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1 [countable] a hard cover for holding sheets of paper, magazines, etc. together
a ring binder See picture
2 [countable] a person or machine that puts covers on books 3 [countable,uncountable] a substance that makes things stick or mix together in a
solid form
4 [countable] a machine that fastens wheat into bunches after it has been cut
buckle bunk chain clog creep crumble dare dock fasten flick gear heal height high hinder hook karabiner knot ladder lean log muscle
nest Pole
BrE /pl/ NAmE /pol/ noun a person from Poland
1 a tool with a narrow blade that is specially shaped at the end, used
for turning screws
short age
BrE /td/ NAmE /rtd/ noun [countable,uncountable] a situation when there is not enough of the people or things that are needed food/housing/water shortages a shortage of funds There is no shortage of (= there are plenty of) things to do in the town.
a long piece of strong cloth with a pole on each side, used for carrying sb who is sick or injured and who cannot walk He was carried off on a stretcher. stretcher cases (= people too badly injured to be able to walk) verb ~ sb + adv./prep. [usually passive] to carry sb somewhere on a stretcher He was stretchered off the pitch with a broken leg. She was stretchered into the waiting ambulance.
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