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catch Noun

— A catch is something that is caught, like the fish a fishermen catches. My dad brought home a good catch of trout today. — A catch is old time word for a song. We sang a catch by Purcell.

catch Verb

— When you catch something, you stop and hold it. Can you catch a fish in your hands with no fish net? They caught the bad guys and locked them up.

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sight Noun

— Having sight is if you can see things. — A sight is something that people want to see. The Statue of Liberty is a popular sight in New York City. — A sight is something you see. — A sight is a device that is attached onto a weapon and it is for a person to look into to aim the weapon at an intended target.

sight Verb

— When you sight something, you see it. The farmers sighted something strange circling overhead.

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of Preposition

— Made using. It is a house of cards.

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something Compound Determinative

— an unspecified (un- + specified) object. I'm going to wear something today. — an event. Isn't something going to happen? — a special object. You're really something!

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