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 inspector inspector /ˌɪnˈspɛktɝ/

noun

  1. () A high ranking police officer  ( inspector )
    a high ranking police officer
      The inspector conducted a thorough examination of the building's safety standards.
    The inspector conducted a thorough examination of the building's safety standards.
  2. An investigator who observes carefully  ( examiner , inspector )
    an investigator who observes carefully
     The examiner searched for clues
    the examiner searched for clues


 Solea solea Solea solea /ˈsoʊliə soʊˈliə/

noun

  1. Highly valued as food  ( European sole , Solea solea )
    highly valued as food


 Allen screw Allen screw /ˈælən skruː/

noun

  1. A screw with a hexagonal hole in the head  ( Allen screw )
    a screw with a hexagonal hole in the head
     To dismantle the furniture, we needed an Allen wrench for the Allen screw.
    To dismantle the furniture, we needed an Allen wrench for the Allen screw.


 sub sub /ˈsʌb/

noun

  1. [Informal] A submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes  ( pigboat , sub [Informal] , U-boat , submarine )
    a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
     The USS Nautilus was the world's first operational nuclear-powered submarine
    The USS Nautilus was the world's first operational nuclear-powered submarine
  2. [Informal, N. American] A large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States  ( bomber [Informal, American] , Cuban sandwich [ N. American] , grinder [Informal, American] , hero , hero sandwich [ N. American] , hoagie [ N. American] , hoagy [ N. American] , Italian sandwich [ N. American] , poor boy [ N. American] , sub [Informal, N. American] , submarine [ N. American] , submarine sandwich [ N. American] , torpedo [American] , wedge [Informal, American] , zep [ N. American] )
    a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States

verb

  1. () [Informal] Be a substitute  ( fill in , stand in , sub [Informal] , substitute )
    be a substitute
     The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague
    The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague
     The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet
    The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet