breakthrough
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a discovery or achievement that comes after a lot of hard work
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the process of deciding how something will be made, including how it will work and what it will look like
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an invention that cannot be controlled by the person who created it, especially when it causes harm that was not intended
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something that someone has created or invented and that no one else is legally allowed to make, copy, or sell
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a machine, tool, or system that someone has made, designed, or thought of for the first time
to discover new things about something or a better way of doing it
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a discovery that makes it possible for people to understand something that was previously secret or impossible to know
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a new product, service, television programme etc that is based on another one that already exists
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the job or process of creating an attractive appearance for something, for example a car, dress, or a person’s hair
adverb
adverb
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to be the reason why something is called by a particular name, especially because you have discovered or invented it
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using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related
BuzzWord Articlea substance that scientists think exists out in space, but for which they have no direct proof
Open Dictionary
… to reveal a small part of your intentions in order to attract support, without actually committing yourself to doing anything
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