.; She's still in the hospital, but she's definitely on the mend. start learning
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to be getting better after an illness or injury also - to be improving after a period of difficulty or failure - The economy finally seems to be on the mend.
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mend fences/bridges/relations The industry is trying to mend fences with government, environmental groups, and the public. start learning
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to try to be friendly again with someone after an argument to try to improve a relationship with someone you have had a disagreement with
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I was getting really bad grades, but I promised my parents I would mend my ways and work harder.; The outcry over third-world child exploitation has shamed some employers into mending their ways. start learning
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to begin to behave well, having until now behaved badly to behave better; to begin to improve your behaviour after you have been behaving badly
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I have to fetch my mother from the station.; He fetches the children from school on Mondays and Fridays.; She fetched another chair from the dining room. start learning
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to go to another place to get something or someone and bring it, him, or her back
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The collection of paintings fetched over a million dollars.; The house didn't fetch as much as she was hoping it would. start learning
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to be sold for a particular amount of money
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fetch - verb - hit - old-fashioned informal I fetched him a smart blow on the ear! start learning
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to hit someone with the hand
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to play a game with a dog that involves throwing something for it to run after and bring back to you She’s been teaching the dog to fetch (= get a stick or ball that is thrown and bring it back).
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After a whole hour of driving, we fetched up back where we started. start learning
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to arrive somewhere, especially without intending to
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fetch and carry for sb - UK start learning
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to do boring, unskilled jobs for someone, as if you were that person's servant
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Carter's brilliant second novel lifted her out of the ruck (of average writers). start learning
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ordinary people or things, that you consider boring also - a tightly packed crowd of people
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ruck - noun - specialized - sports start learning
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a group of players in rugby who are all together around the ball
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The blankets had rucked up around his feet. start learning
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pofałdować - If material rucks up, it forms a lump (= mass) or folds, and if something rucks it up, it pushes the material into a lump or folds
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The word knapsack was the usual name for a rucksack or backpack up until the middle of the 20th century. This is commonly used in Canada.
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In Australia and elsewhere, the word haversack is synonymous with rucksack or other similar terms and is used to describe any backpack or more than one backpack. start learning
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A haversack or small pack is a bag with a single shoulder strap. Although similar to a backpack, the single shoulder strap differentiates this type from other backpacks. There are exceptions to this general rule. The word haver likewise means "oats" in Northern English and Scottish dialects.[4]
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oat crackers; oat bran/cereal start learning
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a field of oats; These biscuits contain oats.; UK - porridge oats start learning
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owies - a plant that is a type of grass, or its grain used in baking and cooking or to feed animals
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porridge - noun - mainly UK; US mainly - oatmeal start learning
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owsianka - a thick, soft food made from oats boiled in milk or water, eaten hot for breakfastv
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porridge - noun - prison - UK slang He did ten years porridge for armed robbery. start learning
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a period of time spent in prison
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a type of flour made from oats
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płatki owsiane - oats that have had their outer covering removed and have been crushed
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If a young man sows his wild oats, he has a period of his life when he does a lot of exciting things and has a lot of sexual relationships.
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wheat/oat bran; Both these breakfast cereals have added bran.; We had bran muffins for breakfast. start learning
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otręby - the outer covering of grain that is separated when making white flour. Bran is added to other foods because it contains a lot of the fibre needed for a healthy body
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Wheat, rice, and corn are cereals. start learning
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a type of grass that is grown to produce grain
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breakfast cereals; I hate it when cereal goes all soggy, so I try to eat it up quickly.; Do you want cereal or eggs? start learning
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a food that is made from grain and eaten with milk, especially in the morning
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I hate it when cereal goes soggy.; They played on a wet, soggy field. start learning
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(of things that can absorb water, especially food) unpleasantly wet and soft (of a substance) very wet from having absorbed liquid
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He failed to catch his biscuit before it collapsed soggily onto the floor.; He took the teabag out and set it soggily into his saucer.; The squish of her shoes sounded soggily behind me. start learning
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in a way that is unpleasantly wet and soft because of having absorbed a lot of liquid
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a kitchen tool for mashing potatoes and other vegetables
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a man who makes unwelcome sexual advances, often in public places and typically to women he does not know
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Don't sit on that bag - you'll squish the sandwiches.; Squish the ripe bananas with a potato masher.; It felt like squishing a grape in your hand. start learning
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to crush something that is soft also - to crush something, or to make the sound you make when you walk through something soft and wet - We squished through the mud.
