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opening
Noun
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An opening is a place that someone or something can go through.
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An opening is the first time a placed is opened to other people.
We are going to the museum's opening.
and
Conjunction
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You use and to talk about two things at once.
I like singing and reading.
Mary and Jane went on a holiday together.
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You use and when you are listing a few things and you are now on your last item of the list.
I like singing, reading, cycling and playing soccer.
I used to like this girl from my class as she is pretty, gentle and caring.
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And is used when you are putting two sentences together.
She came into the store, shouted at the cashier, and left.
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Used to show what happened after something else.
The alarm went off and I woke up.
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And is used to join certain numbers together.
Two hundred and thirty-five people went missing after the earthquake.
lap
Noun
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The thighs. Usually used when one is sitting down.
The baby was tired, so he rested down on his mother's lap.
lap
Verb
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An animal laps when it uses its tongue to drink milk or water.
forming
noun
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The act by which something is formed; formation.
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.