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um
Interjection
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You use um to show that you are thinking and not ready to speak.
We were prepared, um, in our minds, in our heart, for -- for whatever.
What she did isn't so, um, nice.
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You use um to show that you doubt or are not sure about something somebody said.
Um, I don't think that works.
What? Um, okay. Sure, I guess. I'll tell her.
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You use um with a falling tone to show that you agree.
"How does Tuesday sound?" "Um, sure. Sounds good!"
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You use um to get somebody's attention.
Um, excuse me! Are you busy?
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You use um to bring attention to something that just happened or that was just said.
Um, did you just call me "stupid"?
das
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noun
(= hyrax)
any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
seine
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noun
a large fishnet that hangs vertically, with floats at the top and weights at the bottom
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verb
fish with a seine; catch fish with a seine
Seine
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noun
a French river that flows through the heart of Paris and then northward into the English Channel
corona
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noun
(= aureole)
the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse
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noun
one or more circles of light seen around a luminous object
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noun
(botany) the trumpet-shaped or cup-shaped outgrowth of the corolla of a daffodil or narcissus flower
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noun
(anatomy) any structure that resembles a crown in shape
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noun
a long cigar with blunt ends
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noun
(= corona discharge)
an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere
test
Noun
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A test is writing that many learners do in a room at the same time so that people are able to see how much knowledge the learners have.
I'm happy because I got a high mark on the test.
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A test is something someone does to see if something works.
The person did a good test of the machine by pushing all the buttons and watching the machine.
test
Verb
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The action of testing; to try something out to see whether it works.
He tested the software many times.