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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.
delay
Noun
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A delay is a wait or the waiting time.
Computer problems caused a long delay in the meeting.
Train A62 will be leaving in 15 minutes. We apologize for the delay.
delay
Verb
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If you delay, you wait until a later time or cause something to be late.
We have decided to delay the changes to give people more time.
The train was delayed by mechanical problems.
We only have a few spots left, so don't delay.