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Definition of tie, shell, spy, sickness, milk, declare, bus, hot, blessing, flat

 
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Definition of tie (verb)
to join or hold together with some material

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Your power drive makes it impossible to tie you down merely to the affairs of home and family.

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Definition of shell (verb)
to fire artillery

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When we were driving down the road, the insurgens suddenly started shelling at our car.

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Definition of spy (noun)
one who watches others secretly; a person employed by a government to get secret information about another country

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When they found out that one of their employees was a spy the company introduced a new hiring guideline.

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Definition of sickness (noun)
the condition of being in bad health; disease

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Another word for sickness is disease.

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Definition of milk (noun)
the white liquid produced by female animals to feed their young

Examples
Would you like some milk in your coffee?

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Definition of declare (verb)
to say; to make a statement

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He declared war to the Iraq.

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Definition of bus (noun)
a public vehicle to carry people

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I've got to use a bus to get to school.

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Definition of hot (adjective)
having or feeling great heat or a high temperature

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This is a hot meal.

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Definition of blessing (noun)
the goodness of God, something that brings happiness

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Some old people think they have the blessing of god because they haven't died yet.

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Definition of flat (adjective)
smooth; having no high places

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I live in a small flat.

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