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noun
- A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached.
- A name given to something or someone to categorise them as part of a particular social group.
- A company that sells records.
verb ( labels, 2=labelling i, UK) or labeling ( i, US), 3= labelled ( i, UK) or labeled ( i, US)
- (transitive) To put a label (a ticket or sign) on (something).
- (transitive) To give a label to (someone or something) in order to categorise that person or thing.
noun
- a recognizable natural or man-made feature used for navigation
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- Los Angeles Times
noun
- A washbasin, especially one attached to the wall of a church, and used for the ceremonial washing of the hands of the celebrant before the Eucharist
noun
- A strip of fabric, especially from the edge of a piece of cloth.
- Material used for cloth selvage.
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1893: The charwomen are in the habit of taking off their boots at the commissionaire's office, and putting on slippers. " Arthur Conan Doyle, "The Naval Treaty" (Norton 2005, p.681)
- (in plural) The palisades or barriers used to fence off a space for tilting or jousting tournaments.
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1819: William de Wyvil, and Stephen de Martival, ... armed at all points, rode up and down the lists to enforce and preserve good order among the spectators. " Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
verb
- To create or recite a list.
noun
- a narrow fillet or border
noun ( lobb, ies)
- An entryway or waiting area; vestibule.
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I had to wait in the for hours before seeing the doctor.
- The class or group of people who try to lobby or influence public officials; collectively, lobbyists.
- The influence of the tobacco has decreased considerably in the US.
verb ( lobb, i, ed)
- (context, intransitive, transitive) To attempt to influence (a public official or decision-maker) in favor of a specific opinion or cause.
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For years, pro-life groups have continued to hard for restrictions on abortion.
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The corporations don't have to the government anymore. They are the government. -- wikiquote:Jim Hightower, Jim Hightower
noun
- An architectural feature of an open corridor, often columned.
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