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double Adjective

— A double door, window, etc. includes two of the same kind. We opened the double door to let the piano come in. Call me at 519-double three double seven. — A double accident, murder, etc. is two events that happen together or are somehow connected. With the double wedding, Sunday was the busiest day of the year. — If something is double, it is 100% bigger than something else. The new computer was double the cost of the old one. I'll have a double coffee. Usually we see about seventy people a day, but yesterday it was double. — A double thing is for two people. They slept together in a double bed, while James slept in a single in the other room.

double Verb

— If something doubles, it grows by 100%. The price of gold has almost doubled in the last month from $407 to $792. We need to double the number of people buying it. — If something doubles as something else, it has both roles. The kitchen doubles as our dining room. — If something doubles up/over, it folds in half. — If two people double up, they stay or work together.

double Noun

— Somebody's double is another person who looks very similar to them. — In baseball, a double is a hit that allows the runner to move to second base.

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byte Noun

— A unit of eight bits that is used to measure a computer's memory. The letter I wrote on the computer took up 5,000 bytes of memory.

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character Noun

— Someone's character is the combination of things that they do, feel, and believe that makes them a certain type of person. He's got a really funny character. He couldn't have done something so mean; it's completely out of character. — A character is a person in a story, movie, play, etc. The actor played three different characters in the movie. I really want to like the main character in the book, but I find I can't. — Character is the combination of facts and qualities that makes something different The new factory has certainly changed the character of the city. They believed the war would be local in character and brief in duration. It's a boring room, lacking in character. — A character is one individual mark in a writing system, such as a letter, number, or punctuation mark. The text was written in a mixture of Chinese characters, Arabic numerals and Roman letters. — Character is the combination of personal qualities, such as being honest and hard-working, that make you a good person. It has long been claimed that sports build character. She was a good judge of character, which made her a good manager. He is a man, of great character and great faith.

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set Verb

— If you set something somewhere, you put something into a place. She sets the lamp on the floor. I was setting glasses on the table when I heard a noise. — If you set something, you put it into some state or condition. After changing the batteries, you have to set the clock again. They set the house on fire He sets the CD player to play. The guard had never set a prisoner free before. — If you set something, you define it or to fix its value. The teacher set a time limit of two minutes for this exercise. The date for the exam was set to next Thursday. The microwave was set to 400 watts. — If you set the table, you put dishes, forks and knives on it. I set the table for five people, but only three came. — When the sun or moon sets, it moves toward the horizon. The sun sets every evening. — If something sets, it dries and becomes solid. The concrete needs to set before a car can drive on it. This glue needs two hours to set.

set Adjective

— Something that is set is fixed. It cannot be changed easily. Don't argue! The rules are set. The time for the race is set. — To be ready for something. Are you set?

set Noun

— The set is the scenery for a theatrical work such as a play, ballet, musical, etc. The Metropolitan Opera's set for Aida is spectacular. I was painting a wall on the set when the director arrived. — A set is a group of things that are similar or can be used together. This chess set is too expensive to play chess with it. I have a set of porcelain figurines depicting characters from Shakespeare's plays. — A set is a group of things, where every single one of them has a certain purpose. All of them are needed to perform a certain operation. To play poker, you need a set of playing cards and chips. A mason has a set of tools. — Persons that have something in common may be called a set. That rich chick is a member of the Jet Set. Girls who wear sweaters on Wednesday in my school belong to the sweater set. The Long Island Horsey Set plays polo on weekends. — A set is a machine which gets radio or television programs. This television set is broken. This radio set can receive programs from Australia. — In many sports, a number of sets make up a game. An example of this would be in tennis or table tennis. The tennis player won the first two sets, but lost the game.

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