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1. [**shrieked**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shrieked.md) verb (shriek, shrieks, shrieked, shrieking — past form) Past form of «shriek»: gave a sudden, very high, loud cry, out of fear, pain, excitement or laughter.
2. [**shrieking**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shrieking.md) adjective (shrieking); verb, present participle of «shriek» (shriek, shrieks, shrieked, shrieking); noun (shrieking — uncountable) 1) Making a loud, high, sharp cry, from fear, pain, excitement or laughter. 2) (noun) The sound of loud high cries.
3. [**shrill**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shrill.md) adjective (shrill, shriller, shrillest); verb (shrill, shrills, shrilled — rare) A shrill sound is very high, loud and sharp, often unpleasant: a shrill whistle, a shrill scream.
4. [**shrimp**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shrimp.md) noun (a shrimp, shrimp or shrimps); verb (shrimp, shrimps, shrimped, shrimping — catch shrimps) A shrimp is a small sea animal with a shell, a long tail and many legs; many are eaten as food.
5. [**shrine**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shrine.md) noun (shrines) 1) A shrine is a holy place, often a small chapel or a tomb, where people go to pray or to honour a saint or god.
6. [**shrink**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shrink.md) verb (shrink, shrinks, shrank, shrunk, shrinking); noun (shrink — informal word for a mental health doctor) To shrink means to get smaller, or to make something smaller.
7. [**shrinkage**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shrinkage.md) noun (shrinkage — usually uncountable) 1) The amount by which something gets smaller. 2) The process of getting smaller. 3) (business) Goods lost from a shop through theft…
8. [**shrivel**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shrivel.md) verb (shrivel, shrivels, shrivelled (UK) / shriveled (US), shrivelling (UK) / shriveling (US)) To become smaller, dry and wrinkled, often because of heat, cold or lack of water.
9. [**shrivelled**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shrivelled.md) adjective; past form of verb shrivel (shrivel, shrivels, shrivelled, shrivelling; American spelling shriveled) 1) Shrivelled means dried up and wrinkled, shrunk small and tight, like an old apple or a dead leaf.
10. [**shroud**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shroud.md) noun (a shroud, shrouds); verb (shroud, shrouds, shrouded, shrouding) A cloth that a dead body is wrapped in before burial.
11. [**shrub**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shrub.md) noun (a shrub, shrubs) 1) A woody plant smaller than a tree, with several stems growing from near the ground; a bush.
12. [**shrubbery**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shrubbery.md) noun (shrubberies) 1) A shrubbery is an area in a garden or park planted with bushes and small trees.
13. [**shrug**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shrug.md) verb (shrug, shrugs, shrugged, shrugging); noun (a shrug, shrugs) To shrug is to raise your shoulders quickly and drop them, to show you do not know or do not care.
14. [**shrunken**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shrunken.md) adjective (shrunken); old past participle of shrink (shrink, shrank, shrunk/shrunken) 1) Having become smaller than before, often in a way that looks wrinkled, dried or weak. 2) (of numbers or amounts) Made smaller, reduced.
15. [**shuck**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shuck.md) verb (shuck, shucks, shucked, shucking); noun (a shuck, shucks); interjection (shucks — US, informal) To remove the outer covering of corn, peas, beans or oysters: shuck corn.
16. [**shucks**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shucks.md) interjection (shucks, aw shucks); noun, plural of shuck (a shuck, shucks); verb (shuck, shucks, shucked) A mild word for disappointment or shyness: «Shucks, I missed the bus!».
17. [**shudder**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shudder.md) verb (shudder, shudders, shuddered, shuddering); noun (a shudder) 1) To shudder is to shake suddenly, usually from fear, cold, or disgust. 2) A shudder is one such shake of the body.
18. [**shuddering**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shuddering.md) verb form (the -ing form of shudder: shudder, shuddered, shuddering) 1) Shuddering means shaking hard with fear, cold, or disgust.
19. [**shuffle**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shuffle.md) verb (shuffle, shuffles, shuffled, shuffling); noun (a shuffle, shuffles) To shuffle cards means to mix them up so they are in a random order.
20. [**shun**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shun.md) verb (shun, shuns, shunned, shunning) To shun someone is to keep away from them on purpose and refuse to talk to them.
21. [**shunning**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shunning.md) verb form (the -ing form of shun: shun, shuns, shunned, shunning) 1) Shunning means keeping away from someone or something on purpose, and refusing to have anything to do with it.
22. [**shunt**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shunt.md) verb (shunt, shunts, shunted, shunting); noun (a shunt, shunts) To shunt something is to push or move it to one side, often roughly.
