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flinders
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noun
bits and splinters and fragments
it would have shattered in flinders long before it did that damage
Flinders
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British explorer who mapped the Australian coast (1774-1814)
range
Noun
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A range of mathX/math is a number of different kinds of mathX/maths
We offer you a whole range of clothes, from socks to hats.
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The range is area between an upper and lower limit.
Most accidents affect children in the seven to 10 age range.
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Something's range is the distance that it can travel.
The company's newest airplane has a range of 10,556km.
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In statistics, the range of results is highest result minus the lowest result.
The test results in the study had a range of 63; the highest was 100 and the lowest 37.
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A (mountain) range is a group of mountains.
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A shooting range is a place to practice using a gun.
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A range is a large grassy area for farm animals to walk about freely.
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A range is a large stove for cooking.
range
Verb
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If something ranges from mathX/math to mathY/math, it includes a number of different things and mathX/math and mathY/math are different examples of those.
The police had stopped him for a variety of things ranging from stealing a book to having a gun.
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If something ranges around an area, it moves around it.
national
Adjective
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If something is national it affects a whole nation or country.
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If something is national it has to do with a certain nation or country, or with people from that country.
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If a business is national it is found in all or most parts of a nation or country.
national
Noun
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A national is someone who is a citizen of their nation.
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The nationals is a tournament where people from all over the country come to compete in.
park
Noun
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A park is an outdoor area where people can relax and play.
We sat under the trees and had lunch in Central Park.
Algonquin Provincial Park is the oldest, largest park in Ontario, covering about 7,725 square kilometres.
I'm going to take the kids to the park to play on the swings.
park
Verb
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If you park a car or other vehicle, you drive it to a place and let it stand there.
She never parks her car under a tree.