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cone
Noun
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A cone is a geometric shape with a circular flat base joined to a single point at the other end.
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A cone is a fruit of a conifer.
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A cone is an ice cream cone.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
a
Determinative
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A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type.
Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".
a
Noun
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A is the first letter of the alphabet.
The letter "a" comes before "b".
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In some schools, an A is a very high grade.
Ron got an A on his earth science test.
bevel
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verb
cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel
bevel the surface
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noun
a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size
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noun
two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
gear
Noun
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Gear is clothing and other equipment, especially in sports.
Hurry up and get your gear on. The game's about to start.
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Gears are wheels that turn and drive other wheels at different speeds.
One of the gears from the motor had got stuck and wouldn't turn.
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A gear in a machine, especially a car or bicycle, is a particular combinations of gears.
He put the car into gear and drove off.
This bike has 24 gears, but I only use three.
Shifting into fourth gear, she pushed the car over 100 km/h.
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A gear is a speed or level that you do something at.
Everyone was working at high gear to finish before the deadline.