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like: The word → →
apply sth to sb/sth: The word 'unexciting' could never be applied to her novels. ☊ apply ☊
You should be able to guess the meaning of the word from the context. ☊ context ☊
The word 'politics' is derived from a Greek word meaning 'city'. ☊ derive from sth, be derived from sth ☊
We can distinguish five meanings of the word 'mad'. ☊ distinguish ☊
The word I'm thinking of ends in '-ous'. ☊ end in sth ☊
The origin of the word remains obscure. ☊ origin ☊
She pronounced the word very slowly and precisely. ☊ precisely ☊
The word 'love' is used in different senses by different people. ☊ sense ☊
He was a true friend, in every sense of the word (= in every possible way). ☊ sense ☊
The word on the street is that it's not going to happen. ☊ street ☊
The word conjures up visions of home and family. ☊ vision ☊
The word 'failure' is not in his vocabulary (= for him, failure does not exist). ☊ vocabulary ☊
When did the word 'bungalow' first enter the vocabulary? ☊ vocabulary ☊
Angry is not the word for it—I was furious. ☊ word ☊