Class+Dictionary

Definition of //ARCHITECT//
1 **:** a person who designs buildings and advises in their construction 2 **:** a person who designs and guides a plan or undertaking 

Examples of //ARCHITECT//
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 * === Block ===

Definition of //BLOCK//
1 **:** a compact usually solid piece of substantial material especially when worked or altered to serve a particular purpose: as //a// **:** the piece of wood on which the neck of a person condemned to be beheaded is laid for execution //b// **:** a mold or form on which articles are shaped or displayed //c// **:** a hollow rectangular building unit usually of artificial material //d// **:** a lightweight usually cubical and solid wooden or plastic building toy that is usually provided in sets //e// **:** the casting that contains the cylinders of an internal combustion engine //f// **:** [|starting block] 2 //a// **:** [|obstacle] //b// **:** an obstruction of an opponent's play in sports; //especially// **:** a halting or impeding of the progress or movement of an opponent in football by use of the body //c// //(1)// **:** interruption of normal physiological function (as of a tissue or organ); //especially// **:** [|heart block] //(2)// **:** local anesthesia (as by injection) produced by interruption of the flow of impulses along a nerve //d// **:** interruption or cessation especially of train of thought by competing thoughts or psychological suppression — compare [|writer's block] 3 //slang// **:** [|head] 1  4 **:** a wooden or metal case enclosing one or more pulleys and having a hook, eye, or strap by which it may be attached 5 **:** a piece of material (as wood or linoleum) having on its surface a hand-cut design from which impressions are to be printed 6 //a// //(1)// **:** a usually rectangular space (as in a city) enclosed by streets and occupied by or intended for buildings //(2)// **:** the distance along one of the sides of such a block //b// //(1)// **:** a large building divided into separate functional units //(2)// **:** a line of row houses //(3)// **:** a distinctive part of a building or integrated group of buildings 7 **:** a platform from which property is sold at auction 8 //a// **:** a quantity, number, or section of things dealt with as a unit //b// **:** [|bloc] 2 — **on the block** **:** for sale

Examples of //BLOCK//
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 * 1) a wall built out of concrete //blocks//
 * 2) We took a walk around the //block//.
 * 3) She lived on our //block//.
 * 4) The store is three //blocks//down on the right.
 * 5) Our hotel is a //block// from the ocean.
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 * === Book ===

Definition of //BOOK//
1 //a// **:** a set of written sheets of skin or paper or tablets of wood or ivory //b// **:** a set of written, printed, or blank sheets bound together into a volume //c// **:** a long written or printed literary composition //d// **:** a major division of a treatise or literary work //e// **:** a record of a business's financial transactions or financial condition —often used in plural  //f// **:** [|magazine] 4a //g// **:** [|e-book] 2 //capitalized// **:** [|bible] 1 3 **:** something that yields knowledge or understanding  4 //a// //(1)// **:** the total available knowledge and experience that can be brought to bear on a task or problem  //(2)// **:** inside information or analysis  //b// **:** the standards or authority relevant in a situation  5 //a// **:** all the charges that can be made against an accused person  //b// **:** a position from which one must answer for certain acts **:** [|account]  6 //a// **:** [|libretto] //b// **:** the script of a play //c// **:** a book of arrangements for a musician or dance orchestra **:** musical repertory 7 **:** a packet of items bound together like a book  8 //a// **:** [|bookmaker] //b// **:** the bets registered by a [|bookmaker]; //also// **:** the business or activity of giving odds and taking bets 9 **:** the number of tricks a cardplayer or side must win before any trick can have scoring value

Examples of //BOOK//
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 * 1) The shelves in his office are filled with //books//.
 * 2) That's one of the best //books//I've read in a long time.
 * 3) a novelist who has written some wonderful //books//
 * 4) The library has many dictionaries and other reference //books//.
 * 5) the //books//of the Bible
 * 6) a story that is told in the //Book// of Job


 * === Cell Phone ===

Definition of //CELL PHONE//
**:** a portable usually cordless telephone for use in a cellular system

