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fiber
Noun
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Fibers are thread-like structures found in textiles or vegetables
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Fiber is vegetable fibers eaten as part of a diet.
Eating more fiber will help you stay healthy.
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Fiber is thin glass fibers used to transmit computer data using pulses of light.
beam
Noun
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A beam is a line of light or energy.
A beam of sunlight came through the window making a rectangle on the floor.
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A beam is a long straight piece of wood or metal used in building to support weight.
Inside, the ceiling of the tunnel was held up with beams and was high enough that we could stand.
beam
Verb
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If you beam a signal from one place to another, you send it through the air.
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If you beam, you smile and look very happy.
splitter
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noun
a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics
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noun
a worker who splits fish and removes the backbone
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noun
(= rail-splitter)
a laborer who splits logs to build split-rail fences