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meat house
meat house /mit haʊs/
noun
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)
A small house (on a farm) where meat is stored
(
meat house
)
a small house (on a farm) where meat is stored
Before refrigeration, people often stored meat in a meat house to keep it fresh.
Before refrigeration, people often stored meat in a meat house to keep it fresh.
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A small house where smoke is used to cure meat or fish
(
smokery
, meat house
, smokehouse
)
a small house where smoke is used to cure meat or fish
The fish was cured in the smokehouse, giving it a unique flavor.
The fish was cured in the smokehouse, giving it a unique flavor.
quantity
quantity /ˈkwɑːntəti/
noun
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()
How much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
(
measure
, quantity
, amount
)
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
The measure of the room is 10 feet by 12 feet
The measure of the room is 10 feet by 12 feet
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()
An adequate or large amount
(
quantity
)
an adequate or large amount
He had a quantity of ammunition
he had a quantity of ammunition
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(mathematics) the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable
(
quantity
)
(mathematics) the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable
genus Cola
genus Cola /ˈdʒiːnəs ˈkoʊlə/
noun
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Large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts
(
Cola
, genus Cola
)
large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
acquired immune deficiency syndrome /əˈkwaɪrd ɪˈmjuːn dɪˈfɪʃənsi ˈsɪndroʊm/
noun
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A serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles
(
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
, AIDS
)
a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles
