miner (someone who works in a mine) My father was a coal miner. The miners were digging for gold. minor (not very important or serious, small) We need to make some minor changes to the plan. Four passengers were transported to the hospital with minor injuries. envocabulary.com
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load (an amount of weight carried by a person, vehicle, etc.) The maximum load for this elevator is 10 people. (to put load on or in) How long will it take to load the ship. lode (a vein of metal ore) This place is a lode of pure gold. We …
Read More »borrow vs. lend
borrow (to get something from someone temporarily) I borrowed some money from a friend. Can I borrow your pen? lend (to give something to someone temporarily) Can you lend me a hundred dollars until tomorrow? I can’t lend you, my car. envocabulary.com
Read More »in time vs. on time
in time (early enough, within the time limit) We arrived home just in time; it was starting to rain. The check arrived just in time. We flew to Miami the next day. on time (at the appointed time, neither later nor earlier) I have always paid my bills …
Read More »AIDS vs. HIV
AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) (a very serious disease that destroys the body’s natural ability to defend against infections) Aids is a fatal disease. There is still no cure for AIDS. HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) (a virus that causes AIDS and is usually passed to someone else by having sex) …
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