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r absorb [absorb] v.
To absorb a liquid means to take it inside.
-* He used a sponge to absorb the water on the floor.

C bOSS [bo(:)s] n.
A boss is a person in charge of other people at work.
— My boss is a nice person.

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r committee [kemti] n.
A committee is a group of people who meet together to make decisions.

-*■The school’s committee agreed on a new dress code for students.

r contract [kantraekt] n.
A contract is a written agreement between two people.
-» The woman signed a contract when she bought the house.

r crew [kru:] n.
A crew is a group of workers.
-*■My father has a crew. They help him build houses.

r devote [divout] v.
To devote time to something means to spend a lot of time doing it.
-*■She devotes two hours a day to playing the piano.

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r dig [d*
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To dig is to make a hole in the ground.
-*■My dog digs in the yard so he can hide his bones.

r dine [dain] v.
To dine means to eat dinner.
-» The young couple dined at their home.

r donate [douneit] v.
To donate is to give something to a charity or organization.
-* We donate money to Christmas charities every year.

r double [dAbal] adj.
If something is double, it is twice as much, or twice as many.

-♦I paid almost double the amount for that shirt.