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organisation
Noun
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An organisation is a group of people with a particular purpose (e.g., teams, clubs, churches, etc.)
The daycare is operated by a voluntary organisation of parents and teachers.
It is often difficult for women to join these organisations that have always been for men.
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Organisation is the way that something is put together.
The organisation of the book is very difficult to understand.
The organisation of the event took three months.
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.
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.
prohibition
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noun
a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages
in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US
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noun
a decree that prohibits something
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noun
the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment
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noun
refusal to approve or assent to
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noun
(= inhibition, forbiddance)
the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)
they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter
a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages
he ignored his parents' forbiddance
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
chemical
Noun
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A chemical is a basic substance that is used in or produced by mixing elements or other chemicals.
When you burn plastics, you put dangerous chemicals into the air.
The chemical industry in China is producing more and more useful paints, glues, and other products.
chemical
Adjective
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Of or about chemicals.
This test can detect small changes in the chemical composition of water.
weapon
Noun
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A weapon is a tool that you use in a fight, such as a knife, a gun, or a bomb.
"Lay down your weapons and put your hands in the air," yelled the police.