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protest
Verb
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Someone protests something when they say loudly or strongly that the thing is bad.
The people walked in the street holding signs to protest the war.
That's mine. I protest your taking it away.
protest
Noun
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The action of protesting something.
There will be a protest in the street tomorrow.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
a
Determinative
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A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type.
Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".
a
Noun
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A is the first letter of the alphabet.
The letter "a" comes before "b".
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In some schools, an A is a very high grade.
Ron got an A on his earth science test.
Bill
Proper noun
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Bill is a male given name. It is short for William.
Bill is working on a report.
bill
Noun
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A bill is a piece of paper money; a banknote.
I paid for my sandwich using a twenty-dollar bill.
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A bill is a piece of paper telling you what other people have done for you and how much you owe them.
"Ask the waitress if we can have the "bill" now."
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A bird's bill is its beak (the hard mouth part).
The toucan is known for its colorful bill.
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A bill is a proposed law.
The bill passed the Senate.
bill
Verb
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If you bill someone, you give or send them a bill.
The shop billed me $100 for tickets.
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If you bill a person or an event, you announce them.
He was billed as "The Great Houdini".