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sister
Noun
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Your sister is the daughter of your mother and father.
My parents have three children: me, my brother, and my sister.
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A sister is a nurse in a hospital.
The Sister said that I must rest more.
strand
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verb
(= maroon)
leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue
the travellers were marooned
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noun
line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable
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noun
a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
he tried to pick up the strands of his former life
I could hear several melodic strands simultaneously
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noun
(= string)
a necklace made by a stringing objects together
a string of beads
a strand of pearls
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noun
a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)
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verb
drive (a vessel) ashore
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verb
(= ground)
bring to the ground
the storm grounded the ship
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noun
(= fibril)
a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
Strand
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noun
a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels
crossing
Noun
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A crossing is an intersection where roads or tracks cross.
The rail crossing is notoriously dangerous for drivers.
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A crossing is a place where you can safely cross a road, river, or railroad tracks.
China recently opened the world's longest sea crossing, the .
over
Preposition
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Something is over when it has finished, usually referring to an event.
When the movie was over we left the movie theater.
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In a location above something.
He stepped over the dog.
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From one side to the other.
They went over the bridge.
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If you invite someone over, you invite them to your house.
They had him over for tea.
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A number divided by another.
Eight over two is four.
over
Noun
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An over in a cricket match is six balls bowled from one end.
The captain told me I would have to bowl the next over.