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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.
distance
Noun
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The distance between two things is how far apart they are. A short distance means they're close to each other, and a long distance means they're far apart.
The distance from the Earth to the Sun is 93 million miles.
The distance from my house to the store is 2 kilometres.
The two girls were sitting a short distance apart, so they could hear each other whisper.
distance
Verb
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If you distance yourself from someone, you move away from something or someone.