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Top Ten Good Things About Having The Same Name As A President | Letterman

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taylor

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  • proper noun
  • A city in southeastern Michigan, southwest of Detroit; population 60,619 (est. 2008).

channel

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  • noun
  • Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
  • TV or radio station or its programs
  • Method or way of sending or receiving information
  • Narrow passage through which water travels
  • Method or route used for sending or getting things
  • verb
  • To dig a long hole for carrying water
  • To send (e.g. money) to a certain place or person
  • To direct water or liquid through a passage
  • To direct energy or feelings into something

hail

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US / heɪl /

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  • noun
  • Small hard pieces of ice from rain storms
  • Bullets, stones etc. flying through the air
  • verb
  • To speak of something with admiration/excitement
  • To call out to (taxi) to get it to pick you up
  • To fly, fall together through the air
  • Used to say that hail is falling

name

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UK / nem /

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  • noun
  • What something or someone is called
  • verb
  • To state what someone is called, e.g. John

and

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UK / ənd, ən,ænd /

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  • conjunction
  • Used to refer to two or more things
  • Plus; in addition; on top of that
  • Used to introduce an action that follows another

guy

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  • noun
  • Man; boy; any person

bush

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US / bʊʃ /

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  • noun
  • A wooden plant that is smaller than a tree

money

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US / 'mʌnɪ /

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  • noun
  • Coins or notes we use to pay for things

until

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US / ənˈtɪl /

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  • conjunction
  • Up to; to a time when something happens
  • preposition
  • Before (a specific time)

andrew

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nine

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  • number
  • 9

two

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  • number
  • 2

ten

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  • number
  • 10

pickup

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  • noun
  • Small truck that has an open back with low sides

from

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  • preposition
  • Starting at a particular place, time or level

surefire

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  • adjecitve
  • (Of success/result) very certain; very effective

ask

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US / ɑ:sk /

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  • verb
  • To say to someone that you want something

just

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  • adjecitve
  • Proper or appropriate; as is deserved
  • Doing or being what is right or fair
  • Legally correct; having enough evidence
  • adverb
  • Almost; nearly
  • Exactly at the time of
  • Exactly (the same as, like)

line

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  • noun
  • Border that divides two places or regions
  • Long crease in the skin, often from age
  • Mark that is long, straight and very thin
  • Row of words, letters or numbers that are written
  • Telephone connection
  • People waiting one behind the other; queue
  • Long thin wire, e.g. for electrical signal
  • verb
  • To put material along the inside of something

eight

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  • number
  • 8

never

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  • adverb
  • Not ever; not at any time

send

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  • verb
  • To cause to behave or respond in a particular way
  • To cause mail or packages to go to another place
  • To move something quickly in a particular way
  • To give information or greetings to someone

jackson

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  • proper noun
  • An industrial city in south central Michigan; population 33,518 (est. 2008).
  • The capital of Mississippi, an industrial and commercial city in the central part of the state, on t
  • A commercial city in western Tennessee; population 63,158 (est. 2008).

redo

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US / ˌri:'du: /

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  • verb
  • To do over again

mount

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  • noun
  • An attachment used to keep something in place
  • Title of a specific mountain
  • Horse that someone is riding
  • verb
  • To attach something to something else
  • To set a picture, jewel etc. in
  • To sit on a horse or bike in order to ride it
  • To climb a mountain
  • To organize an exhibition, race etc.
  • To start (an attack) against an enemy

for

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US / fə(r) /

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  • preposition
  • Used to show the purpose, or need of something

gentleman

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US / 'dʒentlmən /

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  • noun
  • Man who has good manners and is considerate

not

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  • adverb
  • Word indicating the negative
  • (Used to form the negative of verbs)

radio

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US / ˈreɪdiəʊ /

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  • adjecitve
  • Concerning the broadcasting of sound
  • noun
  • System of sending/receiving signals through air
  • Device to listen to broadcast programs, messages
  • verb
  • To broadcast a message to be heard by radio

category

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US / ˈkætəgəri /

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  • noun
  • Groups of things that are similar in some way

round

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US / raʊnd /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being in the shape of a circle or ball
  • Consisting of curved and not straight lines
  • Somewhat fat or curved in physical appearance
  • Being a whole number, not a fraction, decimal
  • adverb
  • From beginning to end (e.g. of the year)
  • noun
  • One of the three-minute periods in boxing
  • Drinks bought by one person for a group
  • Series regular visits, routes, or stops at places
  • Single shot or bullet fired from a gun
  • An object with a circular shape
  • One stage in a series of games, e.g. football
  • One's turn in a game such as cards
  • preposition
  • Going around
  • verb
  • To cause or make a circular or curved shape
  • To go or pass around the bend or corner
  • To change from a fraction to nearest whole number

