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plate
Noun
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A plate is a hard flat thing, especially round ones that we put food on.
He ate everything on his plate.
The name plate on the door said, "Tanaka".
cracking
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noun
(= crack, snap)
a sudden sharp noise
the crack of a whip
he heard the cracking of the ice
he can hear the snap of a twig
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noun
(= crack)
the act of cracking something
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noun
the process whereby heavy molecules of naphtha or petroleum are broken down into hydrocarbons of lower molecular weight (especially in the oil-refining process)
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adjective
(= bully, great, neat, smashing)
very good
he did a bully job
a neat sports car
had a great time at the party
you look simply smashing