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bevel - NOUN

a slope from the horizontal or vertical in carpentry and stonework; a sloping surface or edge.

bevel - VERB

change (a square edge on an object) to a sloping one.

bevel [TOOL] WEGELNICA

a tool used to make a sloping edge

slab

a thick, flat piece of a solid substance, such as stone, wood, metal, food, etc., that is usually square or rectangular:

marble noun (ROCK)

MARMUR

marble noun (GLASS BALL)

a small ball, usually made of coloured or transparent glass, that is used in children's games

marbles [GAME]

a children's game in which small, round glass balls are rolled along the floor

your marbles - informal humorous

your mental health or your ability to think and remember clearly:

taper verb [I or T] (GET NARROWER)

to become gradually narrower at one end, or to make something do this:

taper verb [I or T] (REDUCE AMOUNT)

to gradually become less in amount, or to make something do this:

taper [SPORT]

to gradually reduce the amount of training that you do, especially in the last stage of preparing for an important race or competition:

taper [CANDLE OR WOOD]

a very thin candle or a very thin strip of wood, used especially in the past for lighting candles, fires, etc.

candelabra plural candelabra or candelabras

a decorative object that holds several candles or lights

wax verb (MOON) formal

When the moon waxes, it gradually appears larger and rounder each day.

wax lyrical

to talk about something with a lot of interest or excitement:

wax lyrical, eloquent, etc. old use or formal

to speak or write in the stated way:

wax and wane

to grow stronger and then weaker again:

Big Dipper [WIELKI WOZ] (UK the Plough)

a group of seven bright stars that can be seen in the northern part of the world

big dipper - UK old-fashioned [RAILWAY]

a small railway in an amusement park that travels very quickly along a narrow track that slopes and bends suddenly

revolution noun (CIRCULAR MOVEMENT)

a circular movement:

revolution [COMPLETE CIRCULAR MOVEMENT]

one complete circular movement of something, for example a wheel:

rev - INFORMAL [TURN]

a revolution (= one complete turn of a part in an engine):

rev up something [ENGINE]

to increase the operating speed of an engine while the vehicle is not moving, usually to warm it to the correct temperature:

Reverend (written abbreviation Rev., Revd)

WIELEBNY - used as a title or form of address to members of the clergy.

rev up something [EXCITED]

If people rev up, they become more excited:

tachometer (informal rev counter)

a device for measuring the rate at which something turns

lane noun [C] (ROAD) [ALEJKA]

a narrow road, esp. in the countryside or in a small town

lane noun [C] (PATH) PAS RUCHU

one of two or more marked paths in a road to keep vehicles traveling in the same direction a safe distance apart:

lane [STRIP]

a special strip of a road, sports track, or swimming pool that is used to keep vehicles or competitors separate:

sb's lane - informal

the knowledge, experience, or skills that someone has; used especially when saying that someone should only do things or express opinions on things that they know about:

express lane

a place in a store where people who have few items can pay for them more quickly:

fast lane [ROAD]

the part of a main road where vehicles travel at the fastest speed

the fast lane [COMPANY]

a situation in which a company or group is making progress very quickly, often more quickly than its competitors:

life in the fast lane

a way of living that is full of excitement, activity, and often danger:

take a stroll/trip/walk down memory lane

to remember happy times in the past

carpool lane

in the US, part of a road that is for carpools only to use:

carpool [TRAVEL TOGETHER]

to travel together to work or school in a car, usually taking turns to drive:

carpool [GROUP OF CARS] UK (US motor pool)

a group of cars or other vehicles owned by a company or organization which can be used by its employees:

quarter [PART OF TOWN]

a part of a town or city having a specific character or use.

quarter noun (PEOPLE)

one or more people who provide help, information, or a particular reaction to something but who are not usually named:

quarters [SOLDIERS[

a room or house that has been provided, especially for servants or soldiers and their families, to live in:

quarter noun (FORGIVENESS) literary

the fact of being kind towards or forgiving an enemy or opponent:

quarter [DIVIDE]

divide into four equal or corresponding parts.

quarter [MOON] KWADRA KSIEZYCA

a half moon

quarters [PLACE]

a place where someone lives or has a business:

bustle [BUSY WAY]; bustling - ADJ.