would

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US / wʊd /

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  • other
  • Used to indicate something imagined
  • Used to ask or request something politely
  • Verb used to indicate possibility, request etc.
  • Used to indicate a preference
  • Used to indicate a reaction
  • Indicates something that occurred repeatedly
  • Used to indicate willingness or ability to do

now

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US / naʊ /

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  • adverb
  • At the present time or moment
  • Right away or in the next possible moment
  • Used to refer to something that just happened
  • Time between the present and a moment in the past
  • conjunction
  • Resulting from or because of something

george

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US / dʒɔ:dʒ /

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  • noun
  • Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in whic

seven

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US / ˈsevn /

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  • number
  • Number 7

shack

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  • noun
  • Small often wooden building that is not well made

want

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  • noun
  • Something you desire or wish for
  • State or condition of poverty
  • verb
  • To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing

vip

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US / /

UK / /

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  • abbreviation
  • VIP is an acronym

good

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  • adjecitve
  • Proper, appropriate or right
  • (Of an amount) enough; plenty
  • Excellent; high quality
  • Acting well or properly; of moral character
  • In a positive or happy emotional state
  • noun
  • Advantage or benefit

garfield

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same

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US / seɪm /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being equal in quality and amount
  • Identical; not different
  • Not changing; constant

here

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  • adverb
  • In this place; at this location, position or time

chief

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US / tʃi:f /

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  • adjecitve
  • The one highest in authority or importance
  • noun
  • Leader of a race or group of people
  • The one highest in authority or importance

withdraw

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US / wɪð'drɔ: /

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  • verb
  • To take money out of a bank account
  • To pull back; move away or backward from something
  • To remove something from its place or position
  • To stop taking a strong, usually illegal, drug
  • To take something back that was given or offered

actually

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US / ˈæktʃuəli /

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  • adverb
  • Used to add new (often different) information

walk

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US / wɔ:k /

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  • noun
  • Journey on foot done for pleasure or exercise
  • verb
  • To move with your legs at a slowish pace

club

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  • noun
  • Group of people who share an interest, as in sport
  • Place where people go to listen to music and dance
  • Long stick used for hitting things, as in golf
  • verb
  • To be grouped with others
  • To hit hard with a thick and heavy stick, weapon

colonial

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US / kəˈləʊniəl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Of a system where one country controls another

day

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US / deɪ /

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  • noun
  • A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
  • The period of time when it is light outside
  • Person's name

nixon

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after

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US / 'ɑ:ftə(r) /

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  • adverb
  • Later than another time, or behind something
  • conjunction
  • Following something before
  • preposition
  • When an event happened or time has passed

always

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US / 'ɔ:lweɪz /

UK / ˈɔlwez,-wɪz,-wiz /

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  • adverb
  • For a very long time
  • At all times; in every situation
  • For ever

lady

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US / 'leɪdɪ /

UK / ˈledi /

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  • noun
  • Another way of saying 'woman'
  • Official title of a woman with high social rank

tail

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US / teɪl /

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  • noun
  • Extended part at the back of an animal's body
  • Back or last part of something e.g. shirt
  • verb
  • To be end of (a march or parade, line)
  • To follow someone secretly and watch what they do

four

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US / fɔ:(r) /

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  • number
  • 4

white

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US / waɪt /

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  • adjecitve
  • Belonging to a race of people with light skin
  • Of the color of fresh snow and milk
  • noun
  • Person's name
  • Lightest color; The color of fresh snow.

