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monitor |
a student given the task of helping to keep order within a school. [1/5 definitions] |
organ |
a part of plants or animals that performs a particular task. The heart, the lungs, the skin, and the eyes are all organs of animals. [1/3 definitions] |
plod |
to work slowly and steadily on a boring task. [1/2 definitions] |
program |
a sequence of instructions that allows a computer to perform a task or a set of operations. [1/7 definitions] |
relay |
a team in which people take turns doing a task or running part of a race. [1/3 definitions] |
remember |
to recall some task that needs to be done and then carry it out. [1/4 definitions] |
set |
to assign to perform a particular task. [1/19 definitions] |
skill |
the power or ability to perform a task well, especially because of training or practice. [1/2 definitions] |
stoop1 |
to perform a task or act that lowers oneself or is not honest and upright. [1/4 definitions] |
supervise |
to direct during the carrying out of a task. |
up to |
capable of; equal to the task of. [1/7 definitions] |
work |
a task or project that uses such effort. [1/10 definitions] |
worker |
someone who works at a task or job. [1/2 definitions] |
worksheet |
a page of questions or exercises that help students understand or practice things that they are studying. Worksheets are usually easier than homework exercises or tests and are often not graded by the teacher. Worksheets are usually done in class rather than at home. Other types of worksheets prepare adults to do some task they need to do, such as filling out their tax forms with the correct information. |
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