23. [**shush**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shush.md) verb (shush, shushes, shushed, shushing); interjection (shush!) 1) «Shush!» is a word that tells someone to be quiet. 2) To shush someone is to tell them to be quiet, often by saying «shh».
24. [**shut**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shut.md) verb (shut, shuts, shut, shutting); adjective (shut) To shut something means to close it, like a door, a window, a box or your eyes.
25. [**shutter**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shutter.md) noun (a shutter, shutters); verb (shutter, shutters, shuttered, shuttering) A shutter is a wooden or metal cover on a window that you open and close to keep out light, wind or burglars.
26. [**shutting**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shutting.md) verb form (present participle of shut: shut, shuts, shut, shutting) Shutting is closing something, like a door, window, lid or your eyes.
27. [**shuttle**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shuttle.md) noun (a shuttle, shuttles); verb (shuttle, shuttles, shuttled, shuttling) A shuttle is a bus, train or plane that goes back and forth often between two places, like an airport and a car park.
28. [**shy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shy.md) adjective (shyer, shyest; also shier, shiest); verb (shy, shies, shied, shying) Shy means nervous and quiet with people you do not know well.
29. [**shyly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shyly.md) adverb (shyly, more shyly, most shyly) 1) In a shy way — nervously and quietly, because you feel uncomfortable with other people or new things.
30. [**shyness**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shyness.md) noun (shyness — uncountable) 1) Shyness is the feeling of being nervous, quiet and uncomfortable with people you don't know well or when everyone is looking at you.
31. [**si**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/si.md) noun (si — music note); abbreviation (SI); Spanish/Italian word (sí, si) The seventh note of the do-re-mi scale in some countries, now usually called «ti» in English (do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti).
32. [**siamang**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/siamang.md) noun (a siamang, siamangs) 1) A large black gibbon (a kind of small ape) that lives in the rainforests of Malaysia, Thailand and Sumatra in Indonesia, famous for its…
33. [**sib**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sib.md) noun (a sib, sibs) — short form 1) (informal, slang) «Sib» is a short form of «sibling», a brother or sister. 2) (old) Sib can mean a relative.
34. [**siberian**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/siberian.md) adjective (Siberian); noun (a Siberian, Siberians) 1) Siberian means from or about Siberia, the huge, very cold northern part of Russia that stretches from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific…
35. [**sibling**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sibling.md) noun (a sibling, siblings) 1) A sibling is a brother or sister.
36. [**sibyl**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sibyl.md) noun (sibyls) 1) A sibyl is, in old stories, a woman who was believed to be able to foretell the future. (old use)
37. [**sibylline**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sibylline.md) adjective (no comparative form) 1) Sibylline means of or like a sibyl; mysterious and hard to understand, as if giving a hidden prophecy. (rare)
38. [**sick**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sick.md) adjective (sick, sicker, sickest); noun (sick, informal UK = vomit) 1) Sick means ill, not healthy. 2) To be sick (UK) or to feel sick can mean to throw up food from your stomach (to vomit). 3) Sick of…
39. [**sicken**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sicken.md) verb (sicken, sickens, sickened, sickening) To make someone feel shocked, disgusted or very upset, as if they might be sick.
40. [**sickle**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sickle.md) noun (a sickle, sickles); adjective (sickle-shaped) A farm tool with a short handle and a curved, C-shaped blade, used for cutting grass, grain or corn by hand.
41. [**sickly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sickly.md) adjective (sickly, sicklier, sickliest) 1) Often ill, weak or not healthy. 2) Looking pale or unhealthy. 3) (of taste or smell) Too sweet in a way that makes you feel a bit sick.…
42. [**sickness**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sickness.md) noun (sickness, uncountable; a sickness, sicknesses) 1) Sickness is being ill or unwell. 2) A sickness is a particular illness or disease. 3) Sickness can mean feeling like you are going to…
43. [**side**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/side.md) noun, verb, adjective (side, sides, sided) A side is one of the straight lines that make a flat shape.
44. [**sideline**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sideline.md) noun (a sideline, sidelines); verb (sideline, sidelines, sidelined, sidelining) The sidelines are the lines along the long sides of a sports pitch, and the area just outside them.
45. [**sidestroke**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sidestroke.md) noun (sidestroke — uncountable; a sidestroke) 1) A way of swimming while lying on your side, pushing with a scissor kick and moving your arms alternately under the water.
46. [**sidewalk**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sidewalk.md) noun (a sidewalk, sidewalks) 1) (American) A path at the side of a road where people walk; British and Australian «pavement» or «footpath».
47. [**sideways**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sideways.md) adverb; adjective (sideways) 1) Sideways means to the side, or moving with one side first. 2) Sideways means from the side, as in a sideways look.
