Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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adv
Lined up in alternating directions; (of humans specifically) lying side-by-side with each person's head by their neighbours' feet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adv
With a locomotive at each end.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, not-comparable
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
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noun
The top and bottom of something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To add to the beginning and end of (something), such as the salutation and valediction added to a letter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To remove the top and bottom of (an item), for example when preparing carrots for cooking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To set the limits of (an audio tape recording, a digital video file, etc.) by adding physical markers or by trimming unwanted portions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: broadcasting, media
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verb
To bathe (a small child) in a minimal way by wiping their face and bottom.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, transitive
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verb
To provide (a train) with a locomotive at each end, for ease of reversal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, transitive
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
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History
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