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a place, usually with a pole with a sign, where a ... to allow passengers to get on and off. She was waiting at a...

She was waiting at a bus stop.

a warning that something is going to happen, usually so that you can prepare for it: a short talk or statement about how a situation or plan is developing: This note is just to give you a ... that Vicky will be arriving next week.

This note is just to give you a heads-up that Vicky will be arriving next week.

an electric vehicle that transports people, usually in cities, and goes along metal tracks in the road; I hopped off the ... near the park.

I hopped off the tram near the park.

a serious expression on your face that you use when you do not want someone to know that you think something is funny: Blake looked ridiculous in leather trousers, and I was desperately trying to keep a...

Blake looked ridiculous in leather trousers, and I was desperately trying to keep a straight face.

a dollar: Can I borrow a couple of ...?

Can I borrow a couple of bucks?

decorative or complicated: I wanted a simple black dress, nothing...

I wanted a simple black dress, nothing fancy.

the act of avoiding language and actions that could be offensive to others, especially those relating to sex and race: He claimed that not using the word "chairman" was ... gone mad.

He claimed that not using the word "chairman" was political correctness gone mad.

used to describe a way of speaking that is too delicate and not direct enough: She found herself irritated by the interviewer's ... way of asking questions.

She found herself irritated by the interviewer's mincing way of asking questions.

a journey on a horse or bicycle, or in a vehicle: It's a short bus ... to the airport.

It's a short bus ride to the airport.

to go somewhere quickly or to get into or out of a vehicle quickly: I ... the bus at the traffic lights.

I hopped on the bus at the traffic lights.

a lazy, untidy, and often rude person: Some guys are real...

Some guys are real slobs.

a system of vehicles such as buses and trains that operate at regular times on fixed routes and are used by the public: Greater investment in ... would keep more cars off the roads.

Greater investment in public transport would keep more cars off the roads.

a long, usually hard seat for two or more people, often found in public places: a park ... (= a seat in a public garden)

a park bench (= a seat in a public garden)

used to refer to someone who has died: She gave her ... husband's clothes to charity.

She gave her late husband's clothes to charity.

in the same direction as, or beside: We walked along the canal path.

We walked along the canal path.

soon: We will ... be arriving in King's Cross Station.

We will shortly be arriving in King's Cross Station.

a vehicle similar to a child's scooter but with an electric motor attached, used by adults and children: Some police say that because the ... are tiny motor vehicles, state statutes regarding vehicles should apply.

Some police say that because the scooters are tiny motor vehicles, state statutes regarding vehicles should apply.

a number of things of the same type fastened together or in a close group: ... flowers/grapes/bananas/keys

a bunch of flowers/grapes/bananas/keys

to travel or move from place to place: You need a car to...

You need a car to get around town.

to go quickly: I'll have to ... (= leave quickly) or I'll miss my train.

I'll have to scoot (= leave quickly) or I'll miss my train.

suitable for your purposes and needs and causing the least difficulty: It's very ... that you live near the office.

It's very convenient that you live near the office.

willing to try new or difficult things: I'm trying to be more ... with my cooking. // exciting and often dangerous: She led an ... life.

I'm trying to be more adventurous with my cooking. // She led an adventurous life.

to spend time with someone or something so that you gradually learn more about him, her, or it: The first couple of meetings are for the doctor and patient to ... each other.

The first couple of meetings are for the doctor and patient to get to know each other.

a military leader who controls a country or, more often, an area within a country // Fragmented and localised ... rule depends on both repression and legitimation in order to survive.

Fragmented and localised warlord rule depends on both repression and legitimation in order to survive.

to make the same journey regularly between work and home: It's exhausting ... from Brighton to London every day.

It's exhausting commuting from Brighton to London every day.

... commuting to

I've had my fair share of commuting to

(of a place or area) where few people pass through: It was a mistake to open the museum in a ... location.

