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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.
protection
Noun
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Protection is keeping something or someone safe.
She ran away from her abusive husband to her brother for protection.
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A device used for safe sex e.g. condom.
I used protection so I wouldn't get her pregnant.
tube
Noun
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A tube is a long object with a hole from one end to the other. The ends may be closed or open.
The high pressure forces the water through the tube.
Toothpaste comes in a tube.
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The Tube is the underground train system in London, England.
tube
Verb
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If you tube, you float on an inner tube.
We went white-water tubing on the Yukon River.