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defence
Noun
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Defence is the process of protecting.
The secretary of defence met with the president at the White House.
Airplanes attacked the Ministry of Defence in Tehran.
Clinton's lawyers will lay out his defence next week.
Police officers can only shoot in self defence or to protect another person's life.
When he was accused, his friends and even some people who have never met him rushed to his defence.
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In a court case, the defence is the person who was accused of a crime together with their lawyer.
His defence lawyers say that Honecker did not shoot the gun.
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The defence is the players who are supposed to stop the other team from scoring points.
I wasn't very satisfied with the play of our offense, but our defence played great.
and
Conjunction
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You use and to talk about two things at once.
I like singing and reading.
Mary and Jane went on a holiday together.
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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.
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And is used when you are putting two sentences together.
She came into the store, shouted at the cashier, and left.
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Used to show what happened after something else.
The alarm went off and I woke up.
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And is used to join certain numbers together.
Two hundred and thirty-five people went missing after the earthquake.
space
Noun
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Space is area or room with nothing in it or that can be used.
Make a space between the tables so people can walk there.
We moved to the country to enjoy the open spaces.
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Space is the black place in the sky where stars are.
The sun and the moon are in outer space.
space
Verb
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If you space two or more things, you put them apart, not together.
When you attach the wood, make sure the screws are evenly spaced, about 30 cm apart.
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If you space (out), you stop paying attention or thinking.
treaty
Noun
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A treaty is a formal agreement between two or more states.
Both countries signed the peace treaty.