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draft
Noun
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A draft is a piece of writing which has been or may be edited.
In the first draft of the story the characters names are all different.
Check final drafts for misspellings, using a dictionary or computer spelling checker.
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A draft is when the military or a sport team chooses its members.
Many Americans moved to Canada to avoid the draft during the war.
The Tigers' first choice in yesterday's draft was pitcher George Berlin.
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Depth of water needed to float a ship; depth below the water line to the bottom of a vessel's hull. (UK spelling: draught)
The ship had a draft of 6 feet.
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Draft is beer that is served from a large container called a keg. (UK spelling: draught)
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A draft is a wind that blows inside a building. (UK spelling: draught)
Close the window! That cold draft is making me sneeze.
draft
Verb
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If you draft a letter, memo, agreement, etc., you write one that has been or may be edited.
You should have the contract drafted by a lawyer.
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If a state drafts someone, it chooses them to be in the military.
I was drafted when I was 20 and spent two years fighting in France.
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If a team drafts someone, it chooses them to play on the team.
declaration
Noun
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A list of items for various legal purposes.
customs declaration
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When the captain of a batting side says an inning is closed.
on
Preposition
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positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above
The apple is on the table.
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at the date of
Tim was born on the 4th of July.
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along, forwards (continuing an action)
drive on, rock on
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about, dealing with the subject of
I have a book on history.
There was a World Summit on the Information Society a few weeks ago.
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touching; hanging from
I have no money on me at the moment.
I would like to eat the fruit on the trees.
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because of, due to
He was arrested on suspicion of bribery.
I contacted Joanne on a hunch that she would know about it.
The stock price increased on news of a new product.
on
Adjective
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If something is on, it is active, functioning or operating.
The television is on.
The lights are on, so it is very bright.
human
Adjective
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Human rights, life, nature, etc. belong or relate to people, not machines or animals.
Every person has human rights.
My dog doesn't like dog food, he likes to eat human food, such as meat, like us.
human
Noun
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A human is a person; a member of the Homo sapiens species.
What effect are we humans having on the natural world?
right
Adjective
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When something is right, it is correct.
You did the right thing.
right
Noun
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When something is to the right of a location, it means the direction 90º clockwise.
He takes a right at the library.
She made a right turn on Oak Street.
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When you have the right for something, it means that it is an activity allowed by status.
You have the right to remain silent.
Administrators on Wiktionary have the right to block users from editing.
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An action that is moral.
Two wrongs don’t make a right.
right
Verb
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When you turn something right, you turn it the right-side-up.
He righted the boat.
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When you make something right, you correct it.
He tried to right a wrong.
right
Adverb
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In the direction 90º clockwise.
She turned right.
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.
extreme
Adjective
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If something is extreme it is very different from normal.
This disease usually causes mild illness, but in exteme cases can cause death.
Few animals can live in the extreme cold of the far north.
extreme
Noun
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An extreme is a situation or idea taken to its limit, especially with two opposites.
When there is a crime, you have a range of choices. At one extreme you can do nothing. A the other extreme, you can kill the person.
poverty
Noun
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Poverty is the condition of being poor.
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Poverty is the condition of not having enough.