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independent
Adjective
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If something or someone is independent, they are free; they are not dependent on anything.
independent
Noun
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An independent is a person who does not relies on another person for support.
The USA declared itself independent from Britain in 1776.
manual
Adjective
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If something is manual, it is done with the hands or through physical work.
Unskilled manual workers are the most likely to lose their job when the economy changes.
One quarter of the accidents at work arise from manual lifting, handling and carrying.
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Manual dexterity, detergents, etc. are for or related to hands.
Video games increase your manual dexterity and hand to eye co-ordination.
manual
Noun
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A manual is a book of instructions.
I need to fix this machine, but I can't find the manual.
operation
Noun
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An operation is a medical process, often opening the human body.
The doctors performed the operation in three hours.
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An operation is an action of a group of people working for a goal (often military).
The Army operation was a success.
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An operation is part or all of a business. small(often plural)/small
The company's East Coast operation was bigger than its West Coast operation.
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An operation is a symbol that is used to perform a specific operation (addition, subtraction, multiplication or division) in maths.
The plus symbol is used to perform a specific operation in maths which is addition.