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either
Determinative
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Any one out of two options.
I can write with either hand.
You can drink either tea or coffee.
Either it is or it isn't.
They can be used either alone or in groups.
Few people liked it; most either ignored it or hated it.
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Each or both from two options
The room has a door at either end.
People were walking on either side of the road.
I can't find either shoe. I have lost both shoes.
I have a blue coat and a green coat. Either will keep me warm.
There will still be problems in either of the following two cases.
either
Adverb
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After a list of two negatives (phrases with "not" in), this means "too" or "also".
I don't like him and I don't like her either.
I can't sing and I can't dance either.
I do not eat fish and I do not eat seafood either.
No other country has any real friends either.
direction
Noun
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A direction is a way to move or point.
"Where is the post office?" "I think it's that direction."
Which direction is north?
We were walking up Queen St. when she suddenly turned and starting walking in the opposite direction.
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Directions are steps that tell you what to do or how to do something.
Your doctors directions are to take two of these with water before eating.
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Direction is control or management.
The company is now under the direction of new owners.
automatic
Adjective
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If something is automatic, it works by itself.
A washing machine is automatic.
automatic
Noun
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A car that changes the gear by itself is called an automatic.
The car is not manual shift, it is automatic.
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A gun that continues to fire while the trigger is pressed is called an automatic.
That machine gun is an automatic.
block
Noun
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A block is a hard piece of material, usually with six smooth sides.
When I was young, I liked building things with wooden blocks.
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A city block is the distance from one road to the next.
We have to walk about three blocks to the restaurant.
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In computers, a block is a restriction that prevents access to something.
I could not start a page on Wikipedia because of a block.
block
Verb
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If mathX/math is blocking mathY/math, then mathY/math can't go past mathX/math.
The water in the bath won't go down. There's something blocking the drain.
The road was blocked by police.
Excuse me! You're blocking my view. I can't see.
system
Noun
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A group of things that work together; a way of doing something.
This coloured paper is part of my system for keeping lists of people.