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carbon Noun

— The chemical element (symbol C) with an atomic number of 6. — A piece of carbon paper. Make sure the carbon is facing the second sheet of paper, before rolling it into the typewriter. — A carbon copy. — A fossil fuel that is made of impure carbon, such as coal or charcoal. — , when talking about global warming and climate change.

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capture Verb

— If you capture a person or animal, you catch them and do not let them go free. Keith Maupin is the first American soldier captured in Iraq. The boys captured a frog, but let it go. — If an army, a team, etc. captures a place or an object, it takes control of it. The Christians captured the holy city of Jerusalem. My rook was captured. — If you capture an image, a sound, or a feeling, you show it clearly in your picture, movie, art, etc. She captured the beautiful scenery of the hills with her camera. His film adaptation captured the spirit of the original work. — If something captures your imagination, it makes you interested in it. A good science teacher captures the imagination of children with experiments. — If somebody captures your heart, you fall in love with them. The beautiful sight of the daffodils captured Wordsworth's heart. — If something captures the headlines, it is a big story in the news.

capture Noun

— The capture of something is when you get it and do not let it go free. The capture of the thief was well planned. She died just 18 days after her capture.

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and Conjunction

— You use and to talk about two things at once. I like singing and reading. Mary and Jane went on a holiday together. — You use and when you are listing a few things and you are now on your last item of the list. I like singing, reading, cycling and playing soccer. I used to like this girl from my class as she is pretty, gentle and caring. — And is used when you are putting two sentences together. She came into the store, shouted at the cashier, and left. — Used to show what happened after something else. The alarm went off and I woke up. — And is used to join certain numbers together. Two hundred and thirty-five people went missing after the earthquake.

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storage

— noun the act of storing something — noun the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials — noun (= storehouse) a depository for goods storehouses were built close to the docks — noun (computer science) the process of storing information in a computer memory or on a magnetic tape or disk — noun (= reposition, warehousing) depositing in a warehouse they decided to reposition their furniture in a recommended repository in Brooklyn my car is in storage publishers reduced print runs to cut down the cost of warehousing — noun (= memory) an electronic memory device a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached

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