have

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US / həv /

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  • verb
  • To drink, smoke, eat or use something
  • To experience the effects of something
  • To organize an event, or join in an activity
  • To own, possess, or hold something
  • To cause to happen or produce a particular effect

six

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  • number
  • 6

tonight

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  • adverb
  • Night following this day
  • noun
  • This evening; the night of today

history

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  • noun
  • Established pattern or record
  • Study of past events as an academic subject

hear

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  • verb
  • To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • To be told or find out information or facts
  • To consider or listen to a court case

with

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  • preposition
  • As an employee of a certain company
  • Against something or someone
  • By using something as a means
  • Due to; because of
  • Including
  • Possessing as a feature
  • Related to
  • (Of the manner/attitude by which you do something)
  • Used to express that people or things are together

kitchen

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US / ˈkɪtʃɪn /

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  • noun
  • Place where food is cooked

free

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  • adjecitve
  • Living, happening without being controlled
  • Costing no money
  • Not working; not busy
  • verb
  • To release (e.g. bird) from a cage or prison

play

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  • noun
  • Loose, free movement between two objects
  • Single action in a sports game
  • Performance in which people act in a theater
  • verb
  • To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
  • To perform music on an instrument
  • To use a device, e.g. a video game
  • To do something for enjoyment and fun
  • To do or perform a game or sport

tab

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  • noun
  • Formatting space in a word processing document
  • Keyboard key to format space in a document
  • Flap you pull on a soda can to open it
  • A bill that you can add more drinks or food to
  • verb
  • To press the tab key on a keyboard

one

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  • pronoun
  • You; we; people in general; someone
  • The thing or person previously referred to
  • adjecitve
  • Used to refer to people generally
  • Being a strong example of (something mentioned)
  • number
  • Number 1

than

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US / ðən /

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  • conjunction
  • Used to compare two things that are not equal

james

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US / dʒeimz /

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  • proper noun
  • The name of seven Stuart kings of Scotland.
  • The name of two kings of England, Ireland, and Scotland.

the

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US / ðə /

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  • article
  • Used to refer to something already mentioned
  • Used to show there is only one of something
  • determiner
  • Used to describe all of a family

clinton

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  • proper noun
  • A city in east central Iowa, on the Mississippi River; population 26,407 (est. 2008).
  • A city in southwest central Mississippi, west of Jackson; population 26,313 (est. 2008).

three

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US / θri: /

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  • number
  • Number 3

five

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  • number
  • 5

you

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US / jʊ /

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  • pronoun
  • Person someone is speaking or writing to
  • Person or people in general

strip

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  • noun
  • Long narrow piece, such as ribbon or land
  • verb
  • To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
  • To remove something, e.g. paint from a wall
  • To take property, dignity away from (someone)

bank

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  • noun
  • A financial institution that keeps or lends money
  • The side of a river
  • A row of things in lines (e.g. computers)
  • verb
  • To put or keep your money in a bank
  • To turn a plane when flying; (of a plane) to turn

fun

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  • adjecitve
  • Amusing and enjoyable
  • noun
  • Enjoyable or amusing quality or feeling

house

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  • noun
  • Place where a specific activity or business occurs
  • Building in which a family, person lives
  • verb
  • To give someone a place to live
  • To contain or store something

right

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  • adjecitve
  • Correct or true
  • The south side of you looking at the rising sun
  • adverb
  • Exactly in a place or time
  • Being appropriate for a particular event
  • In a straight or direct manner
  • noun
  • Something you are legally or morally allowed to do
  • Ideal of what is just and good
  • Political view based on conservatism
  • verb
  • To fix something previously wrong or unjust
  • To make upright, as a boat that has turned over

get

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  • verb
  • To become affected by illness or disease
  • To begin to feel or understand an emotion or idea
  • To send or bring someone or something home, etc.
  • To go somewhere to obtain something
  • To (cause to) do a particular thing
  • To obtain, receive or be given something
  • To currently have
  • To prepare for use
  • To understand something being said or read

present

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  • adjecitve
  • Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
  • noun
  • Gift
  • Verb tense indicating an action is happening now
  • Current time; now
  • verb
  • To introduce someone to others
  • To host a program on television or radio
  • To give a speech or presentation
  • To show something to someone who will examine it
  • To appear or happen
  • To give an award or prize to someone

president

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  • noun
  • Person in charge of a country, or organization

absolutely

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  • adverb
  • Completely; totally; very

bill

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  • noun
  • Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
  • Sign or poster advertising something
  • Paper money; a bank note
  • Piece of paper showing what you have to pay
  • Hard, often pointed part of a bird's mouth
  • Person's name
  • verb
  • To request payment by handing over an invoice

jefferson

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nothing

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  • noun
  • Item of little or no value, importance, interest
  • Number or value of zero
  • pronoun
  • Not anything, not a single thing

number

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  • noun
  • Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
  • Particular song or dance performed during a show
  • Total quantity or amount of things
  • verb
  • To put numbers on things
  • To assign a sequence within a group, series, set
  • To claim to be part of a larger group, series, set

