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Stuff
There's sticky stuff all over the chair.
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A substance, especially when you do not know or say exactly what it is. |
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Kind of
It was kind of strange to see him again.
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Used when you are trying to explain or describe something, but you cannot be exact. |
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As dry as a bone
I don't think he's been watering these plants - the soil is as dry as a bone.
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Wide open to something
I’m wide open to suggestions.
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Likely to be influenced by something. |
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Dime
I gave the boy two dimes to buy himself some candy.
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An American or Canadian coin that has the value of ten cents. |
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Flip
I flipped the book (over) to look at the back cover.
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If you flip something, you turn it over quickly one or more times, and if something flips, it turns over quickly. |
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Giddy
She was giddy with excitement.
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Feeling silly, happy, and excited and showing this in your behaviour.
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Flare
The flame above the oil well flared (up) into the dark sky.
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To burn brightly either for a short time or not regularly. |
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Bog
I'm just going to nip to the bog.
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Soft, wet ground, or an area of this. |
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Peat
The preferred soil types ranged from peat to almost pure sand.
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A dark brown substance like soil that was formed by plants dying and becoming
buried. It is sometimes added to ordinary garden soil to improve it and is
sometimes used as fuel. |
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Peat
The preferred soil types ranged from peat to almost pure sand.
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A dark brown substance like soil that was formed by plants dying and becoming
buried. It is sometimes added to ordinary garden soil to improve it and is
sometimes used as fuel. |
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Wilderness
A beautiful mountain wilderness.
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An area of land that has not been used to grow crops or had towns and roads built on it, especially because it is difficult to live in as a result of its extremely cold or hot weather or bad earth.
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