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reclamation

— noun the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation — noun the recovery of useful substances from waste products — noun rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course the reclamation of delinquent children

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of Preposition

— Made using. It is a house of cards.

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secondary

— adjective being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher a secondary source a secondary issue secondary streams — adjective depending on or incidental to what is original or primary a secondary infection — adjective belonging to a lower class or rank — adjective not of major importance played a secondary role in world events — noun the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen — noun (= secondary coil) coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil — adjective (= lowly, petty) inferior in rank or status the junior faculty a lowly corporal petty officialdom a subordinate functionary

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raw

— adjective (= natural, rude) (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes natural yogurt natural produce raw wool raw sugar bales of rude cotton — adjective having the surface exposed and painful a raw wound — adjective brutally unfair or harsh received raw treatment from his friends a raw deal — adjective not treated with heat to prepare it for eating — adjective not processed or refined raw sewage — adjective (= crude) not processed or subjected to analysis raw data the raw cost of production only the crude vital statistics — adjective (= naked) devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure naked ambition raw fury you may kill someone someday with your raw power — adjective (= new) lacking training or experience the new men were eager to fight raw recruits — adjective used of wood and furniture raw wood — adjective untempered and unrefined raw talent raw beauty — noun (= altogether, birthday suit) informal terms for nakedness in the raw in the altogether in his birthday suit — adjective (= bleak) unpleasantly cold and damp bleak winds of the North Atlantic — adjective (= tender) hurting the tender spot on his jaw — adjective (= bare-assed) (used informally) completely unclothed

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material Noun

— Material is the things or ideas that are used in making or doing something. The raw materials for the goods are mostly imported from Canada. After the earthquake, it took a long time to rebuild because the building materials were often unavailable. He spent a year researching and gathering material before writing the book.

material Adjective

— Material things are things in the real world, often money. — If something is material, it is big and important.

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