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coordinateverbUK
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tomakemanydifferentthingsworkeffectivelyasawhole
dipverbUK
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togodowntoalowerlevel
communaladjectiveUK
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belongingtoorusedbyagroupofpeopleratherthanonesingleperson
successiveadjectiveUK
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happeningoneaftertheotherwithoutanybreak
adventnounUK
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thefactofaneventhappening,aninventionbeingmade,orapersonarriving
waxandwaneEnglish
togrowstrongerandthenweakeragain
spanverbUK
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Ifabridgespansariver,itgoesfromonesidetotheother
intervalnounUK
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aperiodbetweentwoeventsortimes
carveverbUK
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tomakesomethingbycuttingintoespeciallywoodorstone,ortocutintothesurfaceofstone,wood,etc.
revolutionnounUK
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acircularmovement
equatornounUK
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animaginarylinedrawnaroundthemiddleoftheearthanequaldistancefromtheNorthPoleandthe
SouthPole
conspicuousadjectiveUK
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verynoticeableorattractingattention,ofteninawaythatisnotwanted
latitudenounUK
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thepositionnorthorsouthoftheequatormeasuredfrom0to90
disseminateverbUK
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tospreadorgiveoutsomething,especiallynews,information,ideas,etc.,toalotofpeople
basinnounUK
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anopen,roundcontainershapedlikeabowlwithslopingsides,usedforholdingfoodorliquid
gearnounUK
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adevice,oftenconsistingofconnectingsetsofwheelswithteeth(=points)aroundtheedge,thatcontrols
howmuchpowerfromanenginegoestothemovingpartsofamachine
motiveadjectiveUK
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(ofpowerorforce)causingmovementoraction
climenounUK
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aplacewheretheweatherisdifferentinaparticularway
municipaladjectiveUK
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oforbelongingtoatownorcity
temporaladjectiveUK
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relatingtopracticalmattersorphysicalthings,ratherthanspiritualones
equinoxnounUK
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eitherofthetwooccasionsintheyearwhendayandnightareofequallength
counterpartnounUK
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apersonorthingthathasthesamepurposeasanotheroneinadifferentplaceororganization
denoteverbUK
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torepresentsomething
inscribeverbUK
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towritewordsinabookorcarve(=cut)themonanobject
sundialnounUK
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adeviceusedoutside,especiallyinthepast,thatconsistsofathinpieceofmetalattachedtoaflatsurface
printedwithnumbers.Itshowsthetimebythemetalmakingashadowonthesurfaceasthesunmoves
acrossthesky.
mechanicaladjectiveUK
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operatedbyamachine,orconnectedwithmachinesortheirparts
supersedeverbUK
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toreplacesomething,especiallysomethingolderormoreoldfashioned
chroniclenounUK
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awrittenrecordofhistoricalevents
commenceverbUK
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tobeginsomething
arcnounUK
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theshapeofpartofacircle,orothercurvedline
anchornounUK
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aheavymetalobject,usuallyshapedlikeacrosswithcurvedarms,onastrongropeorchain,thatis
droppedfromaboatintothewatertopreventtheboatfrommovingaway
levernounUK
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abarorhandlethatmovesaroundafixedpoint,sothatoneendofitcanbepushedorpulledinorderto
controltheoperationofamachineormoveaheavyorstiffobject
calibrateverbUK
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tomarkunitsofmeasurementonaninstrumentsuchsothatitcanmeasureaccurately
calibrateverbUK
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tocheckameasuringinstrumenttoseeifitisaccurate
deviseverbUK
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toinventaplan,system,object,etc.,usuallyusingyourintelligenceorimagination
pendulumnounUK
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adeviceconsistingofaweightonastickorthreadthatmovesfromonesidetotheother,especiallyone
thatformsapartofsometypesofclocks