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16.


pretty        
  1      pretty   prettier   prettiest
     If you describe someone, especially a girl, as pretty, you mean that they look nice and are attractive in a delicate way.
        She's a very charming and very pretty girl.
     ADJ-GRADED
     = good-looking
       prettily
        She was laughing prettily at me.
     ADV-GRADED
     
       prettiness
        Her prettiness had been much admired.
     N-UNCOUNT
     
  2      pretty   prettier   prettiest
     A place or a thing that is pretty is attractive and pleasant, in a charming but not particularly unusual way.
        Whitstable is still a very pretty little town.
        ...comfortable sofas covered in a pretty floral print.
     ADJ-GRADED
     = charming
       prettily
        The living-room was prettily decorated.
     ADV-GRADED
     
       prettiness
        ...shells of quite unbelievable prettiness.
     N-UNCOUNT
     
  3      pretty
     You can use pretty before an adjective or adverb to mean `quite' or `rather'. (INFORMAL)
        I had a pretty good idea what she was going to do.
        Pretty soon after my arrival I found lodgings.
     ADV: ADV adj/adv
     
  4      pretty
     Pretty much or pretty well means `almost'. (INFORMAL)
        His new government looks pretty much like the old one.
        I travel pretty well every week.
     PHR
     = almost, practically
  5      pretty
     If you say that someone is sitting pretty, you mean that they are in a good, safe, or comfortable position. (INFORMAL)
        When the war started, they thought they were sitting pretty, because they had all that extra grain.
     PHR: V inflects
     
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17.


sofa        
       sofa   sofas
     A sofa is a long, comfortable seat with a back and usually with arms, which two or three people can sit on.
     N-COUNT
     = settee, couch
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18.


Vase

vase        
       vase   vases
     A vase is a jar, usually made of glass or pottery, used for holding cut flowers or as an ornament.
        ...a vase of red roses.
        ...lead crystal vases.
     N-COUNT
     
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19.

bank 1 finance and storage        
  1      bank   banks
     A bank is an institution where people or businesses can keep their money.
        Students should look to see which bank offers them the service that best suits their financial needs.
        I had s10,000 in the bank.
     N-COUNT
     
  2      bank   banks
     A bank is a building where a bank offers its services.
     N-COUNT
     
  3      bank   banks   banking   banked
     If you bank money, you pay it into a bank.
        Once you have registered your particulars with an agency and it has banked your cheque, the process begins.
     VB
     
  4      bank   banks   banking   banked
     If you bank with a particular bank, you have an account with that bank.
        My husband has banked with the Co-op since before the war.
     VB
     
  5      bank   banks
     You use bank to refer to a store of something. For example, a blood bank is a store of blood that is kept ready for use.
        ...Britain's National Police Computer, one of the largest data banks in the world.
     N-COUNT: with supp, usu n N
     
  6      bank
     If you say that the cost of something will not break the bank, you mean that it will not cost a large sum of money.
        Prices starting at s6 a bottle won't break the bank.
     PHR: V inflects
     
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20.


check        
  1      check   checks   checking   checked
     If you check something such as a piece of information or a document, you make sure that it is correct or satisfactory.
        Check the accuracy of everything in your CV.
        It's worth checking each item for obvious flaws.
        I think there is an age limit, but I'd have to check.
        She hadn't checked whether she had a clean ironed shirt.
        He checked that he had his room key.
        I shall need to check with the duty officer.
     VB
     
        See also cross-check.
  +      check   checks
     Also a noun.
        He is being constantly monitored with regular checks on his blood pressure.
        ...a security check.
     N-COUNT: usu with supp
     
  2      check   checks   checking   checked
     If you check on someone or something, you make sure they are in a safe or satisfactory condition.
        Stephen checked on her several times during the night.
        He decided to check on things at the warehouse.
     VB
     
  3      check   checks   checking   checked
     If you check something that is written on a piece of paper, you put a mark, like a V with the right side extended, next to it to show that something is correct or has been selected or dealt with. (AM; in BRIT usually use tick)
        Frequently, men who check answer (b) have not actually had the experience of being repeatedly rejected by women.
     VB
     
  4      check   checks   checking   checked
     To check something, usually something bad, means to stop it from spreading or continuing.
        Sex education is also expected to help check the spread of AIDS.
        ...free press that will check corruption by ensuring total transparency in government.
     VB
     = curb
  5      check   checks   checking   checked
     If you check yourself or if something checks you, you suddenly stop what you are doing or saying.
        He was about to lose his temper but checked himself in time.
        I held up one finger to check him.
     VB
     
  6      check   checks   checking   checked
     When you check your luggage at an airport, you give it to an official so that it can be taken on to your plane.
        We arrived at the airport, checked our baggage and wandered around the gift shops.
        You can check your baggage right through to its final destination.
     VB
     