Examples of //CELL PHONE//
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 * 1) Call me on my //cell phone//
 * || [[image:https://lie.asignaturas.usb.ve/theme/image.php?theme=standard&image=t%2Fdelete&rev=145 caption="Borrar: Cell Phone" link="https://lie.asignaturas.usb.ve/mod/glossary/deleteentry.php?id=4507&mode=delete&entry=9115&prevmode=author&hook=ALL"]] [[image:https://lie.asignaturas.usb.ve/theme/image.php?theme=standard&image=t%2Fedit&rev=145 caption="Editar: Cell Phone" link="https://lie.asignaturas.usb.ve/mod/glossary/edit.php?cmid=4507&id=9115&mode=author&hook=ALL"]] || ||


 * === Construction ===

Definition of //CONSTRUCTION//
1 **:** the act or result of [|construing], interpreting, or explaining 2 //a// **:** the process, art, or manner of [|constructing] something; //also// **:** a thing [|constructed] //b// **:** the construction industry  3 **:** the arrangement and connection of words or groups of words in a sentence **:** syntactical arrangement 4 **:** a sculpture that is put together out of separate pieces of often disparate materials

Examples of //CONSTRUCTION//
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 * 1) //Construction//of the new bridge will begin in the spring.
 * 2) //Construction//on the bridge will occur daily from 8:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m.
 * 3) Note the similar //construction//of the buildings.
 * 4) Some people think it is wrong to end a sentence with a preposition, but the //construction//is quite common in English.
 * 5) That verb is commonly used in passive //constructions//.
 * 6) This word is used in positive //constructions//.
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 * === Contract ===

Definition of //CONTRACT//
1 //a// **:** a binding agreement between two or more persons or parties; //especially// **:** one legally enforceable //b// **:** a business arrangement for the supply of goods or services at a fixed price  //c// **:** the act of marriage or an agreement to marry 2 **:** a document describing the terms of a contract 3 **:** the final bid to win a specified number of tricks in bridge 4 **:** an order or arrangement for a hired assassin to kill someone 

Examples of //CONTRACT//
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 * 1) The //contract//requires him to finish work by the end of the year.
 * 2) I tore up the //contract//.
 * 3) Have you signed the //contract// yet?
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 * === ELEVATION ===

Definition of //ELEVATION//
1 **:** the height to which something is [|elevated]: as //a// **:** the angular distance of something (as a celestial object) above the horizon //b// **:** the degree to which a gun is aimed above the horizon //c// **:** the height above the level of the sea **:** [|altitude] 2 **:** a dancer's or an athlete's leap and seeming suspension in the air; //also// **:** the ability to achieve an elevation 3 **:** an act or instance of [|elevating] 4 **:** something that is elevated: as //a// **:** an elevated place //b// **:** a swelling especially on the skin 5 **:** the quality or state of being elevated 6 **:** a geometrical drawing that depicts one vertical plane of an object or structure

Examples of //ELEVATION// [] ||
 * 1) a plant species found only at higher //elevations//
 * 2) We charted the //elevations// in her temperature.
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 * === Home ===

Definition of //HOME//
1 //a// **:** one's place of residence **:** [|domicile] //b// **:** [|house] 2 **:** the social unit formed by a family living together 3 //a// **:** a familiar or usual setting **:** congenial environment; //also// **:** the focus of one's domestic attention <//home// is where the heart is> //b// **:** [|habitat] 4 //a// **:** a place of origin <salmon returning to their //home// to spawn> ; //also// **:** one's own country <having troubles at //home// and abroad> //b// **:** [|headquarters] 2 <//home// of the dance company> 5 **:** an establishment providing residence and care for people with special needs <//home////s// for the elderly> 6 **:** the objective in various games; //especially// **:** [|home plate] — **at home**1 **:** relaxed and comfortable **:** at ease <felt completely //at home// on the stage> 2 **:** in harmony with the surroundings 3 **:** on familiar ground **:** [|knowledgeable] <teachers //at home// in their subject fields>

Examples of //HOME//
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 * 1) Right now his //home//is a small apartment.
 * 2) People are concerned about protecting their //homes//.
 * 3) They have a **second home**on the lake.
 * 4) There's no place like //home//.
 * 5) I must have left my notes at //home//.
 * 6) She made a good //home//for her husband and children.
 * 7) The islands are //home//to many species of birds.
 * 8) Can you find //homes// for these files in your office?


 * === Machines ===

Definition of //MACHINE//
1 //a// //archaic// **:** a constructed thing whether material or immaterial //b// **:** [|conveyance], [|vehicle]; //especially// **:** [|automobile] //c// //archaic// **:** a military engine //d// **:** any of various apparatuses formerly used to produce stage effects //e// //(1)// **:** an assemblage of parts that transmit forces, motion, and energy one to another in a predetermined manner //(2)// **:** an instrument (as a lever) designed to transmit or modify the application of power, force, or motion //f// **:** a mechanically, electrically, or electronically operated device for performing a task //g// **:** a coin-operated device <a cigarette //machine//> //h// **:** [|machinery] —used with //the// or in plural 2 //a// **:** a living organism or one of its functional systems //b// **:** one that resembles a machine (as in being methodical, tireless, or consistently productive) <a gifted publicist and quote //machine// — John Lancaster> //c// //(1)// **:** a combination of persons acting together for a common end along with the agencies they use //(2)// **:** a highly organized political group under the leadership of a boss or small clique 3 **:** a literary device or contrivance introduced for dramatic effect

Examples of //MACHINE//
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 * 1) Shovels are tools; bulldozers are //machines//.
 * 2) Do you know how to operate this //machine//?
 * 3) The //machine//is working properly.
 * 4) He was bragging about his new //machine//.
 * 5) The coach turned the team into a scoring //machine//.
 * 6) My younger brother is an eating //machine//.
 * 7) a politician who dared to challenge the local party //machine//
 * 8) Their army is a **well-oiled machine**.
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 * === Materials ===

Definition of //MATERIAL//
1 //a// //(1)// **:** the elements, constituents, or substances of which something is composed or can be made //(2)// **:** matter that has qualities which give it individuality and by which it may be categorized <sticky //material//><explosive //material////s//> //b// //(1)// **:** something (as data) that may be worked into a more finished form <//material// for a biography> //(2)// **:** something used for or made the object of study <//material// for the next semester> //(3)// **:** a performer's repertoire <a comedian's //material//> //c// **:** [|matter] 3b //d// **:** [|cloth] //e// **:** a person potentially suited to some pursuit <varsity //material//><leadership //material//> 2 //a// **:** apparatus necessary for doing or making something <writing //material////s//> //b// **:** [|matériel]

Examples of //MATERIAL//
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 * 1) paper, plastic, or other //materials//
 * 2) She was never without reading //material//.
 * 3) The curtains required yards of expensive //material//.
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 * === Model ===

Definition of //MODEL//
1 //obsolete// **:** a set of plans for a building 2 //dialect British// **:** [|copy], [|image] 3 **:** structural design <a home on the //model// of an old farmhouse> 4 **:** a usually miniature representation of something; //also// **:** a pattern of something to be made 5 **:** an example for imitation or emulation 6 **:** a person or thing that serves as a pattern for an artist; //especially// **:** one who poses for an artist 7 **:** [|archetype] 8 **:** an organism whose appearance a mimic imitates 9 **:** one who is employed to display clothes or other merchandise 10 //a// **:** a type or design of clothing //b// **:** a type or design of product (as a car) 11 **:** a description or analogy used to help visualize something (as an atom) that cannot be directly observed 12 **:** a system of postulates, data, and inferences presented as a mathematical description of an entity or state of affairs; //also// **:** a computer simulation based on such a system <climate //model////s//> 13 **:** [|version] 3 14 **:** [|animal model]

Examples of //MODEL//
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 * 1) She's building a //model//of the Earth for science class.
 * 2) a plastic //model//of the human heart
 * 3) We've improved on last year's //model//, making the car safer and easier to control.
 * 4) He bought one of the old 1965 //models//.
 * 5) We couldn't afford one of the fancy TVs and had to buy the standard //model//.
 * 6) We've developed a computer //model//of the economy to predict what will happen in the future.
 * 7) Companies are developing new business //models//.
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 * === Money ===

Definition of //MONEY//
1 **:** something generally accepted as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment: as //a// **:** officially coined or stamped metal currency //b// **:** [|money of account] //c// **:** [|paper money] 2 //a// **:** wealth reckoned in terms of money //b// **:** an amount of money //c// //plural// **:** sums of money **:** [|funds] 3 **:** a form or denomination of coin or paper money 4 //a// **:** the first, second, and third place winners (as in a horse or dog race) —usually used in the phrases //in the money// or //out of the money// //b// **:** prize money <his horse took third //money//> 5 //a// **:** persons or interests possessing or controlling great wealth //b// **:** a position of wealth <born into //money//> [|money table] — **for one's money** **:** according to one's preference or opinion — **on the money** **:** exactly right or accurate

Examples of //MONEY//
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 * 1) That painting must be worth a lot of //money//.
 * 2) He earned some //money//last summer as a musician.
 * 3) We're trying to save enough //money//for a new car.
 * 4) The town is raising //money//for the elementary school.
 * 5) Friends would always ask her for //money//.
 * 6) It's an interesting idea, but there's no //money//in it: it'll never sell.
 * 7) He made his //money//in the insurance business.
 * 8) They decided to put all their //money//in the stock market.
 * 9) We didn't have much //money//when I was growing up.
 * 10) Most of the project is being paid for by federal //monies//.
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 * === Pencil ===

Definition of //PENCIL//
1 **:** an artist's brush 2 **:** an artist's individual skill or style 3 //a// **:** an implement for writing, drawing, or marking consisting of or containing a slender cylinder or strip of a solid marking substance //b// **:** a small medicated or cosmetic roll or stick for local applications 4 **:** a set of geometric objects each pair of which has a common property <the lines in a plane through a point comprise a //pencil// of lines> 5 **:** something (as a beam of radiation) long and thin like a pencil

Examples of //PENCIL//
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 * 1) Use a //pencil// instead of a pen so you can erase your mistakes.
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 * === Recycle ===

Definition of //RECYCLE//
transitive verb 1 **:** to pass again through a series of changes or treatments: as //a// **:** to process (as liquid body waste, glass, or cans) in order to regain material for human use //b// **:** [|recover] 6 //c// **:** to reuse or make (a substance) available for reuse for biological activities through natural processes of biochemical degradation or modification <green plants //recycling// the residue of forest fires><//recycle// ADP back to ATP> 2 **:** to adapt to a new use **:** [|alter] 3 **:** to bring back **:** [|reuse] <//recycle////s// a number of good anecdotes — Larry McMurtry> 4 **:** to make ready for reuse <a plan to //recycle// vacant tenements> intransitive verb 1 **:** to return to an earlier point in a countdown 2 **:** to return to an original condition so that operation can begin again —used of an electronic device

Examples of //RECYCLE//
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 * 1) They're studying various ways to //recycle//garbage into fuel.
 * 2) The doormat is made from //recycled//tires.
 * 3) Town residents are required to //recycle//cans and bottles.
 * 4) We make efforts to //recycle//.
 * 5) The author //recycles// a familiar story in her latest novel.
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Definitions: //1// //a// **:** the action or an instance of cutting or separating by cutting //b// **:** a part set off by or as if by cutting 2 **:** a distinct part or portion of something written (as a chapter, law, or newspaper) 3 //a// **:** the profile of something as it would appear if cut through by an intersecting plane //b// **:** the plane figure resulting from the cutting of a solid by a plane 4 **:** a natural subdivision of a taxonomic group 5 **:** a character § used as a mark for the beginning of a section and as a reference mark 6 **:** a piece of land one square mile in area forming especially one of the 36 subdivisions of a township 7 **:** a distinct part of a territorial or political area, community, or group of people <the historic //section// of the city> 8 //a// **:** a part that may be, is, or is viewed as separated <a board cut into //section////s//><the northern //section// of the route> //b// **:** one segment of a fruit **:** [|carpel] 9 **:** a basic military unit usually having a special function 10 **:** a very thin slice (as of tissue) suitable for microscopic examination 11 //a// **:** one of the classes formed by dividing the students taking a course //b// **:** one of the discussion groups into which a conference or organization is divided 12 //a// **:** a part of a permanent railroad way under the care of a particular crew //b// **:** one of two or more vehicles or trains which run on the same schedule 13 **:** one of several component parts that may be assembled or reassembled <a bookcase in //section////s//> 14 **:** a division of an orchestra composed of one class of instruments <the string //section//>
 * === Section ===

Examples of //SECTION//
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 * 1) the upper //section//of the bridge
 * 2) This //section//of the road is closed.
 * 3) the frozen food //section//in the supermarket
 * 4) the Crown Heights //section//of Brooklyn
 * 5) Do you want to sit in the nonsmoking //section//?
 * 6) The dictionary includes a //section//on signs and symbols.
 * 7) //Section//1123 of the bankruptcy code.
 * 8) ads that target one //section//of the population
 * 9) The siding comes in five-foot //sections//.
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 * === Steel ===

Definition of //STEEL//
1 **:** commercial iron that contains carbon in any amount up to about 1.7 percent as an essential alloying constituent, is malleable when under suitable conditions, and is distinguished from cast iron by its malleability and lower carbon content 2 **:** an instrument or implement of or characteristically of steel: as //a// **:** a thrusting or cutting weapon //b// **:** an instrument (as a fluted round rod with a handle) for sharpening knives //c// **:** a piece of steel for striking sparks from flint 3 **:** a quality (as hardness of mind or spirit) that suggests steel <nerves of //steel//> 4 //a// **:** the steel manufacturing industry //b// //plural// **:** shares of stock in steel companies

Examples of //STEEL//
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 * 1) The beams are made of //steel//.
 * 2) //Steel//is an important industry in this area.
 * 3) The invaders were driven back by //steel//.
 * 4) the //steel// of a knife
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 * === Wall ===

Definition of //WALL//
1 //a// **:** a high thick masonry structure forming a long rampart or an enclosure chiefly for defense —often used in plural //b// **:** a masonry fence around a garden, park, or estate //c// **:** a structure that serves to hold back pressure (as of water or sliding earth) 2 **:** one of the sides of a room or building connecting floor and ceiling or foundation and roof 3 **:** the side of a footpath next to buildings 4 **:** an extreme or desperate position or a state of defeat, failure, or ruin <the surrounded troops had their backs against the //wall//> 5 **:** a material layer enclosing space <the //wall// of a container><heart //wall////s//> 6 **:** something resembling a wall (as in appearance, function, or effect); //especially// **:** something that acts as a barrier or defense <a //wall// of reserve><tariff //wall//>

Examples of //WALL//
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 * 1) A stone //wall//marks off their property.
 * 2) the Great //Wall//of China
 * 3) the //walls//of the ancient city
 * 4) She hung posters on the //walls//of her room.
 * 5) This apartment building has thin //walls//, and you can hear everything your neighbors say.
 * 6) Muscles in the abdominal //wall// help protect organs. [[image:http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_njqCF8LfPNs/TC2hs3NZLGI/AAAAAAAAAJI/0Zyt143fqAg/s1600/pared.jpg width="550" height="412"]]
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 * === Water ===

