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Olympia oyster (iou) and return 2, noun (oh)


Olympia oyster (iou)



Olympia oyster noun phr. E20.
[Olympia, a town at the southern end of Puget Sound and the capital of the State of Washington, in the US.]
A small northern variety of the Californian oyster, Ostrea lurida.

return 2, noun (oh)



2 W2S2 n
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1 ?coming back?
2 ?giving back?
3 ?changing back?
4 ?starting again?
5 ?profit?
6 in return (for something)
7 ?feeling/situation?
8 ?computer?
9 ?statement?
10 ?vote?
11 by return (of post)
12 ?ticket?
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?COMING BACK?
[singular] the act of returning from somewhere, or your arrival back in a place
::We're all looking forward to your return!
return from
::I need to know the date of her return from Europe.
return to
::Malcolm decided to delay his return to York.
on/upon sb's return
::On his return from Canada, he joined the army.
?GIVING BACK?
[singular] the act of giving, putting, or sending something back
return of
::A mother is appealing for the safe return of her baby son.
::Police have arranged for the return of the stolen goods.
?CHANGING BACK?
[singular] a change back to a previous state or situation
return to
::The United States called for a return to democracy.
::a return to normal
?STARTING AGAIN?
[singular] when someone starts an activity again after they had stopped
return to
::Rose's return to the teaching profession
::Jean is well enough now to consider her return to work .
?PROFIT?
[U and C] the amount of profit that you get from something
::The markets are showing extremely poor returns.
return on
::How can you get the best return on your investment?
return from
::The returns from farming are declining.
::The average rates of return were 15%.
in return (for sth)
as payment or reward for something
::He is always helping people without expecting anything in return.
::We offer an excellent all-round Education to our students. In return, we expect students to work hard.
::Liz agreed to look after the baby in return for a free room.
?FEELING/SITUATION?
[singular] when a feeling, situation etc starts to exist or happen again
return of
::She felt a return of her old anxiety.
::David had noticed the return of worrying symptoms in the last few days.
?COMPUTER?
[U] the key that you press on a computer at the end of an instruction or to move to a new line
-synonym enter enter
::Key in the file name and press return.
?STATEMENT?
[C] a statement giving written information in reply to official questions
::an analysis of the 1851 census returns
-see also tax return
?VOTE?
[C] technical a vote in an election
::What are the returns from last night's voting?
by return (of post)
BrE if you reply to a letter by return, you send your reply almost immediately
?TICKET?
[C] BrE a ticket for a journey from one place to another and back again
-opposite single single
American Equivalent: round trip
-see also day return
-see also the point of no return at point 1 (10)