  +      check in   checks in; checking in; checked in
     To check in your luggage means the same as to check it.
        They checked in their luggage and found seats in the departure lounge.
     PHR-V
     
  7      check   checks
     The check in a restaurant is a piece of paper on which the price of your meal is written and which you are given before you pay. (mainly AM)
     N-COUNT
     = bill
  8      check
     In a game of chess, you say check when you are attacking your opponent's king.
     CONVENTION
     
  9      check   checks
     A pattern of squares, usually of two colours, can be referred to as checks or a check.
        Styles include stripes and checks.
        ...a red and white check dress.
     N-COUNT: oft N n
     
  10      check
     If something or someone is held in check or is kept in check, they are controlled and prevented from becoming too great or powerful.
        Life on Earth will become unsustainable unless population growth is held in check.
        He's found someone with a bit of fight to keep him in check.
     PHR: V inflects
     
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21.

drugstore        
       drugstore   drugstores
     In America, a drugstore is a shop where drugs and medicines are sold or given out, and where you can buy cosmetics, some household goods, and also drinks and snacks. Compare chemist, pharmacy.
     N-COUNT: oft the N
     
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22.

pay        
  1      pay   pays   paying   paid
     When you pay an amount of money to someone, you give it to them because you are buying something from them or because you owe it to them. When you pay something such as a bill or a debt, you pay the amount that you owe.
        Accommodation is freemall you pay for is breakfast and dinner.
        We paid s35 for each ticket.
        The wealthier may have to pay a little more in taxes.
        He proposes that businesses should pay taxes to the federal government.
        You can pay by credit card.
     VB
     
  2      pay   pays   paying   paid
     When you are paid, you get your wages or salary from your employer.
        The lawyer was paid a huge salary.
        I get paid monthly.
        They could wander where they wished and take jobs from who paid best.
     VB
     
  3      pay
     Your pay is the money that you get from your employer as wages or salary.
        ...their complaints about their pay and conditions.
        ...the workers' demand for a twenty per cent pay rise.
     N-UNCOUNT
     
  4      pay   pays   paying   paid
     If you are paid to do something, someone gives you some money so that you will help them or perform some service for them.
        Students were paid substantial sums of money to do nothing all day but lie in bed.
        If you help me, I'll pay you anything.
     VB
     
  5      pay   pays   paying   paid
     If a government or organization makes someone pay for something, it makes them responsible for providing the money for it, for example by increasing prices or taxes.
        ...a legally binding international treaty that establishes who must pay for environmental damage...
        If you don't subsidize things like ballet and opera it means that seat prices are going to have to go up to pay for it.
     VB
     
  6      pay   pays   paying   paid
     If a job, deal, or investment pays a particular amount, it brings you that amount of money.
        We're stuck in jobs that don't pay very well.
        The account does not pay interest on a credit balance.
     VB
     
  7      pay   pays   paying   paid
     If a job, deal, or investment pays, it brings you a profit or earns you some money.
        There are some agencies now specialising in helping older people to find jobs which pay.
        They owned land; they made it pay.
     VB
     
  8      pay   pays   paying   paid
     When you pay money into a bank account, you put the money in the account.
        He paid s20 into his savings account.
        There is nothing more annoying than queueing when you only want to pay in a few cheques.
     VB
     
  9      pay   pays   paying   paid
     If a course of action pays, it results in some advantage or benefit for you.
        It pays to invest in protective clothing.
        He talked of defending small nations, of ensuring that aggression does not pay.
     VB
     
  10      pay   pays   paying   paid
     If you pay for something that you do or have, you suffer as a result of it.
        Britain was to pay dearly for its lack of resolve.
        Why should I pay the penalty for somebody else's mistake?.
        She feels it's a small price to pay for the pleasure of living in this delightful house.
     VB
     
  11      pay   pays   paying   paid
     You use pay with some nouns, for example in the expressions pay a visit and pay attention, to indicate that something is given or done.
        Do pay us a visit next time you're in Birmingham.
        He felt a heavy bump, but paid no attention to it.
        He had nothing to do with arranging the funeral, but came along to pay his last respects.
     VB
     
  12      pay
     Pay television consists of programmes and channels which are not part of a public broadcasting system, and for which people have to pay.
        The company has set up joint-venture pay-TV channels in Belgium, Spain, and Germany.
     ADJ: ADJ n
     
  13      pay
     If something that you buy or invest in pays for itself after a period of time, the money you gain from it, or save because you have it, is greater than the amount you originally spent or invested.
        ...investments in energy efficiency that would pay for themselves within five years.
     PHR: V inflects
     
  14      pay
     If you say that someone is in the pay of a certain person or group, you disapprove of the fact that they are being paid by and are working for that person or group, often secretly or illegally.
        He was murdered at a presidential rally by gunmen in the pay of drug traffickers.
     PHR: PHR n disapproval
     
