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cent

Definitions

noun

  1. a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
  2. a fractional monetary unit of several countries

Examples

It's not bad but neither is it brilliant - which won't bother 99 per cent of buyers one jot as they are in it for the image.

Within five years, a unified currency in 1933 the "central" issue of "legal tender" currency has been relatively stable, so Donglai Bank has to resume business.

By the time harmony was a few centuries old, it began to shiver and shake from them.

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scent

Definitions

noun

  1. an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced
  2. any property detected by the olfactory system
  3. a distinctive odor that is pleasant

verb

  1. apply perfume to
  2. cause to smell or be smelly
  3. catch the scent of; get wind of

Examples

I learned how to negotiate fights between adolescent girls without making it seem like parental interference.

You see that you're undershooting and so, leaving the throttle as is, you attempt to flatten your descent path by lifting the nose a bit - and you enter the region of reverse command.

Diving underweighted can lead to buoyant ascents at the end of the dive, so I am not advocating that everyone knocks a couple of kilos off the next time they dive.

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