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Definition
in a pleasingly orderly and clean condition habitually orderly and clean in appearance or habits of a simple, pleasing appearance, style, design, etc. cleverly effective in character or execution Slang . great; wonderful; fine Examples a ....... room. What a ......... car! a ........ person. a ....... cottage. a ........ scheme; a neat solution. be sure to leave the room ....... and tidy. Collocation appear, be, look, seem | leave sth, make sth Extremely, very | fairly, quite, rather | surprisingly Synonyms accurate elegant immaculate orderly |
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the fine, soft, thick, hairy coat of the skin of a mammal. the skin of certain animals, as the sable, ermine, or beaver, covered with such a coat, used for lining, trimming, or making garments. Examples a ....... coat; a .......... trader. The cat ....... was matted with blood. a cloak lined with ...... Collocation thick | soft | real | artificial, fake, imitation, synthetic | matted Synonyms coat jacket pelt |
fur
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to prod or push, especially with something narrow or pointed, as a finger, elbow, stick, etc. to make (a hole, one's way, etc.) by or as by prodding or pushing. to extend or project (often followed by out ): Examples to ......... someone in the ribs. His handkerchief is ...... out of his back pocket. Synonyms jab blow boost |
poke
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to make a choice; choose (usually followed by for ). out to decide to leave or withdraw Examples to ........ of the urban rat race and move to the countryside. Synonyms decide elect go for |
opt
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to make into an act or statute to represent on or as on the stage; act the part of order by virtue of superior authority; decree Examples Congress has ........... a new tax law. to ........ Hamlet. She .......... what had happened earlier that day Synonyms achieve execute depict |
enact
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the sill of a doorway. the entrance to a house or building. any place or point of entering or beginning Examples the ............of a new career. the ...........of consciousness; a low threshold of pain. He hesitated before stepping across the ......... She stood on the ............, unsure whether to enter.. Collocation across/over the cross high, low | maximum, minimum | critical | earnings, tax | boredom, pain Synonyms brink verge dawn door |
threshold
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a single stalk or stem, especially of certain species of grain, chiefly wheat, rye, oats, and barley. a mass of such stalks, especially after drying and threshing, used as fodder. material, fibers, etc., made from such stalks, as used for making hats or baskets. Examples I sat on a bale of ....... near the fire. The rat hid in the ........ The animals sleep on ............ Collocation fresh bale on In Synonyms ensilage fodder silage |
straw
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easily broken, shattered, or damaged; delicate; brittle vulnerably delicate, as in appearance lacking in substance or force; flimsy Examples a ......... ceramic container; a very ......... alliance. She has a ..... beauty. a ...... excuse. the ecologically .......... mountain forests Collocation be, feel, look, seem | remain exceedingly, extremely, very | a little, rather | ecologically Synonyms delicate feeble frail weak |
fragile
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the quality or state of being warm; moderate or gentle heat. the sensation of moderate heat. liveliness of feelings, emotions, or sympathies; ardor or fervor; enthusiasm or zeal Examples She spoke her mind with great ....... There was ........ in his greeting and in his handshake. All children need ...........and affection from their families. The room has ......... since it was redecorated. Collocation Comfortable, delicious, enveloping, glowing, pleasant, seductive, welcome Synonyms enthusiasm excitement passion |
warmth
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to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation to produce or furnish (payment, profit, or interest) to give a return, as for labor expended; produce; bear. Examples a trust fund that ........ ten percent interest annually; That investment will ...... a handsome return. The rebels ....... after a week. Collocation good, high low, poor Synonyms crop earnings harvest |
yield
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a small house, usually of only one story. a small, modest house at a lake, mountain resort, etc., owned or rented as a vacation home. Examples It was her dream to have a little ......... in the country | They lived in a tied ....... on the estate. It was her dream to have a little ....... in the country | Collocation humble, little, small, tiny | charming, lovely, picturesque, pretty | country, rural | lonely | empty, unoccupied | derelict, run-down | half-timbered, thatched, thatch-roofed | detached Synonyms bungalow cabin chalet home |
cottage
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to contract the brow, as in displeasure or deep thought; scowl. to look displeased; have an angry look. Examples to ....... one's displeasure. to .......... someone into silence. The boy gave a small ........ She wore a worried ........ Collocation deep, heavy | faint, quick, slight, small, tiny | puzzled, thoughtful, worried | angry, black, fierce, grim, warning | deepening Synonyms glare glower grimace |
frown
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to allow to do something to allow to be done or occur a legal document giving official permission to do something Examples ........ me to explain. The law does not .......... the sale of such drugs. Entry is by ....... only. You can't park here without a ............. Collocation government, official | export, import | residence, residency | work | travel | resident's, visitor's | building, filming, fishing, landing, parking Synonyms allowance charter concession consent |
permit
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a highly elastic solid substance a material made by chemically treating and toughening this substance, valued for its elasticity, any of various similar substances and materials made synthetically Examples a ........... bath mat. a .......... plantation. ............. fabric for rain coats Synonyms soft stretching bouncy |
rubber
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firmly placed or fixed; stable in position or equilibrium even or regular in movement: Examples at a ........... rate or pace he could still walk ......... a ........ ladder. the .......... swing of the pendulum. His gaze was rock ....... Collocation Extremely, very | absolutely, perfectly, quite, rock Synonyms constant durable regular reliable |
steady
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