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gauge
Use a thermometer to gauge the temperature.
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to calculate an amount, especially by using a measuring device
augur
The company's sales figures for the first six months augur well for the rest of the year.
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to be a sign of especially good or bad things in the future
bode
These recently published figures bode ill/do not bode well for the company's future.
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to be a sign of something that will happen in the future, usually something very good or bad
coerce sb into doing sth
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windswept
She was looking a bit windswept.
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having hair that is untidy because it has been blown in different directions by the wind
herbivore
Cows and sheep are herbivores.
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an animal that eats only plants
squander
They'll quite happily squander a whole year's savings on two weeks in the sun.
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to waste money or supplies, or to waste opportunities by not using them to your advantage:
carnivore
Lions and tigers are carnivores.
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an animal that eats meat
carrion
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dead or decaying flesh
scavenge
The flood has left people and animals desperately scavenging for food./We managed to scavenge a lot of furniture from the dump.
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to look for or get food or other objects in other people's rubbish
prairie
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a wide area of flat land without trees in Canada and the northern US
dwindle
The community has dwindled to a tenth of its former size in the last two years.
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to become smaller in size or amount, or fewer in number
graze
He fell down and grazed his knee.
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to break the surface of the skin by rubbing against something rough
olfactory
the olfactory nerve
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connected with the ability to smell
auditory
It's an artificial device that stimulates the auditory areas of the brain.
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of or about hearing
tactile
Her paintings have a very tactile quality.
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related to the sense of touch
gustatory
gustatory pleasures
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connected with taste
vigilance
The police said that it was thanks to the vigilance of a neighbour that the fire was discovered before it could spread.
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more careful attention, especially in order to notice possible danger
keep a lookout for something/someone
Keep a lookout for small objects that a baby might swallow.
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to continue to watch carefully for something or someone, especially in order to avoid dange
heed
The airline has been criticized for failing to heed advice/warnings about lack of safety routines.
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to pay attention to something, especially advice or a warning
pay heed to
Employers should pay heed: recent research shows that job losses cause other valued staff to walk out.
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to pay attention to something and be careful about it
mollusk
Oysters are mollusks, as are snails and cuttlefish.
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any animal that has a soft body, no spine, and is often covered with a shell. Many mollusks live in water

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