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rare
Adjective
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If something is rare, you seldom see it or there are only a few.
It's rare to have snow in June.
The vory-billed woodpecker is a very rare bird, and has only been seen by a few people.
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If a meat is cooked rare, it is cooked very lightly so that the meat is still red when it is done.
earth
Noun
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Some soil.
I planted some roses in this patch of earth.
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Anything made up mostly of rock, sand or soil.
Here is some earth.
There is earth in this box.
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Earth is the third planet from the sun, where we live.
The Earth is a planet.
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A planet, especially one like Earth.
He came from a different earth.
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One of the four classical elements.
Earth is dry and hot.
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One of the five Taoist elements.
Earth
Proper Noun
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The planet on which we live - the third planet of the Solar System.
The moon goes around the Earth.
alloy
Noun
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An alloy is made by mixing one metal with another metal or a metalloid.
is an alloy made by mixing iron and carbon together.
alloy
Verb
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To alloy means to mix metals together to make an alloy.
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To alloy ideas means to combine them together.
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To alloy means to mix an item with something else that makes it less pure and not as valuable.