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lower
Verb
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If you lower something, you move it down.
The man was lowered into the hole on a rope, so he could save the child.
case
Noun
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A case is a container to hold something.
He opened the case and pulled out his violin.
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A case is a matter for police or in court.
The judge did not accept his case.
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A case is the form of a noun showing how it is used in a sentence.
The word "he" is in the subject or nominative case.
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A case is a person of a certain kind.
That man is sure a hard case.
case
Verb
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If a police officer cases a house, he or she watches it until something happens.
We were casing a house all night in Brooklyn.
letter
Noun
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A letter is a symbol which makes up part of a word.
The word fly has 3 letters: f, l and y.
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A letter is a written message or note.
I received a letter through the post.
x
Noun
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X is the twenty-fourth (24th) letter of the alphabet.
"x" comes after "w" and before "y"
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This is the Roman numeral for ten (10). It may be written as X or x.