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linking verb
nounB2
/ˈlɪŋkɪŋ vɜːb/A verb that connects the subject of a sentence with a word or phrase that describes or identifies the subject.
linkman
nounlow
/ˈlɪŋkmən/A person who acts as a connecting element, especially a presenter who introduces and connects segments in a broadcast or a player connecting defence and attack in a team sport.
linkoping
nounRare
/ˈlɪnˌʃɜːpɪŋ/A city and municipality in southeastern Sweden.
linkrot
nounLow
/ˈlɪŋk.rɒt/The process by which hyperlinks on the internet become broken or lead to dead pages over time.
links
nounplural-nounB2
/lɪŋks/Connections or relationships between things; in golf, a specific type of coastal, sandy terrain used for golf courses.
linksman
nounC1-C2 (Very Low Frequency)
/ˈlɪŋksmən/A golfer, especially one who plays on a links course.
linkup
nounB2
/ˈlɪŋk.ʌp/A connection or means of connection between two or more people, places, systems, or organizations.
linkwork
nounC2
/ˈlɪŋk.wɜːk/A structure, system, or arrangement consisting of connected parts or links, such as in a fence, chainmail, or mechanism.
linlithgow
nounVery Low
/lɪnˈlɪθɡəʊ/A town in West Lothian, Scotland, historically a royal burgh.
linn
nounC2
/lɪn/A waterfall or a pool at the foot of a waterfall; also, a steep ravine or precipice.
linnaeus
nounLow
/lɪˈniːəs/The surname of Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778), the Swedish botanist, zoologist, and physician who formalised the modern system of naming organisms (binomial nomenclature).
linnet
nounC2
/ˈlɪn.ɪt/A small, seed-eating songbird of the finch family, known for its melodious song and reddish breast and forehead in the male.
linnet hole
nounExtremely Low / Obscure / Archaic
/ˈlɪn.ɪt ˌhəʊl/A small, likely round, opening, possibly referring to the entrance to a bird's nest (of a linnet) or a specific type of small cavity.
linney
nounVery Low (Obsolete/Regional)
/ˈlɪni/A dialectal term from the West Country of England (specifically Cornwall and Devon) for a shed, outhouse, or lean-to building, often attached to a farmhouse.
linnhe
nounVery Low
/ˈlɪni/A sea loch (fjord) on the west coast of Scotland.
lino
nounC1
/ˈlaɪ.nəʊ/Linoleum; a type of hard-wearing floor covering made from solidified linseed oil, pine resin, ground cork dust, and a fabric backing.
lino tile
nounC2 (Very Low Frequency / Specialized)
/ˈlaɪ.nəʊ ˌtaɪl/An individual square or rectangle of linoleum flooring material.
linocut
nounC1
/ˈlʌɪnəʊˌkʌt/A print made from a design cut into a sheet of linoleum.
linoleate
nounC2
/lɪˈnəʊlɪeɪt/A salt or ester of linoleic acid.
linoleic acid
nounC2
/ˌlɪn.əʊˈliː.ɪk ˈæs.ɪd/An essential polyunsaturated fatty acid with 18 carbon atoms and two double bonds, necessary for human nutrition.

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