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arctic
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noun
a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
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adjective
(= frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polar)
extremely cold
an arctic climate
a frigid day
gelid waters of the North Atlantic
glacial winds
icy hands
polar weather
Arctic
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noun
the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole
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adjective
of or relating to the Arctic
the Arctic summer
brook
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noun
(= creek)
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
the creek dried up every summer
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verb
(= endure, stick out, bear, tolerate, put up)
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
I cannot bear his constant criticism
The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
he learned to tolerate the heat
She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage
lamprey
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noun
primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue