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| camp1 |
an outdoor area where tents or rough shelters are set up to live in or sleep in for a time. [2/5 definitions] |
| fix |
(informal) to set up through cheating so as to get what one wants. [1/7 definitions] |
| found2 |
to set up or create; establish. |
| institute |
an organization set up to provide a service or support a cause. [1/4 definitions] |
| institution |
an organization set up for a specific purpose, usually serving the public. Hospitals, churches, prisons, and schools can be institutions. [1/2 definitions] |
| mail1 |
the system set up to send and deliver letters, packages and other items; postal system. [1/4 definitions] |
| mission |
a group of people sent to a foreign land to set up relations and to start trade or religious work. [1/5 definitions] |
| order |
the way something is set up or arranged in space or time. [1/10 definitions] |
| pitch1 |
to set up or anchor. [1/11 definitions] |
| reset |
to start or set up (something) so that it is working again or so that it is working in a changed way. |
| vane |
a device set up to turn in the wind. Vanes show the direction of the wind. [1/2 definitions] |
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