(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is something that you give someone as a present.
...a ~ of $50.00...
They believed the unborn child was a ~ from God.
...~ shops.
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2.
If someone has a ~ for doing something, they have a natural ability for doing it.
As a youth he discovered a ~ for teaching...
Her grandmother had the ~ of making people happy.
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