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machine
Noun
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A machine is a man-made object with moving parts.
I'm putting the clothes in the washing machine. Is there anything you want washed?
This new machine is the fastest computer I've ever had.
machine
Verb
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If you machine something you fasten or shape it with a machine.
tap
Noun
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An device that liquids come out of.
We don't have bottled water, you'll have to get it from the tap.
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A repeated touching of one's hands, foot or other body part.
When Steve felt a tap on his shoulder, he turned around.
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A connection made to an electrical or fluid conductor without breaking it.
The system was barely keeping pressure due to all of the ill advised taps along its length.
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A tool used to cut an internal screw thread. (External screw threads are cut with a die.)
We drilled a hole and then cut the threads with the proper tap to match the valve's thread.
tap
Verb
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To access a resource or object.
Steve tapped the keg so we could drink beer.
When he ran out of money, he decided to tap into his trust fund.
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To touch someone or something lightly with your finger, hand, or foot, sometimes repeatedly.
I tap my fingers on the table when I get bored.
She was tapping her leg because she was nervous.
He tapped me on my shoulder to let me know it was time to go.
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To place a listening or recording device on a telephone connection.
They can't tap the phone without a warrant.
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To cut an internal screw thread.
Tap an M3 thread all the way through the hole.
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.
intensive
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adjective
characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form
the questioning was intensive
intensive care
research-intensive
a labor-intensive industry
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adjective
tending to give force or emphasis
an intensive adverb
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adjective
of agriculture; intended to increase productivity of a fixed area by expending more capital and labor
intensive agriculture
intensive conditions
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noun
(= intensifier)
a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
'up' in 'finished up' is an intensifier
'honestly' in 'I honestly don't know' is an intensifier
n
Noun
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The fourteenth (14th) letter of the alphabet.
"n" comes after "m" and before "o"
for
Preposition
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shows that something belongs to something else, or has a specific function
This cake is for you.
This is a net for catching fish.
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For is used to show the reason for something
He was angry, for he had never been called such terrible names before.
for
Subordinator
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For introduces a clause with a subject and a to-infinitive
It's not good for you to be too relaxed.
thread
Noun
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A thread is a long, very thin, soft material used to join or make cloth.
She pushed the thread through the hole in the needle.
There were loose threads at the bottom of his pants.
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A thread is a process.
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A thread is a group of messages from a discussion on an Internet forum.
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A thread is a structure that allows a screw to be fastened.
thread
Verb
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If you thread something, then you make a string or thread out of it.