• ( look something over) inspect something quickly with a view to establishing its merits : they looked over a property on Ryer Avenue.
• ( look through) peruse (a book or other written material) :we looked through all the books, and this was still the one we liked best
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a single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing, used with others (or sometimes alone) to form a sentence and typically shown with a space on either side when written or printed.
• a single distinct conceptual unit of language, comprising inflectedand variant forms.• (usu. words) something that someone says or writes; a remark or piece of information : his grandfather's words had beenmeant kindly | a word of warning.|ˈdik sh əˌnerē| (abbr.: dict.) tonoun ( pl. -aries)a book that lists the words of a language in alphabetical order and gives their meaning, or that gives the equivalent words in a different language.• a reference book on any subject, the items of which are arranged in alphabetical order : a dictionary of quotations.
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nounverb1 [ intrans. ] share or exchange information, news, or ideas : theprisoner was forbidden to communicate with his family.• [ trans. ] impart or pass on (information, news, or ideas) : hecommunicated his findings to the inspector.• [ trans. ] convey or transmit (an emotion or feeling) in anonverbal way : the ability of good teachers to communicate their ownenthusiasm | his sudden fear communicated itself.• succeed in conveying one's ideas or in evoking understandingin others : a politician must have the ability to communicate.• (of two people) be able to share and understand each other's thoughts and feelings.
|ˌintlˈek ch oōəl| level to anadjectiveof or relating to the intellect : children need intellectual stimulation.• appealing to or requiring use of the intellect : the movie wasn't very intellectual, but it caught the mood of the times.• possessing a highly developed intellect : you are an intellectual girl, like your mother.nouna person possessing a highly developed intellect.
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verb [ trans. ]1 inspect (someone or something) in detail to determine their nature or condition; investigate thoroughly : a doctor examinedme and said I might need a caesarean | this forced us to examine every facet of our business.2 test the knowledge or proficiency of (someone) by requiring them to answer questions or perform tasks : the colleges set standards by examining candidates.• Law formally question (a defendant or witness) in court.Compare with cross-examine .
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|ˌdisərˈtā sh ən|nouna long essay on a particular subject, esp. one written as a requirement for the Doctor of Philosophy degree : Joe wrote hisdoctoral dissertation on Thucydides | figurative she went on then into adissertation on her family's love of Ireland.
|imˈplī| sverb ( -plies, -plied) [ trans. ]strongly suggest the truth or existence of (something not expressly stated) : the salesmen who uses jargon to imply his superior knowledge |[with clause ] the report implies that two million jobs might be lost.• (of a fact or occurrence) suggest (something) as a logical consequence : the forecasted traffic increase implied more roads and more air pollution. The same
|ˈnō sh ən| noun1 a conception of or belief about something : children have different notions about the roles of their parents. See note at idea .• a vague awareness or understanding of the nature of something : I had no notion of what her words meant.2 an impulse or desire, esp. one of a whimsical kind : she had a notion to call her friend at work.3 ( notions) items used in sewing, such as buttons, pins, and hooks.
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|map|noun1 a diagrammatic representation of an area of land or sea showing physical features, cities, roads, etc. : a street map |figurative expansion of the service sector is reshaping the map of employment.• a two-dimensional representation of the positions of stars or other astronomical objects.• a diagram or collection of data showing the spatial arrangement or distribution of something over an area : an electron density map.• Biology a representation of the sequence of genes on a chromosome or of bases in a DNA or RNA molecule.• Mathematics another term for mapping .2 informal dated a person's face.verb ( mapped , mapping ) [ trans. ]represent (an area) on a map; make a map of : inaccessible parts will be mapped from the air.• record in detail the spatial distribution of (something) : the project to map the human genome.• [ trans. ] associate (a group of elements or qualities) with an equivalent group, according to a particular formula or model :the transformational rules map deep structures into surface structures.• Mathematics associate each element of (a set) with an element of another set.• [ intrans. ] be associated or linked to something : it is not obvious that the subprocesses of language will map onto individual brain areas.PHRASESoff the map (of a place) very distant or remote : just a hick town, right off the map.put something on the map bring something to prominence :the exhibition put Cubism on the map.wipe something off the map obliterate something totally.PHRASAL VERBSmap something out plan a route or course of action in detail :I mapped out a route over familiar country near home.
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|ˈkänsənˌtrāt|verb1 [ intrans. ] focus one's attention or mental effort on a particular object or activity : she couldn't concentrate on the movie.• ( concentrate on/upon) do or deal with (one particular thing) above all others : Luke wants to concentrate on his film career.2 [ trans. ] (often be concentrated) gather (people or things) together in numbers or in a mass to one point : power wasconcentrated in the hands of the ruling Politburo.• [ intrans. ] come together in this way : troops were concentrating at the western front.• increase the strength or proportion of (a substance or solution) by removing or reducing the water or any other diluting agent or by selective accumulation of atoms or molecules.nouna substance made by removing water or other diluting agent; a concentrated form of something, esp. food : apple juice concentrate.DERIVATIVESconcentrative |-ˌtrātiv| adjectiveconcentrator |-ˌtrātər| noun
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|diˈrek sh ən; dī-|noun1 a course along which someone or something moves : she set off in the opposite direction | the storm was expected to take a more northwesterly direction.• the course that must be taken in order to reach a destination: he had a terrible sense of direction.• a point to or from which a person or thing moves or faces : a house with views in all directions | figurative support came from an unexpected direction.• a general way in which someone or something is developing: new directions in painting and architecture | any dialogue between them is a step in the right direction | it is time to change direction and find a new job.• general aim or purpose : the campaign's lack of direction.2 the management or guidance of someone or something : under his direction, the college has developed an international reputation.• the work of supervising and controlling the actors and other staff in a movie, play, or other production.• ( directions) instructions on how to reach a destination or about how to do something : Preston gave him directions to a restaurant | directions for making puff pastry.• an authoritative order or command : to suggest that members of Congress would take direction on how to vote is an affront.
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