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counter
Noun
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A counter is a flat surface to work on, often in a kitchen.
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A counter is a small coin-shaped object, often used in games.
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A counter is someone who counts.
counter
Preposition
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If mathx/math is counter to mathy/math, it is against mathy/math.
gas
Noun
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A gas is a substance, such as air, that is not liquid or solid.
The sun is a giant ball of gas.
The carbon dioxide gas in Coke and other soft drinks gives them their bubbles.
The workers appear to have been killed by a poisonous gas.
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Gas is a substance such as methane, ethane, propane, or butane that is burned for heat or to make electricity.
Our house has gas-fired central heating.
In the winter, we pay more for gas and electricity.
Alberta's economy is based largely on oil and gas.
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In North America, gas is short for gasoline, a liquid that is used by cars.
A small car like mine holds about 40 litres of gas.
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In North America, the gas is the gas pedal (accelerator) in a car or truck.
We're in a hurry, so hit the gas.
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In North America, if you have gas, you have the need to fart or burp a lot.
gas
Verb
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If you gas a person or animal, you poison it or put it to sleep with gas.
The mice were gassed and then cut open to examine any changes.
My friend was gassed at the dentist before getting his tooth pulled.
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If you gas up a vehicle, you put fuel in it.
As soon as the planes land, we gas them up and they're ready to go again.
volume
Noun
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The volume of sound or music is how loud it is.
Teens listening to their MP3 players at high volume can damage their hearing.
Hey! Turn down the volume. It's too loud.
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The volume of something is the amount of it.
The traffic volume on Ontario highways jumped 12% last year.
The story usually experiences a high customer volume around Christmas.
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The volume of a material or a container is the amount of space it takes.
The volume of water of a typical shower is about 43 litres.
Use of newer cars can reduce the volume of COsubmath2/math/sub produced.
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A volume is a book, magazine, or other printed material, usually part of a series.
He has published a second volume of autobiography, in which he deals with his years as a student.
The research can be found in the most recent volume of The Canadian Journal of Language and Linguistics.