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golf

Part of Speech: noun

A game played with a small ball and a bat or club crooked at the lower end. He who drives the ball into each of a series of small holes in the ground and brings it into the last hole with the fewest strokes is the winner.

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situation

Part of Speech: noun

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            1.                                           Manner                                                         in                                                         which                                                         an                                                         object                                                         is                                                         placed;                                                         location,                                                           esp.                                                         as                                                         related                                                         to                                                           something                                                         else;                                                           position;                                                         locality                                                         site;                                                         as,                                                           a                                                         house                                                         in                                                           a                                                         pleasant                                                           situation.                                    

            2.                                             Position,                                                         as                                                           regards                                                         the                                                           conditions                                                         and                                                           circumstances                                                         of                                                         the                                                         case.                                    

            3.                                           Relative                                                           position;                                                           circumstances;                                                         temporary                                                         state                                                         or                                                         relation                                                         at                                                           a                                                         moment                                                         of                                                         action                                                         which                                                           excites                                                         interest,                                                         as                                                         of                                                           persons                                                         in                                                           a                                                         dramatic                                                         scene.                                    

            4.                                           Permanent                                                           position                                                         or                                                         employment;                                                         place;                                                         office;                                                         as,                                                           a                                                           situation                                                         in                                                           a                                                         store;                                                           a                                                           situation                                                         under                                                         government.

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Well, then, you know the situation, don't you? - "The Last Woman", Ross Beeckman.
As soon as I was alone I began to think over the situation. - "The Memoires of Casanova, Complete The Rare Unabridged London Edition Of 1894, plus An Unpublished Chapter of History, By Arthur Symons", Jacques Casanova de Seingalt.
If I was in a situation to take you, I'd do it in a minute. - "Barriers Burned Away", E. P. Roe.

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