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flexible
Adjective
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When something is flexible, it can bend.
The thin wood stick was so flexible that it would bend but not break.
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By extension, the word is used as a metaphor. For example, when a person or thing is flexible, they can change.
Jim was very flexible and enjoyed every new experience when he travelled.
I think we can make working hours much more flexible.
They used to treat everyone the same but now take a more flexible approach.
canal
Noun
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A canal is a waterway (similar to a river) that is made by humans so that boats can travel it.
Before the canal was made there was no way to travel between the two lakes.
canal
Verb
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To canal is to build a man-made waterway.
Let's canal through this mountain so we can connect the lakes by water.
lining
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noun
a protective covering that protects an inside surface
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noun
the act of attaching an inside lining (to a garment or curtain etc.)
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noun
providing something with a surface of a different material
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noun
(= liner)
a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment