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middle
Noun
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The place that is between two things; the place that is halfway between two ends of something.
Cut the wood exactly in the middle to get two pieces of equal size.
The middle of the three books is the one you want.
east
Noun
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The east is a place that is closer to where the sun rises than another place.
My parents live in the east.
east
Preposition
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One of the four compass directions: 90º clockwise from north. The sun rises in the east.
I drove east from Chicago.
oil
Noun
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Oil is a liquid that is burned to create heat or used in machines to make them run well.
Gas and oil are essential to running a car.
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Oil is a liquid made of fat that is used for cooking.
Cook the potatoes in oil.
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An oil is a painting made of oil paint.
oil
Verb
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If you oil something, you put clear oil on a machine to make it run well.
She oiled the parts of the gun.