tray

  • 121in tray — n a container on your desk for work and letters that need to be dealt with ≠ ↑out tray …

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  • 122out tray — n a box on an office desk where you put work and letters which are ready to be posted or put away →↑in tray …

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  • 123the tray-bits — n Australian an attack of diarrhoea. A tray bit is a British term for a threepenny piece from the turn of the 20th century (from parl yaree; tray is from the Italian for three, tre). The phrase was adopted in Australia as rhyming slang for the… …

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  • 124baking tray — UK [ˈbeɪkɪŋ ˌtreɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms baking tray : singular baking tray plural baking trays a flat square piece of metal used for baking things such as biscuits on …

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  • 125hospitality tray — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms hospitality tray : singular hospitality tray plural hospitality trays tourism a set of things such as an electric kettle, cups, milk, and tea or coffee provided in a hotel room for making a hot drink …

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  • 126in tray — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms in tray : singular in tray plural in trays a container on your desk where you keep documents and letters that are ready to be read or answered …

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  • 127litter tray — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms litter tray : singular litter tray plural litter trays British a container that holds cat litter …

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  • 128out tray — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms out tray : singular out tray plural out trays British a container on your desk where you keep letters or documents that are ready to be sent or put somewhere else …

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