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guard Noun

— A guard is a person or a group of people who watch something and try to stop anything bad from happening to it. After leaving the police he worked as a security guard at an airport. The inmate was beaten by a prison guard while other guards watched. — A guard is something that is a barrier between you and something dangerous. You push a button and a guard comes down to keep your hands out of the machine while it works. — A guard is a position on a basketball team who moves the ball to help their team gain points — A guard is an offensive position in American football who plays either side of the center.

guard Verb

— If you guard something, you watch it and try to stop anything bad from happening to it. The front gate was guarded by Iraqi soldiers.

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something Compound Determinative

— an unspecified (un- + specified) object. I'm going to wear something today. — an event. Isn't something going to happen? — a special object. You're really something!

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like Adjective

— similar or the same She's very like her mother. Japan is becoming more like the U.S. They were dressed in like manner.

like Verb

— To be happy about someone or something; to think that someone or something is good. I like good food.

like Noun

— A like is something that you think is good. Our own likes and dislikes are shaped by what our parents liked. — At the end of a list of things, and the like means: and other similar things. She's good at science, math, and the like. — You use the likes of someone to show that you don't think that person is a good person. You shouldn't be hanging around with the likes of him.

like Interjection

— You use like, when you are trying to think about the right words. He's really, like you know, uh... difficult. — You use like when the information isn't exactly true. We went there when we were like five years old. — You use like when you are trying to make something sound softer. OK, like, why don't you try going there. — You use like before what somebody said. So, I'm like, "What do you mean." And he's like, "you know what I mean."

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gold Noun

— Gold is a metal, which can be used to make coins and rings. It costs a lot of money to buy. Its symbol is Au on the periodic table and its atomic number is 79. I keep my gold in a safe. This is a gold ring — Gold is a yellow colour .

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