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unfair
Adjective
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If something is unfair, it is not fair.
It was unfair for the boss to give larger bonuses to his friends.
labor
Noun
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Labor is the work that people do, usually lifting, moving, building, etc. rather than desk work.
The cost of labor is higher than the cost of building materials.
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Labor are the people who do this kind of work.
There's a big labor shortage in the construction industry.
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Labor is the name of a big political party in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
Labor won the election.
labor
Verb
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If you labor, you work hard.
He labored over the food all afternoon to get ready for dinner.
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If you labor the point, you keep talking about it after people understand it well.
practice
Verb
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If you practice something, you do it again and again to improve your ability.
The class was going to practice writing skills for homework.
When I got my first guitar, I practiced until my fingers fell off.
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If you practice a subject (specially law and medicine), you pursue it as a career.
She practiced law for several years.
practice
Noun
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Practice is an activity you do again and again to improve your ability.
I can go to the party because I have soccer practice that night.
My driving is getting better, but I still need practice.
by
Preposition
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near or next to.
The mailbox is by the bus stop.
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at some time before (the given time).
Be back by ten o'clock!
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if something is done by somebody, it is done through their action
The matter was decided by the chairman.
The boat was swamped by the water.
He was protected by his body armour.
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if something is created by somebody, they are the creator, author, etc.
There are many well-known plays by William Shakespeare.
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shows how someone does something
I avoided the guards by moving only when they weren't looking.
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using the rules or logic of.
I sorted the items by category.
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with a change of. In this case, by shows how much something has changed.
Our stock is up by ten percent.
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shows how slowly, or how quickly, someone does something (used in the form "X by X" or "by Xs")
We went through the book page by page.
We crawled forward by inches.
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If you multiply mathx/math by mathy/math, you multiply mathx/math × mathy/math.
Five multiplied by seven is 35.
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If you divide mathx/math by mathy/math, you find how many mathy/maths are in mathx/math.
35 divided by seven is five.
employer
Noun
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An employer is a person or company that pays people to do jobs.
My employer pays less money than other.