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idiom - (idiom) A student who is perceived to be favored by the teacher.
- As a strong and conscientious student, he was often labelled as in school.
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noun
- a reduced-rate mail service for printed matter
- formerly the cheapest accomodation on a train
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noun
- A mark left by something that has passed along; as, the track, or wake, of a ship; the track of a meteor; the track of a sled or a wheel.
- A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or beast; trace; vestige; footprint.
- The entire lower surface of the foot; -- said of birds, etc.
- A road; a beaten path.
- Course; way; as, the track of a comet.
- A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc.
- The permanent way; the rails.
- A tract or area, as of land.
- (context, automotive) The distance between the centerlines of two tires, measured where the tires contact the surface of the road (also track width)
- (cricket) The pitch.
- Sound stored on a record (or the physical track on one).
- Circular (never-ending) data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk, divided into sector, sectors.
- (uncountable) (sports) The racing events of track and field; track and field in general.
- :I'm going to try out for next week.
verb
- (transitive) To observe the (measured) state of an object over time
- (transitive) To monitor someone's or something's movement.
- (transitive) To discover the location of person or an object (usually in the form track down).
- (transitive) To follow tracks.
- :My uncle spent all day tracking the deer.
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verb
- (present participle of, track)
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noun (plual triposes)
- Any of the final examinations for a BA honours degree at Cambridge University.
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noun (Plural: truant officers)
- An official responsible for investigating people who may be truant and compelling their attendance.
- The called at the home to see why the student hadn't arrived.
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noun
- A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base.
- A cluster of threads drawn tightly through upholstery, a mattress or a quilt, etc., to secure and strengthen the padding.
- A small clump of trees or bushes.
- (context, formerly) A gold tassel on the cap worn by titled undergraduates at English universities.
- A person entitled to wear such a tassel.
verb
- (transitive) To provide or decorate with a tuft or tufts.
- (transitive) To form into tufts.
- (transitive) To secure and strengthen (a mattress, quilt, etc.) with tufts.
- (intransitive) To be formed into tufts.
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noun
- One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction.
- He passed the difficult class with help from his .
verb
- (transitive) To instruct or teach, especially to an individual or small group.
- To help pay her tuition, the college student began to high school students in calculus and physics.
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noun
- A self-paced learning exercise; a lesson prepared so that a student can learn at their own speed, at their convenience.
adjective
- Of or pertaining to a tutor; belonging to, or exercised by, a tutor.
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