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| 1. one of a pair of metal rings joined by a short chain and locked around the wrists of a prisoner. 2. a similar device that is made of plastic and is disposable--v.t. put handcuffs on |
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| n.pl. chefs. 1. a head cook. 2. any cook |
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| n., pl. zeroes, adj. --n. the figure or digit 0; naught.--adj. 1. of or at zero. 2. not any; none at all: a zero probability |
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| n. pl. -does. a large, cigar-shaped missile that contains explosives and travels underwater by its own power, launched from submarines or aircraft |
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| pron. pl. 1. the emphathic form of you. 2. the reflexive form of you. 3. your real or true self |
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| n. pl. shelf for holding books |
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| n. pl. 1. brother of one's husband or wife. 2. husband of one's sister. 3. husband of the sister of one's wife or husband |
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| n. pl. 1. number of similar things in a row. 2 number of things place done after another. 3. number of things, events, etc. coming one after the other |
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| n. pl. of bacterium. a large group of one-celled microorganisms that multiply by fission or by forming spores. |
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| n. 1. a pl. of medium. 2. medium. 3. mass media. The use of media instead of medium in the sense of "a mass medium, especially journalism or television" has become widespread in informal English |
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| n. pl. 1. a portable case for loose papers, drawings, etc; briefcase. 2. position and duties of a cabinet member, diplomat, or minister of state |
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| n. pl. 1. a usually pear-shaped tropical fruit with a dark-green to purplish-black skin and a very large seed. 2. tree that it grows on, of the same family as the laurel |
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| n. pl. load of goods carried on a ship or aircraft; freight |
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| n. pl. a brief sentence adopted as a rule of conduct: "Think before you speak" is a good motto |
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| n. pl. 1. a young cow or bull. 2. a young elephant, whale, deer, seal |
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| n. granduncle; uncle of one's father or mother |
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| n. pl. machine for air navigation that is supported in air by its own buoyancy, by dynamic reaction of air particles to its surface, or by reaction to a jet stream |
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| n. pl. a graduate or former studetn of a certain school, college, or university |
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| n. pl. of datum. facts fromw hich conclusions can be drawn; things known or admitted; information |
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| n., pl. 1. a fertile spot in the desert where there is water and vegetation. 2. any pleasant place where you can relax |
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