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  • 61wire — wire1 [ waır ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount a long thin piece of metal like a THREAD: copper/steel/gold wire The sticks were tied in bundles with wire. a piece/length of wire a coil/roll of wire a ) only before noun made from wire: glasses with… …

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  • 62wire — I UK [ˈwaɪə(r)] / US [waɪr] noun Word forms wire : singular wire plural wires ** 1) a) [countable/uncountable] a long thin piece of metal like a thread The sticks were tied in bundles with wire. a piece/bit/length of wire copper/steel/gold wire a …

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  • 63Glossary of rowing terms — In competitive rowing, the following specialized terms are important in the corresponding aspects of the sport: Boat Classes In competitive rowing events, abbreviations are used for different boat classes.;Weight: *L or Lt:Lightweight rowing *If… …

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  • 64slate — slate1 /slayt/, n., v., slated, slating. n. 1. a fine grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification. 2. a thin piece or plate …

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  • 65plate — noun 1》 a flat dish, typically circular, from which food is eaten or served.     ↘N. Amer. a main course of a meal.     ↘Austral./NZ a plate of food contributed by a guest to a social gathering. 2》 any shallow dish, especially one used for… …

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  • 66chip — I UK [tʃɪp] / US noun [countable] Word forms chip : singular chip plural chips ** 1) a) [usually plural] British a long thin piece of potato cooked in hot oil. The American word is French fry fish/sausage/egg and chips b) American a crisp II, 1)… …

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  • 67sheet — I. /ʃit / (say sheet) noun 1. a large rectangular piece of linen, cotton, or other material, used as an article of bedding, commonly one of a pair spread immediately above and below the sleeper. 2. a broad, thin mass, layer, or covering. 3. a… …

  • 68plate — [plāt] n. [OFr, flat object < fem. of plat, flat < VL * plattus < Gr platys, broad, flat: see PLATY ] 1. a smooth, flat, relatively thin piece of metal or other material 2. a sheet of metal made by beating, rolling, or casting 3. a) any… …

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  • 69shingle — shingle1 shingler, n. /shing geuhl/, n., v., shingled, shingling. n. 1. a thin piece of wood, slate, metal, asbestos, or the like, usually oblong, laid in overlapping rows to cover the roofs and walls of buildings. 2. a woman s close cropped… …

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  • 70tape — tape1 W3S3 [teıp] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(for recording)¦ 2¦(sticky material)¦ 3¦(thin piece of material)¦ 4 the tape 5¦(for measuring)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: tAppe] 1.) ¦(FOR RECORDING)¦ a) …

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