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gravel
Noun
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Gravel is small stones that are used in construction.
The road is mostly gravel and mud.
sand
Noun
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Grains of rock that make beaches and deserts.
In the summer, Jane goes to the beach, lies on the sand and listens to the waves.
sand
Verb
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To rub rough paper on wood to make it smooth.
I sand the wood until it is nice and smooth.
bed
Noun
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A piece of furniture to sleep on.
At night, I go to bed.
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The bottom of a river or ocean.
The fish was so far down in the water that it was touching the river's bed.
bed
Verb
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To have sex with someone.
By the next week, Josh had bedded Tina and Holly.
filter
Noun
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A filter is a piece of equipment that put gas or liquid through to take out the parts you don't want, to clean it.
Car engines have a fuel filter to keep the fuel clean.
filter
Verb
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If you filter a gas or a liquid, you put it through something that takes out the parts you don't want.
We filter the water.