Academic 1: address, adult, band, bar, baseball

1. address

– Part Of Speech: noun
– Meaning: The particulars of the place where someone lives or an organization is situated.

– Example:

they exchanged addresses and agreed to keep in touch
He gave no further details other than his address.
The people in the group bond in a special way, and addresses are exchanged at the end so you can keep in touch with, or just remind yourself of, those you walked with.
After we’d exchanged numbers and addresses, Marty looked as though he was about to explode.
But the list didn’t have detailed addresses or contact information.
On Sunday enjoy a farewell breakfast with your new friends, it will give you a chance to exchange names and addresses with your fellow guests.
They exchanged mailing addresses and became good friends after their chance meeting.
Detectives established addresses and other details and passed the information to British authorities.
Among the abusive calls and text messages being received are some claiming to have put campaigners’ addresses and contact details on Combat 18’s target lists.

2. adult

– Part Of Speech: noun
– Meaning: A person who is fully grown or developed.

– Example:

Children should be accompanied by an adult
We share hopes and dreams for our kids and expect that we will be able to provide for them as they grow into adults.
Would it be better to treat children like adults while they are growing up?
The investment looked canny as the market for gadgets and toys aimed at adults keeps growing.
How can something so small require the undivided attention of two grown adults and still not be satisfied?
I had lost my best friend, the girl I had grown into an adult with.
It is a bit ironic how all little girls want to do is grow up and all adults want to do is be young again.
Sometimes a young adult who has grown up in a sheltered, relatively conservative environment finds him or herself ready to rebel the moment he or she leaves home.
It allows the child to grow into an adult who feels valued and competent, who can be emotionally attached to others and has empathy for them.

3. band

– Part Of Speech: noun
– Meaning: A group of people who have a common interest or purpose or who share a common feature.

– Example:

a band of eminent British researchers
The band was divided into ten small groups, each covering a certain area of the city.
A small wood nestling in a Pennine valley has won a top award for a band of tree-planting volunteers.
His plans had required a dexterity that would serve him well when he came to supervise his own band of postgraduates later.
The band was finally forced to surrender only 30 miles short of reaching safety in Canada.
All three armed services sent detachments, bands and chiefs of staff, who were accompanied by police and relatives.
But she adds that every time she tries to sell her house, prospective buyers are scared away by the bands of drug dealers circulating out front.
He threw his 800 men head-on against a position meticulously prepared by the three bands of Seminoles waiting there.
Among the gathering crowd, roving bands of reporters snatch interviews and roll tape in an effort to capsulize the purpose of the ride for a future sound byte.

4. bar

– Part Of Speech: noun
– Meaning: A long rigid piece of wood, metal, or similar material, typically used as an obstruction, fastening, or weapon.

– Example:

an iron bar
bars on the windows
The council is now renewing its security measures and thinking of placing metal bars across all windows, replacing the alarm system and upgrading its CCTV.
Police recovered a collection of weapons including steel bars, hammers and clubs, as well as a Vauxhall car.
On each side of me from floor to ceiling were wrought iron metal bars.
Most seniors I know live with iron grilles and bars, locked windows and doors.
The outside walls of the building now gleam white and the decorative wrought iron bars on the windows are a clean, pale blue.

5. baseball

– Part Of Speech: noun
– Meaning: A ball game played between two teams of nine on a diamond-shaped circuit of four bases. It is played chiefly as a warm-weather sport in the US and Canada.

– Example:

a game of baseball
This innovation led to the transformation of the Cardinals from one of the worst teams in baseball to one of the best.
That, of course, is what they said in baseball and now the sport is a discredited shambles.
I suppose that’s the same appeal of watching baseball or golf or tennis live.
Yes, very pleased for Johnny Damon and all them – they’re my favourite team in baseball now.
When he was at his peak, baseball and boxing were the only two truly national sports in America.
Until recently there was barely any testing of baseball players for steroids.
At school, Eisenhower proved to be a star athlete excelling in both baseball and American football.
I had no idea of what was to come as we drove on home returning from my baseball game.

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