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association
Noun
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An association is a way that two things are similar, belong together, or are connected or related.
I don't see any association between what happened to you and what happened to me.
I suspect there is an association between the weather and the number who are sick.
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An association is a group of people who have a common goal or interest.
The NBA stands for the "National Basketball Association."
I have been a member of the American Psychological Association and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
All the teachers were at an association meeting.
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Association is the when you associate (spend time with certain people).
I'm afraid your association with those wild people will get you in trouble.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
sugar
Noun
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Sugar is a small white powder. It looks like salt, but it tastes sweet. Some people put it in tea.
This cookie recipe says you should use two cups of sugar, but I think that will be too sweet. One cup is enough.
product
Noun
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The product is the end result of a process, such as someone's efforts or of a certain situation.
Skill is the product of hours of practice; His reaction was the product of hunger and fatigue.
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A product is the number you get when you multiply two other numbers.
The product of 2 and 3 is 6.
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A product is a chemical substance that is made as a result of a chemical reaction.
industry
Noun
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An industry is a kind of work that makes things.
Many people in this country have jobs in the clothing industry.
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Industry is the quality of working hard, trying hard and doing it well.
Because of her industry, she made a lot of money.
EEC
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noun
(= European Union)
an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members
he tried to take Britain into the Europen Union