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medium
Adjective
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A medium amount is an amount that is not small and not large, but in the middle.
Would you like a small, medium or large drink?
medium
Noun
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A medium is stuff that something moves through.
Light can go through different media: air, water, glass.
Sound waves slow down when they go through this kind of medium.
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A medium is a person who hears ideas that come from people who are dead.
We all closed our eyes, and the medium said "I hear your father speaking."
I don't believe those mediums can really hear anything.
idle
Adjective
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If someone is idle, they are not active or working.
The idle workers are going to be replaced by more ambitious employees.
idle
Verb
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If a car is idle, it is on but is not moving.
Jack left his car idling while went inside the store to get bread.
In the winter, I let my car idle for a few minutes before driving so the engine can warm up a bit.