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feedback
Noun
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A reaction or opinion of something.
I'd really like some feedback on my poem.
I've been hearing really positive feedback about the new library.
After you hand in your essay, I will give you your grade and feedback regarding the content.
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The high-pitched noise that you can hear when there's a loop between a microphone and a speaker.
loop
Noun
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A loop in a rope or thread is formed when the line is laid on top of itself so that an opening is formed.
To tie the knot, first create a loop.
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A loop is a part of a computer program that repeats.
My program became stuck in an infinite loop.
loop
Verb
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To loop something is to make it into the shape of a loop.
Loop the rope over your hands.
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To move in a loop is to move in the path of a loop.
The plane looped above us.
positive
Adjective
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If something is positive, it is good, happy, or wanted.
A balanced diet, exercise, and a positive attitude are all things that give you a sense of well being.
After using the new skin cream for four weeks, most women showed positive results, reporting that their skin felt smoother and softer and looked better.
The changes in the prices were all positive.
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If you are positive about something, you are sure that you are not mistaken.
The guard at Euston was positive that on that particular day he had locked the door.
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If a test result is positive, the test found what it was testing for.
I'm sorry, the HIV test is positive.
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A positive electrical charge is one carried by a proton.
Attach the wire to the positive pole of the battery.
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A positive number or value is more than zero.
A positive number multiplied by a negative number results in a negative.
The Kelvin scale of temperature is absolute since only positive temperatures are possible.
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A positive symptom is one where something is there that should not be. Usually this is for schizophrenia.
His positive symptoms included hearing voices of people that were not there.
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Based on something being there or being true, in some other way.
I tie-bleached my shirt to make a negative image, then tie-dyed it to add a positive image.
There were negative rules, telling us what not to do, as well as positive ones telling us what to do.
positive
Noun
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A positive is a good thing or part of something.
It's been a bad week, but at least the sun is one positive.
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.
negative
Adjective
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If something is negative, it is harmful, sad, or otherwise not good.
You can believe or not believe, that there's a positive and negative side to everything.
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If a word, sentence, answer, etc. is negative, it uses a word like no, not, never, etc.
Can't is the negative form of can.
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If someone is a negative person or has a negative attitude, they mainly think about bad things.
Her negative attitudes were the result of a hard life.
We were all depressed by his negative comments.
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If a test result is negative, the test did not find what it was testing for.
There's nothing to worry about. The HIV test is negative.
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A negative electrical charge is one carried by an electron.
Attach the wire to the negative pole of the battery.
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A negative number or value is less than zero.
A positive number multiplied by a negative number results in a negative.
The Celsius scale of temperature is not absolute since negative values are possible.
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A negative symptom is one where something is missing. Usually this is for schizophrenia.
His negative symptoms included not speaking and not showing emotion.
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Based on something not being there, not being true, or being reversed, in some other way.
I tie-bleached my shirt to make a negative image, then tie-dyed it to add a positive image.
There were negative rules, telling us what not to do, as well as positive ones telling us what to do.
negative
Noun
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A negative is a photographic image with reversed colours (e.g., black instead of white).
Prints are then made from the negatives, and in the case of the B&W I may either tint or tone the final print.
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A negative is a word, sentence, answer, etc. that means no.
When I asked if we could go next week, the answer was a negative.
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A negative is something that is harmful, sad, or otherwise not good.
Right now in Korea there is a negative connected with anything Japanese.
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A negative is a test result that did not find what it was testing for.
In out test group there were 20 negatives and only one positive.
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A negative is a small picture with the colors inverted. Negatives are made on film, then photographs are made from the negatives.
We saved the negatives and used to make more pictures later.