yeah

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US / jeə /

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  • exclamation
  • Another way of saying 'yes'

about

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  • adverb
  • To be ready to; going to
  • Nearly; approximately; roughly
  • Near; next to; close to
  • In every direction; in the area of
  • preposition
  • Concerning or of (a topic)

people

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US / 'pi:pl /

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  • noun
  • Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • Men, Women, Children

mckinley

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  • other
  • A mountain in south central Alaska; the highest peak in North America (, feet high)

washington

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  • other
  • A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific

show

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  • noun
  • False display of love, emotion or action
  • An event for displaying or promoting goods
  • Play, opera or theater production
  • Presentation that is broadcast on TV or radio
  • verb
  • To be easily seen or displayed
  • To display your emotions or feelings
  • To let someone see something; display
  • To explain or teach how something is done
  • To lead someone somewhere; point them to something
  • To prove something to be true, correct
  • To reveal or allow something to be seen

all

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US / ɔ:l /

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  • adverb
  • Completely; totally
  • determiner
  • Being every one of something
  • pronoun
  • 100% of something; the complete amount

everyone

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US / ˈevriwʌn /

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  • pronoun
  • Every person; everybody

top

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  • adjecitve
  • Being good or great; excellent
  • Being the most in degree or quality
  • noun
  • Item of clothing covering shoulders to waist, hips
  • A cover or lid
  • Part (e.g. road) that is the furthest away
  • Highest or upper part or point of something
  • Best or highest status or position
  • Flat upper surface or edge of an object
  • Child's toy that spins on its point
  • Upper section or leaves of fruits and vegetables
  • Winning in a sport or contest
  • verb
  • To be higher or larger than a specific value
  • To arrive at the highest point of something
  • To put a cover or layer or over something
  • To kill; murder
  • To hold the highest position on a list
  • To be more important, successful or better than
  • To beat someone or win at a game

who

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  • pronoun
  • Which person
  • Used to introduce information about people

worker

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  • noun
  • Person who works

henry

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US / ˈhenri /

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  • noun
  • A unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the curren

yes

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  • adverb
  • Way to say you agree or will do something

list

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  • noun
  • Lean of a boat to one side
  • Series of written names, words or numbers
  • verb
  • To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
  • To present for sale for a specific price
  • To write a series of names, words, or numbers

thomas

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US / 'tɒməs /

UK / 'tɑməs /

A1
  • other
  • A radio broadcast journalist during World War I and World War II noted for his nightly new broadcast

zachary

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US / ˈzækəri /

UK / /

A1

veto

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US / ˈvi:təʊ /

UK / ˈvito /

B2
  • noun
  • Act of not allowing while acting in authority
  • verb
  • To not allow while in a position of authority
  • Subtitles section
  • The category tonight, top ten good things about having the same name as the president.
  • It is President's Day.
  • Yes.
  • Category, top ten good things about having the same name as a president.
  • And now here to present tonight's top ten list, ten people with president's names.
  • Here we go.
  • All right, ten people with president's names.
  • Here we go, number ten.
  • Good things about having the same name as a president.
  • Andrew Jackson.
  • When I withdraw money from the bank, instead of asking for twenties, I ask for me.
  • Yeah, absolutely.
  • Number nine, James Garfield.
  • Every morning as I walk in the radio shack, my co workers have to play Hail to the Chief.
  • Good idea.
  • Number eight, ladies and gentlemen, George Washington.
  • I get the History Channel for free.
  • Number seven, William Henry Harrison.
  • I don't just say no when my wife wants to redo the kitchen.
  • I veto it.
  • Yeah.
  • Good idea.
  • Number six.
  • William McKinley.
  • Surefire pickup line.
  • Want to mount McKinley?
  • Top ten good things about having the same name as the president.
  • Number five.
  • Richard Nixon.
  • Nothing.
  • There you go.
  • Number four, Bill Clinton.
  • I always get VIP treatment at strip clubs.
  • Yeah.
  • Number three, Zachary Taylor.
  • I'm named after the guy who, actually I'd never heard of him until today.
  • Yeah.
  • Number two, Thomas Jefferson.
  • When I show up at Colonial Williamsburg, I get more tail than Frank Sinatra.
  • Yeah, there you go.
  • And the number one good thing about having the same name as the president, George W. Bush.
  • It's fun to buy rounds for everyone and send the tab to the White House.