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Five ways to kill a man

cum•ber•some /0x01 graphic
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m; NAmE b0x01 graphic
rs/ adj.
1 large and heavy; difficult to carry 0x01 graphic
bulky
2 slow and complicated
3 (of words or phrases) long or complicated

plank /pl0x01 graphic
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k/ noun
1 a long narrow flat piece of wood that is used for making floors

wood /w0x01 graphic
d/ noun
1 the hard material that the trunk and branches of a tree are made of; this material when it is used to build or make things with, or as a fuel
2 an area of trees, smaller than a forest

nail /neIl/ moun
1 thin hard layer covering the outer tip of the fingers or toes

2 a small thin pointed piece of metal with a flat head, used for hanging things on a wall or for joining pieces of wood together

cock /k0x01 graphic
k; NAmE k0x01 graphic
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k/ noun - an adult male chicken

crow /kr0x01 graphic
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/ noun, verb
1 a large bird, completely or mostly black, with a rough unpleasant cry
2 a sound like that of a cock / rooster crowing

cloak /kl0x01 graphic
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k; NAmE klo0x01 graphic
k/ noun

a type of coat that has no sleeves, fastens at the neck and hangs loosely from the shoulders, worn especially in the past

dis•sect /dI0x01 graphic
sekt; daI/ verb [vn]
1 to cut up a dead person, animal or plant in order to study it
2 to study sth closely and/or discuss it in great detail

3 to divide sth into smaller pieces, areas, etc

sponge /sp0x01 graphic
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1 a piece of artificial or natural material that is soft and light and full of holes and can hold water easily, used for washing or cleaning
2 a simple sea creature with a light body full of holes, from which natural sponge is obtained

vin•egar - a liquid with a bitter taste made from malt (= a type of grain) or wine, used to add flavour to food or to preserve it

ham•mer - noun
TOOL
1 [C] a tool with a handle and a heavy metal head, used for breaking things or hitting nails: (figurative) The decision is a hammer blow for the steel industry
2 [C] a tool with a handle and a wooden head, used by a person in charge of an auction (= a sale at which things are sold to the person who offers the most money) in order to get people's attention when sth is just being sold

at•tempt /0x01 graphic
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tempt/ verb - to make an effort or try to do sth, especially sth difficult

pierce /pI0x01 graphic
s; NAmE pIrs/ verb ~ (through) sth to make a small hole in sth, or to go through sth, with a sharp object

bow /b0x01 graphic
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/ noun
1 a weapon used for shooting arrows, consisting of a long curved piece of wood with a tight string joining its ends
2 a knot with two loops and two loose ends which is used for decoration on clothes, in hair, etc. or for tying shoes

3 a long thin piece of wood with thin string stretched along it, used for playing musical instruments such as the violin see string

arrow /0x01 graphic
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1 a thin stick with a sharp point at one end, which is shot from a bow

2 a mark or sign like an arrow, used to show direction or position

di0x01 graphic
spense with sb/sth - to stop using sb/sth because you no longer need them or it 0x01 graphic
do away with

Five ways to kill a man

no•bil•ity /n0x01 graphic
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ti; NAmE no0x01 graphic
/ noun
1 the nobility [sing.+ sing./pl. v.] people of high social position who have titles such as that of duke or duchess 0x01 graphic
the aristocracy
2 [U] (formal) the quality of being noble in character

mile /maIl/ noun
1 [C] a unit for measuring distance equal to 1 609 metres or 1 760 yards
2 miles [pl.] a large area or a long distance
3 [C, usually pl.] (informal) very much; far
4 the mile [sing.] a race over one mile

mud /m0x01 graphic
d/ noun - wet earth that is soft and sticky

slice /slaIs/ noun
1 a thin flat piece of food that has been cut off a larger piece

2 (informal) a part or share of sth

ditch /dIt0x01 graphic
/ noun - a long channel dug at the side of a field or road, to hold or take away water

rat noun - a small animal with a long tail, that looks like a large mouse, usually considered a pest (= an animal which is disliked because it destroys food or spreads disease)

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spose of sb/sth
1 to get rid of sb/sth that you do not want or cannot keep

2 to deal with a problem, question or threat successfully

3 to defeat or kill sb

sep•ar•ate adj., verb
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~ (from sth/sb) forming a unit by itself; not joined to sth else:

verb /0x01 graphic
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reIt/
~ (sth) (from / and sth) to divide into different parts or groups; to divide things into different parts or groups

~ sb (from / and sb) to be between two people, areas, countries, etc. so that they are not touching or connected

~ sb/sth (from sb/sth) to make sb/sth different in some way from sb/sth else 0x01 graphic
divide



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