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west
Noun
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The direction that the sun sets; from north, 90º to the left.
He is from the west.
west
Preposition
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One of the four compass directions: 270º clockwise from north. The sun sets in the west.
England is west of France.
Africa
Proper noun
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Africa is the continent that is south of Europe, east of the Atlantic Ocean, west of the Indian Ocean and north of Antarctica.
Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia.
action
Noun
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An action is something that you do, or something that happens, especially with motion.
At 3am, just west of the building, the plan was put into action.
There was a huge difference between my thoughts and my actions.
What they did was clearly wrong, but their actions were understandable.
The Health Authority is preparing to take legal action against the restaurants that fail to follow the regulations.
network
Noun
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A network is a group of connections between a number of points.
Electronic systems control the busiest parts of the rail network.
This is the first national TV network that is 100% sports.
We conduct much of our overseas banking business through a network of some 3,500 worldwide branches.
You can connect to the Internet through a wireless local network system.
I don't have a good social network in my new job.
network
Verb
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If you network, you make or use social connections, usually for business purposes.
I spent most of my time at the conferences networking with other sales people.
on
Preposition
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positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above
The apple is on the table.
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at the date of
Tim was born on the 4th of July.
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along, forwards (continuing an action)
drive on, rock on
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about, dealing with the subject of
I have a book on history.
There was a World Summit on the Information Society a few weeks ago.
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touching; hanging from
I have no money on me at the moment.
I would like to eat the fruit on the trees.
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because of, due to
He was arrested on suspicion of bribery.
I contacted Joanne on a hunch that she would know about it.
The stock price increased on news of a new product.
on
Adjective
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If something is on, it is active, functioning or operating.
The television is on.
The lights are on, so it is very bright.
small
Adjective
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Small means little, not big. The number of inches or centimetres from one end of it to the other end is not many.
A mouse is a small animal. A baby mouse is very small.
arms
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noun
(= weaponry)
weapons considered collectively
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noun
(= coat of arms)
the official symbols of a family, state, etc