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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.
type
Noun
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A type is one thing or a group of things that are all members of a larger group because of some similarity.
I use the same type of camera at work.
It's very hard to see the differences between the two types of bird.
This type of snake is not dangerous to people.
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A type is a person who is like people from a particular group who are all similar in some way.
He's not the usually football type.
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Type is letters that have been printed by a machine.
The type in this book is too small to read.
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Type is the blocks of metal with raised letters used to print text.
With Gutenberg's movable type printing, books could be made using less money.
type
Verb
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If you type something, you write it using a keyboard.
I typed up the letter very quickly, so I hope there are no mistakes.
Please, type in your user name and password.
I don't want handwriting. Please, type it.
I can't type with all my fingers.
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If you type something, you put it into a particular group because of some group similarity.
The Red Cross collects the blood and the technicians in the hospitals cross and type it.
flame
Noun
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The part you can see in fire.
We saw the flames burning the house.
The firefighter's hat is as bright as a flame.
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A flame is a lover that only lasts for a short time.
He brought his flame to yesterday's party.
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A flame is a strong comment on the internet to insult (hurt) someone else, making them angry.
Today, someone in our forum started posting very mean flames.
I posted that someone's idea was a bad idea, and I got a lot of flames for that.
flame
Verb
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To make flames.
The pot in the kitchen started to flame when it was left to cook for too long.
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To write an insulting (hurtful) message on the internet to make people angry.
My school peer started flaming in my email.
Everybody in the newsgroup flamed me for saying that.
arrester
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noun
a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier