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mechanism
Noun
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A mechanism is the way something works
This research should help us to understand the mechanisms of memory.
This agreement sets out detailed mechanisms for solving disagreement between the two countries.
These two features combine to create a new data retrieval mechanism.
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A mechanism is one moving system within a larger, more complex machine or organism.
The body has a control mechanism to bring down blood-sugar level when it begins to reach unhealthy peaks.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
wear
Verb
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When you wear something, you put it on your body and cover your body with it.
I don't wear shoes on my feet when I am inside.
She wore a red dress.
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When something wears, it gets damaged, over time.
The car was worn from ten years of hard driving.
My best leather shoes wore out from all the walking.
The young girl wore her mother down.
wear
Noun
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Things show wear after being used for a long time.
The old school was starting to show wear after one hundred years.