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plenty

Definitions

noun

  1. a full supply
  2. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

adverb

  1. as much as necessary

Examples

FK - pressure-cook would be the best way, but you could try boiling it with plenty of water so that it becomes really mushy, then blend it in a mixer to make a thick soup. or you could use a regular slow-cooker that you get in the US, except that it would be a bit time-consuming:

During our exchanges there were plenty of glares and stares, and maybe even a couple of opinions shared.

Because there were still plenty of crayfish in the becks and streams, and they are the first to go if there is pollution.

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lack

Definitions

verb

  1. be without

noun

  1. the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

Examples

A little pyrotechnics display tacked on just serves to emphasise its lack of cutting edge.

Blackpool Scorpions notched their first away win of the season against a good attacking Leigh team.

Watching celebs suffer from hunger and lack of home comforts is somehow really entertaining.

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