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Definition of depression, plant, breath, mob, credit, storm, surprise, luck, fuel, people

 
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Definition of depression (noun)
severe unhappiness; a period of reduced business and economic activity during which many people lose their jobs

Examples
Depressions make you feel bad.

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Definition of plant (noun)
a living growth from the ground which gets its food from air, water and earth

Examples
Flowers, trees and grass are all plants.

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Definition of breath (noun)
the air taken in to the body and let out again

Examples
When you want to exercise your body you have to control your breathing.

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Definition of mob (noun)
a large group of wild or angry people

Examples
The mob got really angry when the government announced a new rise in taxes.

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Definition of credit (noun)
an agreement that payments will be made at a later time

Examples
Only the bank can give you financial credits.

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Definition of storm (noun)
violent weather, including strong winds and rain or snow

Examples
The storm blew the trees away.

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Definition of surprise (noun)
something not expected; the feeling caused by something not expected

Examples
So it came as a big surprise when Patel discovered that liquid crystals also have acoustic properties.

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Definition of luck (noun)
something that happens by chance

Examples
I wish you good luck.

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Definition of fuel (noun)
any substance burned to create heat or power

Examples
A combustion engine uses fuel such as petrol, gasoline or diesel.

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Definition of people (noun)
any group of persons; all the persons of a group, race, religion or nation

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Before we can create new products we have to ask as many people as possible about their needs.

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