  15      pay
     If you pay your way, you have or earn enough money to pay for what you need, without needing other people to give or lend you money.
        I went to college anyway, as a part-time student, paying my own way.
        The British film industry could not pay its way without a substantial export market.
     PHR: V inflects
     
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23.



beautiful        
  1      beautiful
     A beautiful person is very attractive to look at.
        She was a very beautiful woman.
        To me he is the most beautiful child in the world.
     ADJ-GRADED
     * ugly
  2      beautiful
     If you describe something as beautiful, you mean that it is very attractive or pleasing.
        New England is beautiful.
        It was a beautiful morning.
        He has beautiful manners.
     ADJ-GRADED
     = delightful
       beautifully
        The children behaved beautifully.
        ...a beautifully clear, sunny day.
     ADV-GRADED: usu ADV after v
     
  3      beautiful
     You can describe something that someone does as beautiful when they do it very skilfully.
        That's a beautiful shot!
     ADJ-GRADED
     
       beautifully
        Arsenal played beautifully.
     ADV-GRADED: ADV after v, ADV -ed
     
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24.


terrible        
  1      terrible
     A terrible experience or situation is very serious or very unpleasant.
        Tens of thousands more suffered terrible injuries in the world's worst industrial disaster.
        I often have the most terrible nightmares.
        Prison life, he told me, was terrible.
     ADJ-GRADED
     = dreadful
       terribly
        My son has suffered terribly. He has lost his best friend.
     ADV-GRADED: ADV after v
     
  2      terrible
     If you feel terrible, you feel extremely ill or unhappy. If you tell someone that they look terrible, you mean that they look as if they are extremely ill or unhappy.
        He did feel terrible at the time but seems to be fine now.
        Are you all right? You look terrible. Are you sick?
     ADJ-GRADED: feel/look ADJ
     = awful
  3      terrible
     If something is terrible, it is very bad or of very poor quality.
        She admits her French is terrible.
     ADJ-GRADED
     = dreadful
  4      terrible
     You use terrible to emphasize the great extent or degree of something.
        I was a terrible fool, you know. I remember that now.
        Her death is a terrible waste.
     ADJ: ADJ n emphasis
     
       terribly
        I'm terribly sorry to bother you at this hour.
        I suffered terribly when she died.
     ADV-GRADED: usu ADV adj
     
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25.


mouth        
  1      mouth   mouths
     Your mouth is the area of your face where your lips are or the space behind your lips where your teeth and tongue are.
        She clamped her hand against her mouth.
        His mouth was full of peas.
        ...an inflammation of the mouth.
     N-COUNT: oft poss N
     
       -mouthed
        He straightened up and looked at me, open-mouthed.
        ...a wide-mouthed, gray-haired policeman.
     COMB in ADJ
     
  2      mouth   mouths
     You can say that someone has a particular kind of mouth to indicate that they speak in a particular kind of way or that they say particular kinds of things.
        I've always had a loud mouth, I refuse to be silenced.
        You've got such a crude mouth!
     N-COUNT: with supp, oft adj N
     
       -mouthed
        ...Simon, their smart-mouthed teenage son.
        ...mean-mouthed heavies with the sly sadistic eyes of professional bullies.
     COMB in ADJ-GRADED
     
  3      mouth   mouths
     The mouth of a cave, hole, or bottle is its entrance or opening.
        By the mouth of the tunnel he bent to retie his lace.
     N-COUNT: usu with supp, oft N of n
     = entrance
       -mouthed
        He put the flowers in a wide-mouthed blue vase.
     COMB in ADJ
     
  4      mouth   mouths
     The mouth of a river is the place where it flows into the sea.
        ...the town at the mouth of the River Dart.
     N-COUNT: usu with supp
     
  5      mouth   mouths   mouthing   mouthed
     If you mouth something, you form words with your lips without making any sound.
        I mouthed a goodbye and hurried in behind Momma.
        She winked broadly at him and silently mouthed something.
        `It's for you,' he mouthed.
     VB
     
  6      mouth   mouths   mouthing   mouthed
     If you mouth something, you say it, especially without believing it or without understanding it.
        I mouthed some sympathetic platitudes.
        They mouthed the values of family, religion and charity, but demonstrated the opposite in their private lives.
     VB
     
  7      mouth
     If you have a number of mouths to feed, you have the responsibility of earning enough money to feed and look after that number of people.
        He had to feed his family on the equivalent of four hundred pounds a month and, with five mouths to feed, he found this very hard.
     PHR: N inflects
     
  8      mouth
     If you say that someone does not open their mouth, you are emphasizing that they never say anything at all.
        Sometimes I hardly dare open my mouth.
        He hasn't opened his mouth since he's been there.
     PHR: V and N inflect, with brd-neg emphasis
     
  9      mouth
     If you keep your mouth shut about something, you do not talk about it, especially because it is a secret.
        You wouldn't be here now if she'd kept her mouth shut.
     PHR: V and N inflect
     = keep quiet
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