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short Adjective

— If something is short then there is a small distance from the bottom to the top. The opposite is tall. I can't reach the table because I'm too short. The more I use the pencil, the shorter it becomes. — If something is short then there is a small distance from the one end to the other. The opposite is long. — If something is short then it takes a little time.

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term Noun

— A term is a word or group of words, usually one with a special meaning in a particular field or area. They didn't know the meaning of the technical terms the doctor was using. What is the definition of this term? At age 10, she only knew that it was a term of abuse, a swear word. She spoke in glowing terms about the progress they had made. — You use "in terms of" to introduce a topic or subject. Simply spending more money is not useful in terms of getting people back to work. In terms of both numbers of people and size, California is one of the largest States in America. — If you talk about something in general/economic/human, etc. terms, you talk about it from that point of view. The changes are great in dollar terms, but the human cost is too high. — A term is a period of time. The President of Mexico is limited to serving a single term of six years. He faces a maximum prison term of 15 years and $8.5 million in fines The price may be up and down, but over the long term it will certainly rise. The period of employment comes to term in three years. She carried the baby to term. — A term is one of the times of year when school classes are held, usually September to December and January to April or June, also June to August. — A term is a number or symbol in a formula. The equation only worked when we included an extra constant term. — If you compare money or numbers in real terms, you compare the value on an equal basis. Today we are paying less for gasoline in real terms than we have at any time since 1918. Although the absolute number of trucking accidents is up slightly, they are down 10 percent in the decade in real terms . — If you come to terms with something that is not nice, you accept it. He hasn't come to terms with the fact that she's not coming back. — The terms of a contract or purchase are its rules, conditions and limits. The company has announced generally agreement on a new contract though the exact terms still have to be worked out. Under the terms of the purchase, we get the house on July 14th. — If two or more people or groups are on good/equal/bad etc. terms, they have a relationship that is good/equal/bad etc. — If two or more people or groups are on speaking terms, they are not close but do speak to each other.

term Verb

— If you term something a particular name or description, you give that name or description to it. The 1980s have been termed "The Forgotten Decade" by rock fans. White House Spokesman Marlin Fitzwater termed the GNP growth "moderately healthy". For lack of a better word, you might term it a police state.

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hand Noun

— Your hands are the parts of your body at the end of your arms. A hand has four fingers and a thumb. Mother, I'm afraid, please hold my hand. — Clock hands are pointed needles that show what time it is. The long hand is pointing to the 4, which refers to how many hours have passed. The short hand is pointing to the 7, which refers to how many groups of 5 minutes have passed. The time is therefore 4:35.

hand Verb

— If I hand you something, I give it to you. Please hand me that tool. I can't reach it.

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luggage Noun

— Luggage is a bag that contains a traveller's belongings. Alan just lost his green luggage and is asking the staff at the airport for help.

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storage

— noun the act of storing something — noun the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials — noun (= storehouse) a depository for goods storehouses were built close to the docks — noun (computer science) the process of storing information in a computer memory or on a magnetic tape or disk — noun (= reposition, warehousing) depositing in a warehouse they decided to reposition their furniture in a recommended repository in Brooklyn my car is in storage publishers reduced print runs to cut down the cost of warehousing — noun (= memory) an electronic memory device a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached

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