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Question 1

jigsaw

Answer 1

1. countable (also jigsaw puzzle) a picture stuck onto wood or cardboard and cut into pieces of different shapes which must be joined together correctly to form the picture again • We spent all evening doing a 1000-piece jigsaw. Thesaurus+: ↑Miscellaneous games and activities MYSTERY 2. only singular (also jigsaw puzzle) a complicated or mysterious problem which can only be solved or explained by connecting several pieces of information • The police are trying to piece together the jigsaw of how the dead man spent his last hours. Thesaurus+: ↑Confusion, confusing and feeling confused TOOL 3. countable a tool with an electric motor and a thin steel blade which is used for cutting curves in flat materials, such as wood or metal

Question 2

jog

Answer 2

jog [dʒɒg] [dʒɑːg] [-gg-] verb [jogging jogged jogs] RUN 1. intransitive to run at a slow regular speed, especially as a form of exercise • “What do you do to keep fit?” “I jog and go swimming.” • He was walking at a very quick pace and I had to jog to keep up with him. Thesaurus+: ↑Exercising and training PUSH 2. transitive to push or knock someone or something slightly, especially with your arm • A man rushed past and jogged her elbow, making her drop the bag. Thesaurus+: ↑Hitting against objects accidentally and colliding MOVE FORWARD 3. intransitive + adverb or preposition to move forward slowly and shakily • The horse and cart jogged down the rough track towards the farm. • We were getting more and more uncomfortable as we jogged along in the back of the truck. Thesaurus+: ↑Slow and moving slowly Idiom: jog somebody’s memory PhrasalVerb: jog along noun only singular a run that you do at a slow regular speed, especially as a form of exercise • I haven’t done much exercise all week, so I think I’ll go for a jog this morning.

Question 3

jug

Answer 3

jug [dʒʌg] noun [jugs] CONTAINER 1. < > countable UK (US pitcher) a container for holding liquids which has a handle and a shaped opening at the top for pouring • a glass/plastic jug • a milk/water jug Thesaurus+: ↑Containers for liquids and gases 2. countable US a large round container for liquids which has a flat base, a handle and a very narrow raised opening at the top for pouring • a whiskey jug Thesaurus+: ↑Containers for liquids and gases 3. countable the amount of liquid that a jug holds • a jug of milk Thesaurus+: ↑Informal measurements of volume ↑Measurements of volume • This jug holds exactly one pint. • The milk overflowed when I poured it into the jug. • She filled the jug up with cream. • He filled the jug to the brim. PRISON 4. uncountable UK old-fashioned slang prison • I always knew he’d end up in (the) jug. Thesaurus+: ↑Prisons and parts of prisons

Question 4

juggle

Answer 4

juggle [ˈdʒʌg.l ̩] verb [juggles juggling juggled] ENTERTAIN 1. intransitive or transitive to throw several objects up into the air, and then catch and throw them up repeatedly so that one or more stays in the air, usually in order to entertain people • We all watched in amazement as he juggled with three flaming torches. Thesaurus+: ↑Carnival, fairground and circus MANAGE 2. transitive informal to succeed in arranging your life so that you have time to involve yourself in two or more different activities or groups of people • Many parents find it hard to juggle children and a career. Thesaurus+: ↑Coping and not coping ↑Dealing with things or people ↑Tolerating and enduring CHANGE 3. transitive informal to change results or information recorded as numbers so that a situation seems to be better that it really is • It won’t matter if we juggle the figures - no one will know.

Question 5

justify

Answer 5

justify [ˈdʒʌs.tɪ.faɪ] verb transitive [justifies justifying justified] 1. < > to give or to be a good reason for • + -ing verb I can’t really justify taking another day off work. • Are you sure that these measures are justified? Thesaurus+: ↑Defining and explaining 2. justify yourself < > If you justify yourself, you give a good reason for what you have done • It was the only thing that I could do - I don’t have to justify myself to anyone. Thesaurus+: ↑Defining and explaining • How can you justify the employment of capital punishment? • New evidence from a self-confessed liar was not enough to justify a retrial. • Manufacturers need large sales to justify offering a big variety in export markets. • We are duty bound to justify how we spend our funds. • They haven’t been given these rights for all eternity - they should justify having them just like most other people have to.