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holder
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noun
a holding device
a towel holder
a cigarette holder
an umbrella holder
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noun
(= bearer)
the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds it
the bond was marked 'payable to bearer'
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noun
a person who holds something
they held two hostages
he holds the trophy
she holds a United States passport
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.
countersink
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noun
a hole (usually in wood) with the top part enlarged so that a screw or bolt will fit into it and lie below the surface
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noun
(= counterbore)
a bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole
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verb
insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)