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Brazil Proper noun

— Brazil is a country in South America.

amazon

— noun mainly green tropical American parrots — noun a large strong and aggressive woman

Amazon

— noun (Greek mythology) one of a nation of women warriors of Scythia (who burned off the right breast in order to use a bow and arrow more effectively) — noun a major South American river; arises in the Andes and flows eastward into the South Atlantic; the world's 2nd longest river (4000 miles)

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basin Noun

— A container that is wider than it is deep. — Anything that looks like a container. — A low, wide place on the earth. The people living in the Amazon basin depend on the river.

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malaria Noun

— Malaria is a sickness found mostly in Africa and is caused by mosquitoes The family was saved from getting malaria because of mosquito nets given to them

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control Noun

— If you have control over someone or something, you can make it do what you want. He should try to take control and tell the other handlers what to do. in the rain, he had lost control on the wet surface and spun off the road. The country fell under the direct control of the army. They are trying to keep tighter control over spending. The government will demand improved pollution control systems for all factories. Most companies devote some resources to quality control and product testing. Unless birth control methods are used, sooner or later the woman is likely to get pregnant. The continuing Soviet desire for arms control led to a SALT II treaty. The brain's control systems tend to decline with age so that, for instance, our balance gets less good. The experimental group took the medicine while the control group took a sugar pill. Suddenly the airplane went out of control and started diving. — A control is a button, switch, dial, etc. that lets you make a machine do what you want. If you turn off your TV with the remote control, it continues to use a quarter of normal power. She touched the volume control and the sound dropped.

control Verb

— If you control something, you make it do what you want. Too many people are overweight because they can't control their eating behaviour. The company is controlled by a New York businessman. — If you control something, you do not let its numbers or size grow too much. The new plan should control inflation.

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programme

— noun (= program) (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute the program required several hundred lines of code — noun (= program) an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event you can't tell the players without a program — noun (= program) a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need he proposed an elaborate program of public works working mothers rely on the day care program — noun (= program) a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation the program lasted more than two hours — verb (= program) write a computer program — verb (= program) arrange a program of or for program the 80th birthday party — noun (= plan) a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished they drew up a six-step plan they discussed plans for a new bond issue — noun (= program) an integrated course of academic studies he was admitted to a new program at the university — noun (= program) a radio or television show did you see his program last night?

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