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He could hear the squish of the damp ground beneath his boots.; If you give the ripe fruit a little squish it will fall apart in your hands.; The only sound was the squish of soggy soil under their feet. start learning
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the act or sound of crushing something that is soft
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squishy - adj. - informal I looked in the refrigerator and saw the strawberries were getting a little squishy.; Nearly a third of the lake is now squishy ground.; Blanche sat in the small sitting-room on a squishy sofa. start learning
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soft and easily crushed or shaped - squishy white bread - She had a collection of squishy, bendable toys she used to relieve stress.
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damp - adj.; noun - dampness - also noun UK - damp The grass is still damp.; This shirt still feels a bit damp.; It was a damp, misty morning. start learning
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slightly wet, especially in a way that is not pleasant or comfortable
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After all that media attention, the whole event turned out to be a bit of a damp squib, with very few people attending. start learning
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an event that is not as exciting or popular as people thought it would be
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a small firework consisting of a tube filled with powder that makes a hissing noise when it is lit
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Why do snakes hiss?; The iron was hissing and spluttering.; People in the audience were hissing their disapproval. start learning
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to make a noise like a long s sound
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"Shut up, Tom!" she hissed. start learning
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to say something in a quiet angry way
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I heard a hiss and a pop as the cork came out of the bottle.; We heard the loud hiss of escaping gas. start learning
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a sound like the letter s
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dampen - verb - also damp - make wet Rain had dampened the tent so we left it to dry in the afternoon sun. start learning
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to make something slightly wet
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Nothing you can say will dampen her enthusiasm.; I didn't want to dampen his spirits.; I think the accident dampened his enthusiasm for baseball. start learning
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to make feelings, especially of excitement or enjoyment, less strong
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dampen - verb - business english The outlook for the global economy looked gloomy, and dampened expectations of a rise in profits that quarter.; Rising raw-material costs dampened profits for many manufacturers. start learning
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to make something less strong or successful
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Water was pumped from a nearby lake in an attempt to damp down the flames. start learning
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to make a fire burn more slowly
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He had tried to damp down speculation about the state of his marriage. start learning
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to make a strong feeling be felt less strongly
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Toss the salad when you’re ready to serve to prevent sogginess.; While she wasn't a huge fan of the sogginess of the aubergine, the pasta was excellent.; Dry roast all the cereal in a large wok to remove any sogginess.; start learning
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(especially of food) the state or quality of being unpleasantly wet I’ve solved the sogginess issue by adding a layer of breadcrumbs in between each layer of tomatoes.
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I roasted a few nuts.; We roasted chestnuts on the open fire. start learning
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to heat nuts or coffee beans so that they become drier and browner
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chestnut - noun - plural - chestnut - US; UK - sweet chestnut forests full of oak and chestnut start learning
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kasztan - a large tree with leaves divided into five parts and large, round nuts also - a large, brown nut that grows on a sweet chestnut tree, often cooked and eaten hot - A man in the street was selling bags of roast chestnuts.
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a large tree with pink or white flowers, or the poisonous, shiny, brown nut that comes from it
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the shiny brown poisonous nut of a horse chestnut tree
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a children's game in which you have a conker with a string through it and try to break another child's conker by hitting it with yours
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old chestnut - noun - informal start learning
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a subject, idea, or joke that has been discussed or repeated so often that it is not funny any more
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a dark reddish-purple colour
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kasztanowaty - (of) a dark brown-red color
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marooned - adj.; maroon - verb What would you miss most if you found yourself marooned on a desert island?; The police are advising motorists marooned by the blizzards to stay in their cars until the rescue services can reach them.; start learning
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left in a place from which you cannot escape My flight was canceled because of a snowstorm and I was marooned at the Denver airport.
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