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| above |
When you are above something, it means you will not do it because you think it is bad or stupid and it's something that good people or grown-up people don't do. [1/4 definitions] |
| adult |
a person who is fully grown and mature; grown-up. [1/4 definitions] |
| big |
older; more grown-up. [1/3 definitions] |
| grown-up |
When someone is grown-up, it means that they have become an adult. [2 definitions] |
| inch |
When we talk about how many inches something is, we are talking about how long it is. If we measured a grown-up's nose, it might be about two inches long. Most soda cans are about five inches high. A short way to write inch or inches is "in." [1/2 definitions] |
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