noun - a grammatical structure that we use for actions that had been happening up to a certain moment in the past, the structure is HAD BEEN + present participle (had been going, had been talking etc.)
noun, technical - a long beam or structure that is fixed at one end and free at the other
noun - the act of forcing people to accept something such as a rule, law, tax, or belief
noun - people of high social rank who have titles such as duke, earl, or baron; the aristocracy
adjective - describing petrol that does not contain lead, which is less harmful to the environment and engines
verb - to decide which tasks, problems, or goals are the most important and deal with them first
verb - to cause a chemical change in food or drink by the action of bacteria or yeast
noun, British English - the time after which television programmes with adult content may be broadcast (9 p.m. in Britain)
noun - a person from the ancient city of Troy, or relating to Troy in ancient Greek history
noun - the process of making a liquid weaker or less concentrated by adding water or another liquid