Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
You use ~ to describe something which stays the same and does not or cannot vary.
They issue a ~ number of shares that trade publicly...
Tickets will be printed with ~ entry times...
Many restaurants offer ~-price menus.
= set
ADJ: usu ADJ n
2.
If you say that someone has ~ ideas or opinions, you mean that they do not often change their ideas and opinions, although perhaps they should.
...people who have ~ ideas about things.
? flexible
ADJ: usu ADJ n
3.
If someone has a ~ smile on their face, they are smiling even though they do not feel happy or pleased.
I had to go through the rest of the evening with a ~ smile on my face.
ADJ
4.
Someone who is of no ~ address, or in British English no ~ abode, does not have a permanent place to live. (FORMAL)
They are not able to get a job interview because they have no ~ address...
He’s of no ~ abode and we found him on the streets.
PHRASE: of/with PHR, v PHR
5.
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