Homonyms: Words of more than one meaning -17

China         Stout             Collected                Swear                    Boring                            Dog                         Battery                          Flag                           Hard-wired                         Ragamuffin

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   


China (N)

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Meanings-
Known

• a country in eastern Asia

Hidden:

white clay which is baked and used for making delicate cups, plates, etc

cups, plates, etc. that are made of china

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Stout  (N/Adj.)

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Meanings-
Known

• (of a person) rather fat
• strong and thick (of a thing)
• (of a person) brave and determined

Hidden:

Strong dark beer made with malt or barley

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Collected     (Past participle/Adj.)

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Meanings-
Known

• past participle of verb-collect

Hidden:

very calm and in control of yourself

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Swear    (V)

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Meanings-
Known

• to make a serious promise to do something
• to make a public or official promise, especially in court

Hidden:

to use rude or offensive language, usually because you are angry

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Boring  (N/Adj.)

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Meanings-
Known

• Not interesting; making you feel tired

Hidden:

The act of drilling

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Dog  (N/V)

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Meanings-
Known

• an animal

Hidden:

to cause you trouble for a long time.  Usage: Her career was dogged by misfortune.

to follow somebody closely

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Battery (N)

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Meanings-
Known

• a device that produces electricity 

Hidden:-

a large number of things or people of the same type

the crime of attacking somebody physically

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Flag  (N/V)

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Meanings-
Known

• a piece of cloth with a special coloured design on it that may be the symbol of a particular country or organization
• to put a special mark next to information that you think is important

Hidden:-

to become tired, weaker or less enthusiastic

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 Hard-wired  (Adj.)

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Meanings-
Known

• built into the permanent system and not provided by software

Hidden:

a skill, quality or type of behaviour present when you are born and not changing during your life

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Ragamuffin  (N)

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Meanings-
Known

• a child who is wearing old clothes that are torn and dirty

Hidden:

a person who likes or performs ragga music

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