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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.
grid
Noun
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A grid is a rectangle of squares of equal size.
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A grid is a way of delivering electricity from the power plant to its customers, connected using wire.
grid
Verb
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If you grid something, you mark it with a grid.