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- I'm tired of you always wearing my clothing!
- Aren't you the pot calling the kettle black? You're wearing my pants right now!
CONTRACT
contract (noun)

Sounds:
- /ˈkɒntɹækt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkɑntɹækt/ (US)

Forms:
- contracts (plural)

contract (noun) senses:
1. An agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement.
2. (law) An agreement which the law will enforce in some way. A legally binding contract must contain at least one promise, i.e., a commitment or offer, by an offeror to and accepted by an offeree to do something in the future. A contract is thus executory rather than executed.
3. (law) The document containing such an agreement.
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contract (adj)

contract (adj) senses:
1. (obsolete) Contracted; affianced; betrothed.
2. (obsolete) Not abstract; concrete.
contract (verb)

Sounds:
- /kənˈtɹækt/

Forms:
- contracts (present, singular, third-person)
- contracting (participle, present)
- contracted (participle, past)
- contracted (past)

contract (verb) senses:
1. (transitive, intransitive) To draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.
2. (grammar) To shorten by omitting a letter or letters or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one.
3. (transitive) To enter into a contract with.
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I rode a roller coaster at the amusement park.
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- May I help you?
- This dress is beautiful. May I try it on?
- I'm afraid you can't.
- What is the material of this dress?
- It's 100 % cotton.
- That's good. Can you give me a reduction?
- It's already reduced 20 %.
- Do you have any cheaper ones?
- Yes. Please come this way.
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Duma (name): Barricades were raised, Dumas were convened and dissolved, emergency laws were enacted, mystics sought escape routes to the beyond—and meanwhile this little group of captains and colonels, nicknamed the “Young Turks,” developed their ideas, read the works of German generals, and gathered strength.

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They celebrated their victory with a grand parade.
STABILITY
stability (noun)

Sounds:
- /stəˈbɪlɪti/
- /stəˈbɪlɪdi/

Forms:
- stabilities (plural)

stability (noun) senses:
1. The condition of being stable or in equilibrium, and thus resistant to change.
2. The tendency to recover from perturbations.
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- I need to get my prescription filled.
- You may pick it up in twenty minutes.
- If I wanted to, could I have it mailed to me?
- Yes, and you can renew this prescription by phone.
- Are there any special instructions about this medication?
- Take it three times a day.
- Can I take it with food?
- You should take this medicine with food and no alcohol.
- Are there any side effects with this medication?
- You might get a little dizzy, but that is it.