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Definition of land, strike, establish, animal, full, army, huge, reason, officer, make

 
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Definition of land (noun)
the part of the earth not covered by water; the ground

Examples
A prairie is a large open grassland, especially in the US and Canada.

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Definition of strike (verb)
to hit with force; to stop work as a way to seek better conditions, more pay or to make other demands

Examples
Mike scowled and ripped his hand out of Larry's grasp, but didn't make a move to strike out again.

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Definition of establish (verb)
to bring into existence; to create

Examples
Our company was established in early 1998 and has been very successful ever since.

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Definition of animal (noun)
a living creature that moves, such as a dog or cat

Examples
In the London Zoo you can see a lot of different animals.

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Definition of full (adjective)
containing as much as a person or thing can hold; complete

Examples
This bottle is full of water.

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Definition of army (noun)
military ground forces

Examples
The army has to build troops for military strikes.

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Definition of huge (adjective)
very big; of great size

Examples
This is a huge building.

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Definition of reason (noun)
the cause for a belief or act; purpose; something that explains

Examples
Please tell me the real reasons for your decision.

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Definition of officer (noun)
a person in the military who commands others; any person who is a member of a police force

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Last night I was stopped by a police officer on my way home.

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Definition of make (verb)
to produce; to create; to build; to do something or to carry out an action; to cause to be or to become

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If you make this mistake again you will be fired.

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