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  • 41Bill of health — Health Health (h[e^]lth), n. [OE. helthe, AS. h[=ae]l[thorn], fr. h[=a]l hale, sound, whole. See {Whole}.] 1. The state of being hale, sound, or whole, in body, mind, or soul; especially, the state of being free from physical disease or pain.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 42health — /helT/ noun (U) 1 your physical condition and how healthy you are: Betty s anxious about her husband s health. | Smoking can seriously damage your health. | be in good/excellent/poor health (=be generally healthy or unhealthy) | be good/bad for… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 43drink — 1 /drINk/ noun 1 (C) an amount of liquid that you drink: Can I have a drink of water, please? | soft drink (=a non alcoholic drink): They sell ice cream and soft drinks. 2 (C, U) alcohol, or a glass or bottle of alcohol: Have another drink. |… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 44drink — drink1 [ drıŋk ] (past tense drank [ dræŋk ] ; past participle drunk [ drʌŋk ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to take liquid into your body through your mouth: Everyone stood around drinking cups of coffee. Drink your orange juice,… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 45drink —    Alcoholic beverages have existed in Britain for thousands of years and provisions relating to the use and misuse of alcohol reflect its historical importance. Distinctive features of the British brewing industry, such as the tied house system… …

    Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture

  • 46Drink — For the act of consuming a beverage through the mouth, see drinking. Part of a series on Meals …

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  • 47drink — [[t]drɪŋk[/t]] v. drank, drunk, often, drank, drink•ing, 1) cvb phl to take a liquid into the mouth and swallow it 2) to imbibe alcoholic drinks, esp. habitually or excessively; tipple 3) to show one s respect, affection, or good wishes for… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 48drink hail — noun Etymology: Middle English drinkhayl, from drink (imperative singular of drinken to drink) + hayl healthy, being in good health, from Old Norse heill healthy more at whole obsolete : an early English bidding to drink to good health or good… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 49Health effects arising from the September 11 attacks — There has been growing concern over the health effects of the September 11, 2001 attacks in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan. Within seconds of the collapse of the twin towers and Building 7 of the World Trade Center, pulverized building …

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  • 50drink — /dringk/, v., drank or (Nonstandard) drunk, drunk or, often, drank, drinking; n. v.i. 1. to take water or other liquid into the mouth and swallow it; imbibe. 2. to imbibe alcoholic drinks, esp. habitually or to excess; tipple: He never drinks.… …

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