Definition of //WATER//
1 //a// **:** the liquid that descends from the clouds as rain, forms streams, lakes, and seas, and is a major constituent of all living matter and that when pure is an odorless, tasteless, very slightly compressible liquid oxide of hydrogen H2O which appears bluish in thick layers, freezes at 0° C and boils at 100° C, has a maximum density at 4° C and a high specific heat, is feebly ionized to hydrogen and hydroxyl ions, and is a poor conductor of electricity and a good solvent //b// **:** a natural mineral water —usually used in plural 2 **:** a particular quantity or body of water: as //a// //(1)// //plural// **:** the water occupying or flowing in a particular bed //(2)// //chiefly British// **:** [|lake], [|pond] //b// **:** a quantity or depth of water adequate for some purpose (as navigation) //c// //plural// //(1)// **:** a band of seawater abutting on the land of a particular sovereignty and under the control of that sovereignty //(2)// **:** the sea of a particular part of the earth //d// **:** [|water supply] <threatened to turn off the //water//> 3 **:** travel or transportation on water <we went by //water//> 4 **:** the level of water at a particular state of the tide **:** [|tide] 5 **:** liquid containing or resembling water: as //a// //(1)// **:** a pharmaceutical or cosmetic preparation made with water //(2)// **:** a [|watery] solution of a gaseous or readily volatile substance — compare [|ammonia water] //b// //archaic// **:** a distilled fluid (as an essence); //especially// **:** a distilled alcoholic liquor //c// **:** a watery fluid (as tears, urine, or sap) formed or circulating in a living body //d// **:** [|amniotic fluid]; //also// **:** [|bag of waters] 6 //a// **:** the degree of clarity and luster of a precious stone //b// **:** degree of excellence <a scholar of the first //water//> 7 **:** [|watercolor] 8 //a// **:** stock not representing assets of the issuing company and not backed by earning power //b// **:** fictitious or exaggerated asset entries that give a stock an unrealistic book value — **above water** **:** out of difficulty

Examples of //WATER//
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 * 1) Would you like a glass of //water//?
 * 2) There's //water//dripping from the ceiling.
 * 3) The kids love playing in the //water//.
 * 4) A stick was floating on the //water//.
 * 5) They like to vacation near the //water//.
 * 6) We are sailing in international //waters//.
 * 7) They were fishing in Canadian //waters//.

Definition of //WOOD//
1 //a// **:** a dense growth of trees usually greater in extent than a grove and smaller than a forest —often used in plural but singular or plural in construction //b// **:** [|woodland] 2 //a// **:** the hard fibrous substance consisting basically of xylem that makes up the greater part of the stems, branches, and roots of trees or shrubs beneath the bark and is found to a limited extent in herbaceous plants //b// **:** wood suitable or prepared for some use (as burning or building) 3 //a// **:** something made of wood //b// **:** a golf club having a thick [|wooden] head; //also// **:** a golf club having a similar head made of metal

Examples of //WOOD//
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 * 1) Some baseball bats are made out of //wood//.
 * 2) The //wood//on the deck has begun to rot.
 * 3) Their house is near a small //wood//.
 * 4) A thick //woods//runs along the boundary of the estate.
 * 5) The house is surrounded by //woods//.
 * 6) He went for a hike in the //woods//.
 * 7) She hit a //wood// off the tee.

Definition of //BEAM//
1 //a// **:** a long piece of heavy often squared timber suitable for use in construction //b// **:** a wood or metal cylinder in a loom on which the warp is wound //c// **:** the part of a plow to which handles, standard, and coulter are attached //d// **:** the bar of a balance from which scales hang //e// **:** one of the principal horizontal supporting members (as of a building or ship) <a steel //beam// supporting a floor> ; //also// **:** [|boom], [|spar] <the //beam// of a crane> //f// **:** the extreme width of a ship at the widest part //g// **:** an oscillating lever on a central axis receiving motion at one end from an engine connecting rod and transmitting it at the other 2 //a// **:** a ray or shaft of light //b// **:** a collection of nearly parallel rays (as X rays) or a stream of particles (as electrons) //c// **:** a constant directional radio signal transmitted for the guidance of pilots; //also// **:** the course indicated by a radio beam 3 **:** the main stem of a deer's antler 4 **:** the width of the buttocks — **on the beam**1 **:** following a guiding beam 2 **:** proceeding or operating correctly

Examples of //BEAM//
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 * 1) a bright //beam//of light
 * 2) We saw the //beams//from their flashlights.
 * 3) the building's steel support //beams//