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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

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