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chide /tʃaɪd/ verb [+ object] : to express mild disapproval of (someone) : to scold (someone) gently She chided us for arriving late. “You really should have been here on time,” she chided.
surveillance /sɚˈveɪləns/ noun [noncount] : the act of carefully watching someone or something especially in order to prevent or detect a crime government surveillance of suspected terrorists The bank robbery was recorded by surveillance …
grid /grɪd/ noun [count] 1 : a metal frame with bars running across it that is used to cover an opening A metal grid on a street in Milan 2 : a pattern …
overdue /ˌoʊvɚˈdu/ adjective 1 : not paid at an expected or required time She reminded him that the rent was overdue. He has many overdue 2 : not appearing or presented by a stated, expected, …
flee /fli/ verb 1 [no object] : to run away from danger They fled for their lives. The family fled from Nazi Germany to Britain in 1936. 2 [+ object] : to run away from (a place) He was …
dispenser /dɪˈspɛnsɚ/ noun [count] 1 : a machine or container that lets you take small amounts of something a paper towel dispenser a soap/tape dispenser 2 : a person or organization that gives or provides …
physical education /ˈfɪzɪkəlˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən/ noun [noncount] : sports and exercise taught in schools He teaches physical education at the high school. — abbreviation P.E.
on the go /ˈɑnðəˈgoʊ/ idiom very active or busy a housewife and mother who’s always on the go
dim /dɪm/ verb 1 : to make a light less bright or to become less bright [+ object] Dim the lights. The car’s headlights were dimmed. [no object] The lights dimmed. 2 : to make …
hollow /ˈhɑloʊ/ adjective 1 : having nothing inside : not solid a hollow log 2 : curved inward or down hollow cheeks There was a hollow spot in the field. 3 : not having real value or meaning …
