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  • 81economy — noun 1 operation of a country s money supply ADJECTIVE ▪ booming, buoyant (esp. BrE), dynamic, healthy, prosperous, robust, sound, stable, strong, thriv …

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  • 82fortune — noun 1 luck ADJECTIVE ▪ good ▪ bad, ill … OF FORTUNE ▪ piece, stroke ▪ By a stroke of good fortune, S …

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  • 83pavement — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. paving; road, street, sidewalk; macadam, asphalt, cement, tar, concrete, tile, bricks, stone, flagging, cobbles, pave stone, paving blocks, flagstone. See covering. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A hard… …

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  • 84flag — [[t]flæ̱g[/t]] ♦♦♦ flags, flagging, flagged 1) N COUNT A flag is a piece of cloth which can be attached to a pole and which is used as a sign, signal, or symbol of something, especially of a particular country. The Marines climbed to the roof of… …

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  • 85flag — flag1 noun 1》 an oblong piece of cloth that is raised on a pole and used as an emblem, especially of nationality.     ↘a ship s ensign. 2》 a device or symbol resembling a flag, used as a marker. 3》 a small paper badge given to people who donate… …

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  • 86flag — I UK [flæɡ] / US noun [countable] Word forms flag : singular flag plural flags ** 1) a piece of cloth decorated with the pattern and colours that represent a country or organization. A flag is often hung from a pole called a flagpole The British… …

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  • 87flag — flag1 [flag] n. [LME flagge < FLAG4, in obs. sense “to flutter”] 1. a piece of cloth or bunting, often attached to a staff, with distinctive colors, patterns, or symbolic devices, used as a national or state symbol, as a signal, etc.; banner;… …

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  • 88Adhesive slate — Slate Slate (sl[=a]t), n. [OE. slat, sclat, OF. esclat a shiver, splinter, F. [ e]clat, fr. OF. esclater to shiver, to chip, F. [ e]clater, fr. OHG. sleizen to tear, slit, split, fr. sl[=i]zan to slit, G. schleissen. See {Slit}, v. t., and cf.… …

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  • 89Alum slate — Slate Slate (sl[=a]t), n. [OE. slat, sclat, OF. esclat a shiver, splinter, F. [ e]clat, fr. OF. esclater to shiver, to chip, F. [ e]clater, fr. OHG. sleizen to tear, slit, split, fr. sl[=i]zan to slit, G. schleissen. See {Slit}, v. t., and cf.… …

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  • 90Aluminous slate — Slate Slate (sl[=a]t), n. [OE. slat, sclat, OF. esclat a shiver, splinter, F. [ e]clat, fr. OF. esclater to shiver, to chip, F. [ e]clater, fr. OHG. sleizen to tear, slit, split, fr. sl[=i]zan to slit, G. schleissen. See {Slit}, v. t., and cf.… …

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