(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is a diagram, picture, or graph which is intended to make information easier to understand.
Male unemployment was 14.2%, compared with 5.8% for women (see ~ on next page)...
The ~ below shows our top 10 choices.
= diagram
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see also bar ~ , flow ~ , pie ~
2.
A ~ is a map of the sea or stars.
...~s of Greek waters.
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3.
If you ~ an area of land, sea, or sky, or a feature in that area, you make a map of the area or show the feature in it.
Ptolemy ~ed more than 1000 stars in 48 constellations...
These seas have been well ~ed.
= map
VERB: V n, V n
4.
The ~s are the official lists that show which CDs have sold the most copies each week.
This album confirmed The Orb’s status as national stars, going straight to Number One in the ~s...
They topped both the US singles and album ~s at the same time.
= hit parade
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5.
If you ~ the development or progress of something, you observe it and record or show it. You can also say that a report or graph ~s the development or progress of something.
Bulletin boards ~ed each executive’s progress.
= record
VERB: V n