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Views and landscapes

view

noun

the ability to see something from a particular place

scene

noun

a view that you can see in a picture or from the place where you are

sight

noun

any place that you can see from where you are

backdrop

noun

everything that you can see behind the main thing you are looking at

panorama

noun

a view of a large area of land or water

viewpoint

noun

a place from which you can see or watch something

perspective

noun

a view of a large area

prospect

noun

a view of a wide area of land or water, especially from a high place

vista

noun

the view that you can see from a particular place, especially a beautiful view

view

noun

the area or place that can be seen

caxirola

a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken

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to learn small pieces of information by asking questions or watching or listening carefully

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pierce the corporate veil

… the decision to treat the rights and duties of a company as being the same as the rights and duties of its shareholders

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