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WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)
sister
/ˈsɪs.tə/
noun1 of 2
female you share a parent with
- “His sister likes to do her homework in the evenings.”Tatoeba
- “That little girl in the red clothes is my sister.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To strengthen (a supporting beam) by fastening a second beam alongside it.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)