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armed
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adjective
(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
armed robbery
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adjective
(used of plants and animals) furnished with bristles and thorns
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adjective
having arms or arms as specified; used especially in combination
the many-armed goddess Shiva
services
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noun
performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others
the mayor tried to maintain city services
the medical services are excellent
board
Noun
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A board is a group of people who govern something.
The school board has chosen new textbooks for all the schools.
Bret Stephens is a member of the editorial board of the Wall Street Journal.
School boards are supposed to make sure students get the best education possible.
Copies also should be sent to the chairman of the licensing board.
I have a meeting coming up with the Community Advisory Board.
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A board is a long piece of wood.
The outside of the house was made of wooden boards.
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A board is a flat surface.
The knives should be used on a wooden cutting board only.
He pinned his poster in the center of the bulletin board.
There were two diving boards at the deep end of the pool.
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If something is true across the board, it is true in all cases.
He was number one across the board. Nobody was better.
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If something is on the drawing board, it is being planned.
The designs for the car is still on the drawing board.
I think those students need to go back to the drawing board.
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A message board is a place for people to share ideas publicly, often over the internet.
These days churches are using e-mail, message boards, and blogs to communicate.
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A circuit board is flat, usually green, piece of electronic equipment.
He opened the computer so we could get a look at the circuit board.
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A sounding board is a person or group of people who will listen to your ideas and tell you if they're good or not.
I often discuss company matters with him, and use him as a sounding board.
board
Verb
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If you board a boat, plane, train, or other vehicle, you get onto it.
Sarah boarded the plane.
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If a boat, plane, train, or other vehicle is boarding, passengers are allowed to get on it.
Flight AC002 is now boarding at gate two.
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If you board in a school or in someone's house, you pay to live there.
In Paris, I boarded with a nice family in Le Alle.
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If you board a building or a business up, you close it for a long time.
Number 1 Strand Street was finally cleaned out, boarded up, and offered for sale by the city.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
contract
Noun
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A contract is a legal agreement to trade goods, services and/or property. It's usually written down.
If you would just sign this contract, the car will be yours.
In Japan, most worker’s employment contracts last until the age of sixty.
My father’s employment contract is for forty years.
You must look over the contract before you sign it.
contract
Verb
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If something contracts, it gets smaller.
As the wood dries out, it contracts.
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If you contract someone to do a job, you enter into a contract with them.
We've contracted a cleaning company to take care of the office.
When there's too much work, there are a number of small firms to which we will contract it out.
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If you contract a disease, you become sick with it.
It's hard to understand why people risk contracting sexually transmitted diseases.
He contracted the flu.
appeal
Noun
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An appeal is a strong or official request.
In an emotional appeal, Sevan asked the two groups to stop the fighting.
But as the problems in Iraq deepen, America may appeal directly to Iran for help.
The school launched an appeal to raise money for the new library.
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An appeal is a request for an earlier decision to be changed, especially in law.
Her application was refused, her appeal was rejected, and when she failed to leave, she was arrested.
That decision was overturned on appeal.
His conviction is under appeal.
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If something has appeal, people have good feelings about it, like it, or want it.
It was a type of game that had universal appeal to male and female.
That is part of the appeal of the ride, the sense of danger.
Beatty is still fabulous at 55, but will marriage dim his sex appeal?
Spike Lee is loved by the critics, but has never had huge audience appeal.
appeal
Verb
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If you appeal for something, you ask for it, often strongly or officially.
The people appealed for help as huge fires advanced towards their homes.
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If you appeal a decision, you ask for it to be changed, especially in law.
The defense notified the State Supreme Court that it would appeal the conviction.
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If you something appeals to you, you have good feelings about it, like it, or want it.
Adventure, money, sex, and violence appeal to large numbers of people.
You've got a product that you think will appeal to an audience that's under 21 years old,