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forge verb (ILLEGAL COPY)
a forged passport a forged signature A number of forged works of art have been sold as genuine.
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produce a copy or imitation of (a document, signature, banknote, or work or art) for the purpose of deception.
forge verb (CREATE)
Baker had worked for months to forge a peace plan that both sides could accept.
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to make or produce something, especially with some difficulty:
create (a relationship or new conditions). - the two women forged a close bond
forge verb [MOVE FORWARD]
Just 100 metres from the finishing line Jackson forged ahead.; he forged through the crowded side streets
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move forward gradually or steadily.
forge verb [MAKE OR SHAPE METAL OBJECT]
he forged a great suit of black armor
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WYKUC - make or shape (a metal object) by heating it in a fire or furnace and beating or hammering it.
forge [blacksmith's workshop]
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KUZNIA - a blacksmith's workshop; a smithy.
forge [MAKE RELATIONSHIP]
forge a relationship/a bond/an alliance: The company is forging partnerships with a number of local companies.
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to make an effort to develop a successful relationship with a person, organization, or country:
forge [MAKE AN AGREEMENT]
forge an agreement/a compromise/a consensus: Lawmakers are debating how to finally forge a compromise.
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to make an agreement with a person, organization, or country:
forge ahead [MAKE A PROGRESS]
The organizers are forging ahead with a programme of public events.
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to suddenly make a lot of progress with something:
forge ahead [BECOME MORE SUCCESSFUL]
The country's housing market is still forging ahead, according to their biggest mortgage lender.
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to become more successful:
forge ahead [SUDDENLY INCREASE IN VALUE]
The mobiles group continued to forge ahead, and rose 4% for a two-session gain of 8%.
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to suddenly increase in value by a large amount:
forge ahead [ACHIEVE IN SHORT TIME]
forge ahead with sth: Regardless of the uncertainty, she plans to forge ahead with her career.
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to make an effort to achieve something in a short time:
ersatz adjective disapproving [USED INSTEAD]
I'm allowed to eat ersatz chocolate made from carob beans, but it's a poor substitute for the real thing.
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used instead of something else, usually because the other thing is too expensive or rare:
carob
Carob is sometimes used in sweet foods as a healthier alternative to chocolate.
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Szarańczyn strąkowy - chleb świętojański - a small evergreen Arabian tree which bears long brownish-purple edible pods.
smith [KOWAL]
a goldsmith/silversmith
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someone who makes things out of metal, especially by heating it and hitting it with a hammer:
smith [KUC]
tin-bronze was cast into ingots before being smithed into bracelets
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treat (metal) by heating, hammering, and forging it.
blacksmith
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a person who makes horseshoes (= U-shaped metal objects attached to a horse’s feet) and other things from iron
smithy
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a blacksmith's workshop; a forge.
gold leaf
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gold that has been beaten into a very thin sheet, used in gilding.
gold in the form of very thin sheets, often used to cover objects, such as decorative details in a building
gild [COVER WITH GOLD]
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to cover a surface with a thin layer of gold or a substance that looks like gold
literary - to cover the surface of something with bright, gold-coloured light: - Sunlight gilded the children's faces.
gild the lily
Should I add a scarf to this jacket or would it be gilding the lily?
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to improve or decorate something that is already perfect and therefore spoil it:
lily pad
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a round floating leaf of a water lily.
lily-white adjective (COLOUR) old-fashioned
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pure white
lily-white adjective (CHARACTER)
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having a perfect character with no bad qualities
lily [PLANT]
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a bulbous plant with large trumpet-shaped, typically fragrant, flowers on a tall, slender stem.
water lily
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a plant whose large, flat leaves and cup-shaped petals float on the surface of lakes and pools
petal noun (ON FLOWER)
rose petals
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PLATEK - any of the usually brightly coloured parts that together form most of a flower:
petal noun (PERSON) UK informal
What did you say, petal?
