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of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
minor
Adjective
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A minor change, problem, injury, etc. is not very important.
We still have to make a few minor changes, but it's mostly done.
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A minor musical scale is a scale that starts two notes before the major scale. Music in a minor scale often sounds sad.
That music could be A minor or C major.
minor
Noun
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A minor is a subject area that is not the main study of a student at a college or university, but is their second most important focus.
I had so many credit hours of English, it became my minor.
minor
Verb
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Minor means to minor in a subject at a college or university.
I had so many credit hours of English that I decided to minor in it.
interest
Noun
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When someone wants to know more about something or likes to do something, we say the person has an interest in it.
She has a strong interest in art. She is going to go to an art school.
What are your interests?
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When something is important to a person, or if good things happening to the thing are good for the person, we say that the person has an interest in the thing.
Because I own a house on this street, I have an interest in keeping the street clean.
I'm doing this to look after my own interests.
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When someone borrows money, they have to give back more money than they borrowed. The extra money they have to pay is called interest.
The bank gives me two percent interest per year on the money in my account.
interest
Verb
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If someone is interested, they are curious and want to find out about something.
I am interested in researching flowers.
Does maths interest you?