AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION IS WORTH A POUND OF CURE

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AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION IS WORTH A POUND OF CURE — little preventive maintenance can save the need for repairs later; deal with a problem before it gets worse
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AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION IS WORTH A POUND OF CURE — prevent a problem so you don't have to solve it, a stitch in time... Forest fires deserve an ounce of …
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AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION IS WORTH A POUND OF CURE — prevent a problem so you don't have to solve it, a stitch in time saves nine Forest fires deserve an …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AN — [an] 1. interr part -; an ille habe le libro? has he the book?; 2. conj whether -an suffixo adjective …
Interlingua English vocab
POUND — Unit of weight in the avoirdupois system, the traditional European system of weight (incorporated into the British Imperial system and …
Английский словарь Британика
OUNCE — Unit of weight in the avoirdupois system, the traditional European system of weight, which was incorporated into the British Imperial …
Английский словарь Британика
WORTH — I. ˈwərth, ˈwə̄th, ˈwəith intransitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English worthen, from Old English weorthan, wurthan; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POUND — I. ˈpau̇nd noun ( plural pounds -n(d)z ; also pound ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OUNCE — I. ˈau̇n(t)s noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English unce, ounce, from Middle French unce, from Latin uncia twelfth part, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CURE — I. ˈkyu̇(ə)r, -u̇ə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English (also, care), from Old French, from Medieval Latin & Latin; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AN — I. _ən, after some consonants often ə n, esp emphatic or hesitating or after a pause (|)an; see usage note …
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PREVENTION — prēˈvenchən, prə̇ˈ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Late Latin praevention-, praeventio action of overtaking or anticipating, from Latin praeventus (past …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CURÉ — kyəˈrā, ˈkyu̇ˌrā, F ku̅e̅rā noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from Old French, from cure cure of souls (after Medieval …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OUNCE — (n.) A feline quadruped (Felis irbis, / uncia) resembling the leopard in size, and somewhat in color, but it has …
Английский словарь Webster
CURE — (v. t.) To prepare for preservation or permanent keeping; to preserve, as by drying, salting, etc.; as, to cure beef …
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AN — () This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of …
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OUNCE — ( n. ) A feline quadruped (Felis irbis, / uncia) resembling the leopard in size, and somewhat in color, but …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AN — This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WORTH — worth 1 /werrth/ , prep. 1. good or important enough to justify (what is specified): advice worth taking; a place …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POUND — pound 1 — pounder , n. /pownd/ , v.t. 1. to strike repeatedly with great force, as with an instrument, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OUNCE — ounce 1 /owns/ , n. 1. a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1 / 16 pound (28.349 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CURE — — cureless , adj. — curelessly , adv. — curer , n. /kyoor/ , n. , v. , cured, curing …
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AN — an 1 /euhn/ ; when stressed /an/ , indefinite article. the form of a before an initial vowel sound ( …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WORTH — I. ˈwərth intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English weorthan; akin to Old High German werdan to become, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POUND — I. ˈpau̇nd noun ( plural pounds also pound ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pund, from Latin pondo pound, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OUNCE — I. ˈau̇n(t)s noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French unce, from Latin uncia 12th part, ounce, from unus one — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CURE — I. ˈkyu̇r noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin cura, cure of souls, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AN — I. ən, (ˈ)an indefinite article Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ān one — more at one Date: before 12th …
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WORTH — adj valuable; of worthy; estimable; also, worth while. 2. worth ·adj deserving of; in a good or bad sense, …
Webster English vocab
PREVENTION — noun prejudice; prepossession. 2. prevention ·noun the act of going, or state of being, before. 3. prevention ·noun anticipation; ·esp., …
Webster English vocab
POUND — pl of pound. 2. pound ·noun a level stretch in a canal between locks. 3. pound ·vi to strike heavy …
Webster English vocab
OUNCE — noun fig.: a small portion; a bit. 2. ounce ·noun the twelfth part of a troy pound. 3. ounce ·noun …
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CURE — vi to become healed. 2. cure ·noun a curate; a pardon. 3. cure ·noun care, heed, or attention. 4. cure …
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AN — conj if; a word used by old english authors. 2. an ·- this word is properly an adjective, but …
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WORTH — [worth] vi [ME, fr. OE weorthan; akin to OHG werdan to become, L vertere to turn, Lith versti to overturn, …
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POUND — [pound] n, pl pounds also pound [ME, fr. OE pund, fr. L pondo pound, fr. abl. of pondus weight--more at …
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OUNCE — [ounce] n [ME, fr. MF unce, fr. L uncia 12th part, ounce, fr. unus one--more at one] (14c) 1 a: …
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CURE — [cure] n [ME, fr. OF, fr. ML & L; ML cura, cure of souls, fr. L, care] (14c) 1 a: …
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POUND — unit of avoirdupois weight, equal to 16 ounces, 7,000 grains, or 0.4536 kilograms, and of troy and apothecaries' weight, equal …
Britannica English vocabulary
OUNCE — Ounce (snow leopard) also called Snow Leopard (Leo uncia), long-haired cat, family Felidae, grouped with the lion, tiger, and others …
Britannica English vocabulary
POUND — pound, Pound BrE AmE paʊnd ▷ pounded ˈpaʊnd ɪd -əd ▷ pounding/s ˈpaʊnd ɪŋ/z ▷ pounds, Pound's paʊndz ▶ ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OUNCE — ounce BrE AmE aʊn t s ▷ ounces ˈaʊn t s ɪz -əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WORTH — / wɜːθ; NAmE wɜːrθ/ adjective , noun ■ adjective [ not before noun ] (used like a preposition, followed by …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PREVENTION — / prɪˈvenʃn; NAmE / noun [ U ] the act of stopping sth bad from happening : accident / crime …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POUND — / paʊnd; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun MONEY 1. [ C ] (also technical ˌpound ˈsterling ) ( …
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OUNCE — / aʊns; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] ( abbr. oz ) a unit for measuring weight, 1/16 of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CURE — / kjʊə(r); NAmE kjʊr/ verb , noun ■ verb [ vn ] 1. cure sb (of sth) to make a …
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WORTH — I. worth 1 S1 W2 /wɜːθ $ wɜːrθ/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: weorth 'worthy, of …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PREVENTION — pre ‧ ven ‧ tion /prɪˈvenʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ preventable , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POUND — I. pound 1 S1 W2 /paʊnd/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1-2, 5-6: Language: Old English ; Origin: pund , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OUNCE — ounce S3 /aʊns/ BrE AmE noun [countable] ( written abbreviation oz ) [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CURE — I. cure 1 /kjʊə $ kjʊr/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: adjective : cured, ↑ curable ≠ ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AN — I. a S1 W1 /ə; strong eɪ/ BrE AmE ( also an ) indefinite article , determiner 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WORTH — adj. & n. --predic.adj. (governing a noun like a preposition) 1 of a value equivalent to (is worth ø50; is …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
POUND — n. 1 a unit of weight equal to 16 oz. avoirdupois (0.4536 kg), or 12 oz. troy (0.3732 kg). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OUNCE — n. 1 a a unit of weight of one-sixteenth of a pound avoirdupois (approx. 28 grams). °Abbr.: oz. b a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WORTH — adj. & n. predic.adj. (governing a noun like a preposition) 1 of a value equivalent to (is worth $50; is …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
POUND — n. 1 a unit of weight equal to 16 oz. avoirdupois (0.4536 kg), or 12 oz. troy (0.3732 kg). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OUNCE — n. 1 a a unit of weight of one-sixteenth of a pound avoirdupois (approx. 28 grams). °Abbr.: oz. b a …
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