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web
Noun
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A web is a series of lines, ideas, or thoughts connected.
Her web of thoughts is complex.
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A spiderweb.
The spider is spinning a very large web.
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The Internet. (the World Wide Web)
Simple English Wiktionary is my favorite place on the web.
Fed
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noun
(= Federal)
any federal law-enforcement officer
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noun
(= Federal Reserve)
the central bank of the United States; incorporates 12 Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and state-chartered commercial banks and some trust companies
the Fed seeks to control the United States economy by raising and lowering short-term interest rates and the money supply
printing
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noun
text handwritten in the style of printed matter
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noun
the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution
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noun
reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication
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noun
all the copies of a work printed at one time
they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies
press
Noun
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The press are the people and organisations that report the news.
The president gave an interview with members of the press.
The company put out a press release about the new equipment.
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The press is the news as it is reported.
The next day, the fire was all over the press.
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A press is a company that prints books.
The book was published by Press.
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A press is a machine that prints books, newspapers, etc.
Stop the presses! We've got a new story.
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A press is a machine that pushes down on something to make it flat or to push out the water or juice.
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A press is a time when you push something.
She gave the button a quick press.
press
Verb
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If you press something, you push it against something.
She pressed her nose against the window.
Please, press a button.
He found the cut and pressed down firmly to stop the blood.
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If you press clothes, you use an iron to make them flat.
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If you press someone to do something, you ask them strongly or many times.
When she pressed him for an answer, he hung up the phone.
The group has been pressing for new laws to reduce pollution.
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If you press on or forward, you keep going even though it's difficult.
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If you press a weight, you exercise by moving the weight up and away from your body.
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If you press a CD or record, you make a physical copy of it.