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courageous
Adjective
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To be courageous is having courage (not being afraid).
The warrior was very courageous.
but
Coordinator
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You use but to join two ideas and show that they are not the same.
I would take you there, but I do not have my car.
The changes were small but important.
"Do you speak French?" "No, but I speak Spanish."
It says this not in words but in pictures.
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You use but to change the topic.
I understand. And I'm sorry. But there is nothing I can do about it now.
And that's important, but another thing that has changed is the location.
but
Preposition
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except
He ate everything but the meat.
Any day but tomorrow would be fine.
I forgot my bag. I guess there's nothing to do but go back.
but
Adverb
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only
There is but one sun and one earth to live on.
doomed
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adjective
marked for certain death
the black spot told the old sailor he was doomed
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noun
people who are destined to die soon
the agony of the doomed was in his voice
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adjective
(= fated)
(usually followed by 'to') determined by tragic fate
doomed to unhappiness
fated to be the scene of Kennedy's assassination
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adjective
(= ill-fated, ill-starred, unlucky)
marked by or promising bad fortune
their business venture was doomed from the start
an ill-fated business venture
an ill-starred romance
the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons
— W.H.Prescott
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adjective
(= damned)
in danger of the eternal punishment of Hell
poor damned souls
resistance
Noun
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Resistance is the amount of force pushing against an object.
As I run, the resistance of the air slows me down by a bit, making it harder for me to run faster.
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Resistance is electrical resistance, which is the opposition to the flow of an electrical current.
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A resistance is an illegal organization that tries to use force to fight for freedom and human rights.