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tackle  Speak Example sentences
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apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; stopping an opposing player carrying the ball
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melt, such as snow and ice; defrost; warm weather following a freeze
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deal; communication involving two or more people that affects all those involved
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sailor or seaman; thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the distillation of wood, coal
textile  Speak Example sentences
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cloth; fabric
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draw or pull behind by a chain or line
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frighten; fill with terror
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canal; deep furrow or ditch; long, steep-sided valley on the ocean floor
thereby  Speak Example sentences
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shake involuntarily, as with fear, cold, or weakness; quake; quiver; shiver; shudder
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flat thin rectangular slab used to cover surfaces; short length of pipe made of clay or concrete, used in sewers and drains
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thus; accordingly; by that means; because of that
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tending to take offense with slight cause; oversensitive; requiring special tact or skill in handling
tonic  Speak Example sentences
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paper; dissertation; an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
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something producing physical, mental, or emotional vigor
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draw or pull behind by a chain or line
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branch that flows into the main stream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
transaction  Speak Example sentences
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plan for attaining a particular goal; action calculated to achieve some end
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a state of peace and quiet
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being in proper time; timely; arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper
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deal; communication involving two or more people that affects all those involved
transition  Speak Example sentences
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draw or pull behind by a chain or line
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tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
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melt, such as snow and ice; defrost; warm weather following a freeze
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going from one state of action to another
transmission  Speak Example sentences
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wandering from business or duty; one who is absent without permission, especially from school
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written words; book prepared for use in schools or colleges
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act of transmitting; automotive assembly of gears; sending of a signal
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sticking together; stubbornly unyielding; holding together firmly
trench  Speak Example sentences
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tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific; violent whirlwind
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draw or pull behind by a chain or line
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canal; deep furrow or ditch; long, steep-sided valley on the ocean floor
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light perceived before the rising, and after the setting, of the sun; faint light; dubious or uncertain medium through which anything is viewed
tributary  Speak Example sentences
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clip; cut down to the desired size or shape
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branch that flows into the main stream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
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laying a tax, or imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by authority; raising of revenue
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unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin
trifle  Speak Example sentences
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sticking together; stubbornly unyielding; holding together firmly
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a thing of very little value or importance
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written words; book prepared for use in schools or colleges
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draw or pull behind by a chain or line