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fancy
Adjective
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If something is fancy, it nicer than usual, often with decorations and bright colours.
That's a very fancy dress you're wearing.
We tried to make things look fancy for the party.
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A fancy restaurant, party, etc. is fashionable and expensive.
She's going to a fancy party and the rest of us aren't welcome.
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Fancy movements are difficult but done with a lot of skill.
He got around the other players with some very fancy footwork.
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Fancy apples, tuna, etc. are the best kind of that food.
Cherries from Canada can be marked either "CANADA FANCY", "CANADA CHOICE" or "CANADA STANDARD"
fancy
Verb
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If you fancy something, you like or want it.
No thanks. I don't really fancy coffee.
I thought you might fancy a drink.
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If you fancy someone, you like them in a sexual way.
She's very nice, but I don't really fancy her, if you get my meaning.
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If you fancy yourself something, you think you are that (but maybe other people don't agree).
He fancies himself a great football player.
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If you fancy something up, you make it more fancy.
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You say "Fancy that!" or fancy something, to show that you're surprised about it or think it unlikely.
Fancy her getting the job!
fancy
Noun
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A fancy is a like or a wish.
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A fancy is an idea or a dream.
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Fancy is imagination.
leather
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noun
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
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verb
whip with a leather strap
goods
noun
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(business, economics) That which is produced, then traded, bought or sold, then finally consumed.
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(informal, often preceded by the) Something authentic, important, or revealing.
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that which is produced, traded, bought or sold
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.
glove
Noun
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A glove is a piece of clothing you wear on your hand to keep your hands warm or safe.
Police officers often wear gloves when working in crime scenes to avoid destroying evidence.
John is wearing gloves today because it's -5°C.
making
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noun
(= devising, fashioning)
the act that results in something coming to be
the devising of plans
the fashioning of pots and pans
the making of measurements
it was already in the making
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noun
(usually plural) the components needed for making or doing something
the recipe listed all the makings for a chocolate cake
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noun
(= qualification)
an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something
her qualifications for the job are excellent
one of the qualifications for admission is an academic degree
she has the makings of fine musician
industry
Noun
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An industry is a kind of work that makes things.
Many people in this country have jobs in the clothing industry.
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Industry is the quality of working hard, trying hard and doing it well.
Because of her industry, she made a lot of money.