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 subway system subway system /ˈsʌbweɪ ˈsɪstəm/

noun

  1. [ N. American] An electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)  ( subway system [ N. American] , tube [UK] , underground [British] , metro , subway [ N. American] )
    an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
     In Paris the subway system is called the metro' and in London it is called the tube' or the underground'
    in Paris the subway system is called the metro' and in London it is called the tube' or the underground'


 asystole asystole /əˈsɪstəˌli/

noun

  1. Absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent absence of the heart beat leading to oxygen lack and eventually to death  ( asystole , cardiac arrest , cardiopulmonary arrest )
    absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent absence of the heart beat leading to oxygen lack and eventually to death


 hard roe hard roe /hɑːrd roʊ/

noun

  1. Fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture  ( hard roe , roe )
    fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture


 dive dive /ˈdaɪv/

noun

  1. () A cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall  ( honkytonk , dive )
    a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
     They went to a dive in the city, hoping for cheap drinks and live music.
    They went to a dive in the city, hoping for cheap drinks and live music.
  2. () A headlong plunge into water  ( diving , dive )
    a headlong plunge into water
     She executed a perfect dive from the high board.
    She executed a perfect dive from the high board.
  3. A steep nose-down descent by an aircraft  ( dive , nose dive , nosedive )
    a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft

verb

  1. () Drop steeply  ( plunk , dive , plunge )
    drop steeply
     The stock market plunged
    the stock market plunged
  2. () (water sport) plunge into water  ( dive )
    (water sport) plunge into water
     I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool
    I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool
  3. Swim under water  ( dive )
    swim under water
     The children enjoyed diving and looking for shells
    the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells