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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.
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.
review
Noun
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A review is an evaluation of a publication, such as a movie, video game, musical composition, book, or a piece of hardware like a car, appliance, or computer.
After this negative review, they had to correct a lot of concerns.
The show closed after getting negative reviews from the major critics.
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A review is a look back at how something was in the past, or how something happened in the past.
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(law) A review is a judicial reassessment of a case or an event.
The victims demanded a full judicial review of the case.
review
Verb
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To look over.
He will review the report to check for mistakes.
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To write an analysis.
Mr. Thomas, the critic, will review the new movie.
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To see again.
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To correct or change.
award
Noun
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An award is something that you give to someone who has done something very well.
Each year, Westinghouse announces the winners of its awards for the best high-school science projects.
He won the National League's Most Valuable Player award in 2007.
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An award is money that a court decides should be given to somebody who has won a legal case.
The lawyer often takes 10 to 30 percent of any awards of damages.
award
Verb
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If you award somebody something, you officially give it to them, usually because they have done something well.
A total of $205,000 in prize money will be awarded, with $50,000 for the winner and $25,000 for second place.
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If you award somebody something, you officially decide that somebody should receive money or a contract.
The judge ruled that the company had no just cause for dismissing Morsi, and he was awarded damages.
The company was awarded a contract worth $2.3 billion to build the new highway.
for
Preposition
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shows that something belongs to something else, or has a specific function
This cake is for you.
This is a net for catching fish.
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For is used to show the reason for something
He was angry, for he had never been called such terrible names before.
for
Subordinator
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For introduces a clause with a subject and a to-infinitive
It's not good for you to be too relaxed.
best
Noun
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The greatest effort that one can make.
I did my best.
best
Verb
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To do better, especially in a competition.
I bested my high score on the game.
film
Noun
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A film is a recording of a moving picture that tells stories including actors, directors, and producers.
The studio has hired some actors to make a film about the making of Wiktionary.
Let's go to the theatre and watch a film.
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The art or business of making films.
I studied film at college and now I'm a writer.
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Film is a thin, clear material used for taking photographs or movies.
My new camera is digital and doesn't need film.
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A film is a flat, thin material or substance often covering something.
The soap left a sticky film on the glass.
We use a plastic film to protect the food.
film
Verb
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If you film something, you record it as a moving picture.
Somebody filmed the attack with their cell phone and showed it to police.