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direct Adjective

— If something is direct, it is straight and as short as possible with nothing extra in between. It's a direct flight from Tokyo to Toronto with no stop in Vancouver. These improvement are a direct result of the recent changes. In talking to the president, she was more direct: "Your product is making me sick." There is growing contact, both direct and indirect, between the people.

direct Verb

— If you direct something somewhere, you point it there. He directed his light to the corner where he heard the noise. Can you please direct your attention to the screen. Can you direct me to the station, please? — If you direct something such as an organisation, you are in charge of if. She directed the investigation into the crash. — If you direct a play or film, you tell the actors how to act. — If you direct something, you tell people what to do. He directed that the money go to the church after he died. Please close your books where you are directed to do so.

direct Adverb

— If you go somewhere or do something direct, you do so by the shortest route without anything extra in between.

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labor Noun

— Labor is the work that people do, usually lifting, moving, building, etc. rather than desk work. The cost of labor is higher than the cost of building materials. — Labor are the people who do this kind of work. There's a big labor shortage in the construction industry. — Labor is the name of a big political party in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. Labor won the election.

labor Verb

— If you labor, you work hard. He labored over the food all afternoon to get ready for dinner. — If you labor the point, you keep talking about it after people understand it well.

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machine Noun

— A machine is a man-made object with moving parts. I'm putting the clothes in the washing machine. Is there anything you want washed? This new machine is the fastest computer I've ever had.

machine Verb

— If you machine something you fasten or shape it with a machine.

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hourly Adjective

— If something is hourly, then it happens once every hour. That train stops here hourly.

hourly Noun

— An hourly is something that is made every hour.

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rate Noun

— Speed. A rate is how fast something happens. Something can go at a fast rate or a slow rate. The rate of water pouring out of the lake into the river is enough to make the lake empty in a year if it doesn't rain. Her heart rate is 70 beats every minute. If we keep writing pages at this rate we might have 2000 Simple English Wiktionary words by August 4.

rate Verb

— Someone rates something when they decide how much its value is (how much it's worth). I rate this book at six out of ten: it was not the best book.

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