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surety
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noun
something clearly established
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noun
(= security)
a guarantee that an obligation will be met
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noun
(= security)
property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation
bankers are reluctant to lend without good security
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noun
(= guarantor)
one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another
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noun
(= hostage)
a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
peace
Noun
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Peace is the way a country is when there is no war.
The people lived in peace for thirty years.
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Peace is when there is silence or quiet. There is no noise and nothing happening suddenly.
Will you please go away and leave me in peace?