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cable
Noun
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A cable is a strong wire or rope that is often made out of metal.
A strong cable held the two trees together.
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A cable can also be a cord that allows information to pass through.
My internet wasn't working because a cable was unplugged.
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Sometimes cable is short for cable television.
Do you have cable or satellite television?
cable
Verb
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To cable something, you use strong wires to attach two things together.
Cable the boats together so that they don't float away.
assembly
Noun
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A group of people who came together for an event.
She stood in front of the assembly and started to talk.
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The act of people or things coming together.
It took a few minutes for the assembly of everything she needed to bring with her.
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The act of making something by putting parts together.
We bought a desk, but we didn't know it needed assembly at home.
list
Noun
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A list is a group of related words, often in some order, often to help you remember something.
I can't remember if we need milk and I've forgotten the shopping list.
Did you call everyone on the phone list?
I'm sorry, I can't talk now. I've got a long list of things to do.
list
Verb
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If you list something, you say or write a number of related things.
OK, let's start the meeting by listing the things to talk about.
The phone book lists five different restaurants in our town.
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If a ship lists, it leans to one side.