It was a mistake to open the museum in a low-traffic location.

which means I took the bus, train and tram...

which means I took the bus, train and tram on one trip

to agree with or support another person, group, organization, or view: The country's leading intellectuals tend to be ... with the opposition.

The country's leading intellectuals tend to be aligned with the opposition.

and everything...

and everything went smoothly

a type of service available on the internet that allows you to exchange written messages with someone else who is using the service at the same time

the people who teach in a university, college, or US high school, or in one of its departments: She is joining the ... of the University of Washington.

She is joining the faculty of the University of Washington.

a place on a computer system where users can read messages and add their own; a board on a wall on which notices can be put: I've put the list of players up on the...

I've put the list of players up on the bulletin board.

one of the separate areas inside a vehicle, especially a train: a first-class...

a first-class compartment

a long, vertical hole in a pair of tights or a stocking

There are very practical examples of how local radio has acted not only as a companion and friend but as a...

There are very practical examples of how local radio has acted not only as a companion and friend but as a life-saver.

a particular way or direction between places: The ... we had planned took us right across Greece.

The route we had planned took us right across Greece.

a list of the times when buses, trains, and planes leave and arrive: Do you have a train ... that I could borrow?

Do you have a train timetable that I could borrow?

to move someone or something from one place, vehicle, person, or group to another: He has been ... to a psychiatric hospital.

He has been transferred to a psychiatric hospital.

almost: Their twins are ... identical.

Their twins are virtually identical.

to make something officially acceptable or approved, especially after examining it: The data is ... automatically by the computer after it has been entered.

The data is validated automatically by the computer after it has been entered.

to leave a train, bus, or aircraft: I tripped as I...

I tripped as I got off the train.

a bridge that carries a road or railway over another road

a request by a priest for God to take care of a particular person or a group of people, or God's act of doing this: The mass always ends with a...

The mass always ends with a blessing.

a written mark (x or +) formed by two lines going across each other. The mark x is usually used to show where something is, or that something has not been written correctly.

to leave a place, thing, or person, usually for ever: We had to ... the car.

We had to abandon the car.

not thinking or worrying about other people or their feelings: Our neighbours are very ... - they're always playing loud music late at night.

Our neighbours are very inconsiderate - they're always playing loud music late at night.

able to be trusted; Not even a newspaper always gives ... information.

Not even a newspaper always gives trustworthy information.

the device in a taxi that measures the distance or the amount of time spent travelling and shows how much you have to pay: The cab driver left the ... running while I helped Mum to her front door.

The cab driver left the meter running while I helped Mum to her front door.

a stage in a process: Most people believe that the decision to cut interest rates was a step...

Most people believe that the decision to cut interest rates was a step in the right direction.

a business that has permission to sell products from a particular company, especially cars: He was a salesman at a Toyota...

He was a salesman at a Toyota dealership.

If a fact ..., you understand it after a period of not understanding it: I was about to pay for the shopping when it suddenly ... that I'd left my wallet at home.

I was about to pay for the shopping when it suddenly dawned on me that I'd left my wallet at home.

walking: Are you going by bicycle or ...?

Are you going by bicycle or on foot?

the money that you pay for a journey in a vehicle such as a ... or train: Train fares are going up again.

Train fares are going up again.

any of the separate parts of a train in which the passengers sit:

travelling or allowing travel in only one direction: How much is a ... to New York?

How much is a one-way ticket to New York?

a ticket for travel to a place and back again: A ... to Birmingham, please.

A return ticket to Birmingham, please.

a type of thick soup usually made from fish or other sea creatures:

an area like a wide wall built near the edge of the sea or a river where ships can be tied and goods can be taken off them: The crates were unloaded onto the...

The crates were unloaded onto the wharf.

to increase the size or value of something by adding something to it: He would have to find work to ... his income.

He would have to find work to augment his income.

old and in poor condition: The hotel we stayed in was really dilapidated.

The hotel we stayed in was really dilapidated.

If something is spare, it is available to use because it is extra: a ... key/tyre

a spare key/tyre