settlement  0 The management and

unions have reached a settlement over new working conditions.          0 an

out-of-court settlement (= money that is paid to sb or an agreement that is made to stop sb going to court) M X ffl If 2 [U] the action of reaching an agreement ffi       M : the settlement of a dispute X (ft &?

3                   [C] (law W) the conditions, or a document stating the conditions, on which money or property is given to sb

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4                   [U] the action of paying back money that you owe

(         f##,    the settlement of a debt

ff        0 a cheque in settlement of a bill f&drfnffotft

fCM 5 [C] a place where people have come to live and make their homes, especially where few or no people lived before ( Aft tG-ffl $: M M ^ &: signs of an Iron Age settlement ^ N- ftXtlil it if 6 [U] the process of people making their homes in a place ^  ^;

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'settlement house noun (especially NAmE) a public building in an area of a large city that has social problems, that provides social services such as advice and training to the people who live there X EfS f •] M X

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set-tier /'setla(r)/ noun a person who goes to live in a new country or region %K; SRf: white settlers in Africa

,set-'to noun [sing.] (informal, especially BrE) a small fight or an argument fTlit;

,set-,top 'box noun a device that changes a digital television signal into a form which can be seen on an ordinary television MM it (

'set-up noun [usually sing.] (informal) 1 a way of organizing sth; a system igjR;         M: I’ve

only been here a couple of weeks and I don’t really know the set-up.          EXA7

t? „ 2 a situation in which sb tricks you or makes it seem as if you have done sth wrong tF; ifc Hi: He didn’t steal the goods. It was a set-up. IP® [§f        7 Ji M Mu

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sevak /'seivsek/ noun (IndE) 1 a male servant fHfs 2 a male social worker  gf f±I

Seven 0"w /'sevn/ number

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at the entry for five.    f&X #ij J& five ^rQ ITSTiSl the

seven year 'itch (informal, humorous) the desire for new sexual experience that is thought to be felt after seven years of marriage XXXf? ( MBfX¥£;3L§fr#C^$;M ) — more at six

the .seven 'seas noun [pi.] all of the earth’s oceans #

the .Seven ‘Sisters noun [pi.] 1 the Pleiades, a group of seven stars f& J1 ® ( Xlll ) ; ;X         II

2 a group of seven traditional women’s (or formerly women’s) universities in the eastern US with high academic standards and a high social status XlHifl

seven-teen 0-w /tsevn'tiin/ number 17 X X ► seven-teenth /,sevn'ti:n0/ ordinal nurriber, noun HHiy There are examples of how to use ordinal numbers at the entry for fifth. X is] X X #'j fifth

Sev-enth Our /'sevnG/ ordinal number, noun

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Seventh-Day Adventist noun a member of a Chris­tian religious group that believes that Christ will soon return to Earth S#J[l|£$E 0

sev enty o-w /'sevnti/ number 1 70 tt 2 noun the seventies [pi.] numbers, years or temperatures from 70to79XX/l; X XXft ► seven- ti-eth /'sevntiaG/ ordinal number, noun IfldilJ There are examples of how to use ordinal numbers at the entry for fifth, If XJ j$ XXll JAL fifth 0 fT»T71 in your 'seventies between the ages of 70 and 79 * 70

sever /'seva(r)/ verb [VN] (formal) 1 ~ sth (from sth) to cut sth into two pieces; to cut sth off sth ty JF; §!l tiff; W T; f>JT: to sever a rope S'llXiX O a severed artery tj] 0 His hand was severed from his arm. SUliSITo 2 to completely end a relationship or all communication with sb ®f ; X ir ETTC1 break off: The two countries have severed all diplomatic links.

several o-w /'sevral/ del, pron., adj.

m det., pron. more than two but not very many JlX;

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If you’re looking for a photo of Alice you’ll find several in here.          ^JLW/L^o o

Several of the paintings were destroyed in the fire. ^

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sev-er-al-ly /'sevrali/ adv. {formal or law W) separately # g; 5>#i]: Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent.

sev-er-ance /'sevarans/ noun [sing., U] (formal) 1 the act of ending a connection or relationship     X®r: the

severance of diplomatic relations 5c X .X W Iff M 2 the act of ending sb’s work contract M M;   : employees

given notice of severance MXfl If H i§    S o sever­

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Se-vere 0-w /si‘via(r); NAmE -'vir/ adj. (se-verer, sever­est)

5                   VERY BAD IF- f; Xif 1 extremely bad or serious M X ^ X

W ; f2 fi £HJ: a severe handicap f2 M ^ -k o His injuries are severe, ftfe 1$ ffi M fi 0 0 severe weather

conditions M £ K til 0 a severe winter (= one during which the weather conditions are extremely bad) X X 0 The party suffered severe losses during the last election. \% % XIX 'M X X if $i# E 0 O a severe shortage of qualified staff

6                   PUNISHMENT XS t'l 2 ~ (on/with sb) punishing sb in an

extreme way when they break a particular set of rules f* fif ; It H171 harsh : The courts are becoming more severe on young offenders.          W

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7                   NOT KIND X X H 3 not kind or sympathetic and showing disapproval of sb/sthf? h? W ; If M W stern : a severe expression X M (ft A't# 0 She was a severe woman who seldom smiled.

8                   VERY DIFFICULT Ik # W Xfl 4 extremely difficult and

requiring a lot of skill or ability M W; M. El         ®

fg A HTTl stiff : The marathon is a severe test of stamina.

9                    STYLE/APPEARANCE/CLOTHING/Xl^;       AX 5 {disap­

proving) extremely plain and lacking any decoration M X iti X (KJ: Modern furniture is a little too severe for my taste.      o Her hair

was short and severe,         ti1M X         # o

► se-vere-ly adv.: severely disabled X S fZEk (0 0 areas severely affected by unemployment M      o

Anyone breaking the law will be severely punished.

0 a severely critical report — ftXJ5? o Her hair was tied severely in a bun. ft ^ X ^ Mi 7 — X # o se-ver-ity /si'verati/ noun [U] A prison sentence should match the severity of the crime, ffl] $] X: S ^ X P S — S o 0 The chances of a full recovery will depend on the severity of her injuries.

0 the severity of

the problem |h] Hi (ft X It 'X ❖ He frowned with mock