to do things in a hurried and busy way:

bustle [DRESS]

a frame worn under a dress or skirt by women in the late 19th century to make the skirt stick out

hustle verb (PUSH)

to make someone move quickly by pushing or pulling them along:

hustle [ENERGETIC ACTION] mainly US

to act quickly and with energy:

hustle and bustle

noise and activity:

at close quarters

If you do something at close quarters, you do it very near to a particular person or thing.

scuffle [FIGHT]

a short, confused fight or struggle at close quarters.

trot [KLUS]

(with reference to a horse or other four-legged animal) proceed or cause to proceed at a pace faster than a walk, lifting each diagonal pair of legs alternately.

trot verb (HURRY)

When people trot somewhere, they go there in a quick or busy way:

trot [TOO QUICKLY] mainly UK

to speak or do something too quickly:

trot [RUN BY A HUMAN] TRUCHT

a slow run by a human:

the trots - informal [ILLNESS]

diarrhoea (= a condition in which the contents of the bowels are emptied too often):

jog trot

If you move at a jog trot, you run at a slow, regular speed.

takeaway

a key fact, point, or idea to be remembered, typically one emerging from a discussion or meeting.

inordinately

to an unusually or disproportionately large degree; excessively.

be attributable to sth [CAUSED BY STH]

caused by something:

be attributable to sth [COSTS - ACCOUNTING]

if costs are attributable to a particular thing, they are spent on that thing:

attributable to shareholders

if a company's profits or losses are attributable to shareholders, the profits belong to them or the losses are owed by them:

attributable [KNOW]

if a comment, statement, etc. is attributable, people know who said it or who is responsible for the information in it:

attributable profit

a company's profit for a particular period that is owed to shareholders and is either paid as dividends or kept as reserves:

moderate [BECOME LESS]

to (cause to) become less in size, strength, or force; to reduce something:

moderate adjective (MEDIUM)

average in amount, intensity, quality, or degree.

moderate adjective (SOME)

some, but not as much or as great as desired:

moderate [VIEWS]

a person who holds moderate views, especially in politics.

stance noun [C] (OPINION)

a way of thinking about something, especially expressed in a publicly stated opinion:

stance noun [C] (POSITION)

a particular way of standing:

stance [INVESTORS]

the way in which investors behave that shows whether or not they are confident about the profit they can make:

immoderate - FORMAL

too much or many, or more than is usual or reasonable:

beat [BEFORE HAPPENS]

To beat something that is going to happen is to take action before the thing happens:

beat sb to it

to do something before someone else does it:

beat a path through sth

to form a path in an area where long grass or bushes grow closely together, by hitting the plants with your hands or an object, or by stepping on them:

beat verb (MIX)

to mix something repeatedly using a utensil such as a spoon or whisk:

beat [TIRED] informal

I'm beat - I'm going to bed.

beat noun (AREA)

an area for which someone, such as a police officer, has responsibility as part of their job:

be on/walking the beat [POLICE]

A police officer who is on/walking the beat is on duty, walking around rather than driving in a police car.

beat noun (IN STORY) mainly US

an important moment, event, or subject in a story, film, etc.:

beat a path to sb's door

to be eager to buy or get something from someone:

beat a (hasty) retreat

to decide not to continue with something that has become too difficult or not worth doing:

beat sb at their own game - INFORMAL

to use the methods by which someone has tried to defeat you to your own advantage:

beat the odds

to succeed despite having a disadvantage:

take some beating

to do something so well that it is difficult for anyone else to do better:

whisk [QUICKLY]

take or move (someone or something) in a particular direction suddenly and quickly.

whisk verb (BEAT FOOD)

to beat eggs, cream, etc. with a special tool in order to add air and make the food light:

whisk [TOOL]

a kitchen tool that you use for beating food such as eggs and cream in order to add air and make it light:

be at odds (with sb/sth)

to disagree with someone:

be at odds (with sb/sth) - DIFFERENT

if two things are at odds, they are very different and cannot both be correct:

against the odds/against all odds

used to say that someone has achieved something or succeeded despite this being very unlikely:

the odds are against sb/in sb's favour

someone is unlikely/likely to succeed:

over the odds UK informal

more than something is really worth:

underbrush (also undergrowth, US)

a mass of bushes, small trees, and plants growing under the trees in woods or a forest

gruesome

extremely unpleasant and shocking, and usually dealing with death or injury:

yolk

the yellow, middle part of an egg:

outbuilding

a building, such as a shed, barn, or garage, on the same property but separate from a more important one, such as a house.