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a friendly way of talking to someone, especially a woman or child:
corolla [BIOLOGY]
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all of the petals of a flower as a group
the petals of a flower, typically forming a whorl within the sepals and enclosing the reproductive organs.
whorl [SPIRALS OR CONCENTRIC CIRCLES]
Shelley drew larger and larger dark whorls on her notepad
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okółek - a circular pattern of lines, with the smallest circle in the middle, surrounded by other circles, each one wider and larger than the previous one
a pattern of spirals or concentric circles.
whorl [SMALL WHEEL]
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a small wheel or pulley in a spinning wheel, spinning machine, or spindle.
whorl [SPIRAL OR MOVE IN A TWISTED WAY]
the dances are kinetic kaleidoscopes where steps whorl into wildness
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spiral or move in a twisted and convoluted fashion.
pulley [krążek linowy]
The blocks of stone had to be lifted into position with a system of pulleys.
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a wheel with a grooved rim around which a cord passes. It acts to change the direction of a force applied to the cord and is chiefly used (typically in combination) to raise heavy weights.
verb - hoist with a pulley.
groove [SPACE CUT INTO SURFACE]
The window slides along a deep metal groove to open and close.
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ROWEK - a long, narrow cut or depression, especially one made to guide motion or receive a corresponding ridge.
verb - make a groove or grooves in. - deep lines grooved her face
groove [ROUTINE OR HABIT]
his thoughts were slipping into a familiar groove
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an established routine or habit.
groove [MUSIC]
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a rhythmic pattern in popular or jazz music.
dance or listen to popular or jazz music, especially that with an insistent rhythm.
be/get in the groove [START OPERATING SUCCESSFULLY]
Alex Popov proved he was back in the groove by winning the 100 metres freestyle.
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to be or start operating or performing successfully:
be (stuck) in a groove [TO BE BORED]
We never do anything exciting any more - we seem to be stuck in a groove.
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to be bored because you are doing the same things that you have done for a long time:
groove [BASEBALL]
he grooved a fastball in the 9th inning
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pitch (a ball) in the center of the strike zone.
: the middle of the strike zone in baseball where a pitch is most easily hit
groove [EXCITING]
Generally feeling good, in tune and in the rhythm of nature. Enjoying life.
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an enjoyable or exciting experience
to interact harmoniously - contemporary minds and rock groove together; To be "In the groove" means to be in a pleasurable place, either musically, socially, or in life or nature. Generally, running smoothly.
groove [TRACK OF A PHONOGRAPH]
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the track or channel of a phonograph record for the needle or stylus.
stylus [RYSIK]
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a hard point, typically of diamond or sapphire, following a groove in a record and transmitting the recorded sound for reproduction.
stylus (also stylus pen) [TOUCH SCREEN]
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a small pointed metal or plastic stick that you can use on the touch screen of a computer such as a PDA
stylus [RYLEC]
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an ancient writing implement, consisting of a small rod with a pointed end for scratching letters on wax-covered tablets, and a blunt end for obliterating them.
implement [TOOL]
garden/household/agricultural implements
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a tool that works by being moved by hand or by being pulled across a surface:
Shopkeepers are not supposed to sell knives and other sharp implements to children.
head/room spins
The room started spinning and I felt faint.
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If your head or the room spins, you feel as if it is turning around and around, and you cannot balance:
spin verb (MAKE THREAD)
The final stage of the production of cotton is when it is spun into thread.
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to make thread by twisting fibres, or to produce something using thread:
Spiders spin webs.
spin (sb) a story/tale/yarn
He spun some tale about needing to take time off work because his mother was ill.
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to tell a story, either to deceive someone or for entertainment:
They spun us a story about being in desperate need of money.
spin verb (MOVE QUICKLY)
We were spinning along, when suddenly one of our tyres burst.
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(of a vehicle) to move quickly, or to move quickly in a vehicle:
spin noun (WAY OF DESCRIBING IDEAS)
They have tried to put a positive spin on the situation.
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a way of describing an idea or situation that makes it seem better than it really is, especially in politics:
This report puts a different spin on the issue.
spin noun [SHORT JOURNEY FOR PLEASURE] old-fashioned informal
Rupert took me for a spin in his new car.
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a short journey in a car for pleasure:
spin noun (WAY OF REPRESENTING)
They tried to put a positive/negative spin on the story (= They tried to make it seem better or worse), but nobody was fooled.
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a particular way of representing an event or situation to the public so that it will be understood in a way that you want it to be understood:
flashy - disapproving
flashy clothes a flashy car flashy gold jewellery
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looking too bright, big, and expensive in a way that is intended to get attention and admiration:

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