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back
Preposition
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Toward the rear.
He went back behind the stands.
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To a place again.
I didn't like it, so I sent it back.
He went back to the same house.
They came back again.
back
Noun
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The back is the rear part of something; it is the part in the other direction from the front.
I went to the back of the house.
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The back is the rear part of the human body.
He had a scar on his back.
back
Verb
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If you back something, you support it.
The Republicans backed the bill.
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If you back up, you move backward.
He put the car in gear and backed right into the garage door.
single
Adjective
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A single thing is the only one.
In large baking dish, arrange chicken pieces in single layer.
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You use single to stress how many or how few.
I hate going to work every single day and listening to people yell at each other.
I haven't heard a single word of thanks.
Eastern Canada is the world's largest single source of newsprint.
I don't think we should give them a single thing.
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A single person is not married.
The single mother of two spends weekends with her kids.
I used to go out a lot when I was single.
single
Noun
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A single is a song that is sold or put out by itself (or with one other song), not on an album.
Today she releases her live version of Birthday, the first single from an upcoming tour album.
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In baseball and cricket, a single is a hit that enables a runner to score a point.
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In baseball a single is a hit that enables the player to move to first base.
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Singles is a game where each side has only one player, especially in tennis.
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Singles are people who are not married or not in a romantic relationship.
You'll pay no tax if your income falls below $50,000 for a married couple, $35,000 for singles.
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A single is a hotel room for one person.
I reserved a single in Montreal.
single
Verb
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In baseball if you single, you hit the ball and are able to run to first base.
The batter singled to right field.
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If you single something out, you identify it, often to give it special attention.
She was singled out as the best student in the class.
cross
Verb
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If you cross something, you go from one side of it to the other side.
Don't cross the street until the light turns green.
We can cross the river at the bridge, or we can get wet.
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If you cross something, you put one part over another perpendicularly.
She crossed her ankles: she put one foot on the other side of the other foot.
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If you cross someone, you do something that the person does not like.
Don't cross me. Make sure to agree with me.
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If you cross, you go in a path that will intersect with someone else's path.
Boats crossing from starboard have right-of-way.
cross
Noun
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A cross is a figure made of two straight lines or bars that intersect each other such that at least one of them bisects the other.
In Christianity, the death of Jesus is represented by a cross.
cross
Adjective
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Someone who is cross is angry or annoyed.
Jill spoke to me rudely because she was cross.
seat
Noun
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A seat is something to sit on.
Pull up a seat and sit down.
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The seat is a part of the clothes covering the buttocks.
The seat of your pants is muddy.
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Seat is where something is, at the centre of things.
The town was the county seat, where the county council met.
Canberra is the seat of the Australian Government.
seat
Verb
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To seat is to help someone sit down.
Follow me. I will seat you near the stage.
I will pull out your chair to seat you.