48. [**sidewinder**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sidewinder.md) noun (a sidewinder, sidewinders) A small rattlesnake from the deserts of the south-western USA and Mexico that moves sideways by throwing its body in loops across the sand.
49. [**sidle**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sidle.md) verb (sidle, sidles, sidled, sidling) 1) To sidle is to walk slowly and sideways, moving quietly and a little shyly, often to avoid notice.
50. [**siege**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/siege.md) noun (a siege, sieges); verb (to siege — rare, usually «besiege») A siege is when an army surrounds a town or castle and stops food and help getting in, so the people inside will give up.
51. [**sienna**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sienna.md) noun, uncountable (sienna); adjective (sienna) A brownish-yellow (raw sienna) or reddish-brown (burnt sienna) earth colour used in paints and crayons.
52. [**sieve**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sieve.md) noun (sieve, sieves); verb (sieve, sieves, sieved, sieving) A sieve is a kitchen tool with a fine net or many small holes, used to separate small bits from big bits, or solids from liquid.
53. [**sift**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sift.md) verb (sift, sifts, sifted, sifting) To shake flour or sand through a sieve to break up lumps or remove bits.
54. [**sigh**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sigh.md) verb (sigh, sighs, sighed, sighing); noun (a sigh, sighs) 1) To sigh is to breathe out slowly and loudly, often because you are tired, sad, bored or relieved. 2) A sigh is that long, loud breath.
55. [**sight**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sight.md) noun (sight, sights; a sight); verb (sight, sights, sighted, sighting) Sight is the ability to see; one of the five senses.
56. [**sighting**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sighting.md) noun (a sighting, sightings); verb form (-ing form of «sight») A sighting is an occasion when someone sees something rare, unusual or wanted: a bird, a whale, a UFO or a missing person.
57. [**sightless**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sightless.md) adjective (no comparative form) 1) Sightless means unable to see; blind.
58. [**sigma**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sigma.md) noun (sigma, sigmas); adjective (sigma — slang) The eighteenth letter of the Greek alphabet, written Σ (capital) and σ or ς (small).
59. [**sign**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sign.md) noun (sign, signs); verb (sign, signs, signed, signing) A sign is a board with words or pictures that tells you something, like a road sign or a shop sign.
60. [**signal**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/signal.md) noun (a signal, signals); verb (signal, signals, signalled/signaled, signalling/signaling) A signal is a sound, light, sign or movement that gives a message or warning: a traffic signal, a hand signal.
61. [**signalling**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/signalling.md) verb form (signal, signals, signalled, signalling — UK; signaled, signaling — US); noun (signalling — uncountable) Present participle of «signal»: giving a sign, sound or light to send a message.
62. [**signally**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/signally.md) adverb (signal, signals, signalled; signally) 1) Signally means in a striking, remarkable way, so that it is clearly noticed.
63. [**signatory**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/signatory.md) noun (a signatory, signatories); adjective (signatory) A signatory is a person, group or country that has signed an official agreement, contract or treaty.
64. [**signature**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/signature.md) noun (a signature, signatures) A signature is your name written in your own special way, to show you agree to or wrote something.
65. [**signboard**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/signboard.md) noun (signboards) 1) A signboard is a flat board with words or a picture on it, put up outside a shop or inn to show what is sold or where it is.
66. [**signer**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/signer.md) noun (a signer, signers) A signer is a person who signs their name on something, like a letter, card or important document.
67. [**significance**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/significance.md) noun (significance) Significance is how important or meaningful something is.
68. [**significant**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/significant.md) adjective (significant, more significant) 1) Important; worth noticing. 2) Large enough to matter: a significant amount. 3) Having a special meaning: a significant look. 4) (maths)…
69. [**signification**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/signification.md) noun (signification, significations) 1) (formal) Signification is the meaning of a word, sign or symbol. 2) (formal) Signification is the act of showing or signalling something.
70. [**signified**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/signified.md) verb (signify, signifies, signified, signifying — past form); noun (the signified — in the study of language and signs) Signified is the past form of signify: it means showed, meant or stood for.
71. [**signify**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/signify.md) verb (signify, signifies, signified, signifying) To be a sign of something; to mean something (dark clouds signify rain).
72. [**signpost**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/signpost.md) noun (a signpost, signposts); verb (signpost, signposts, signposted, signposting) A signpost is a post at the side of a road or path with signs that show the way and how far it is to places.
73. [**sika**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sika.md) noun (a sika, sika or sikas; sika deer) 1) A sika is a kind of deer that came from East Asia (Japan, China, Taiwan); it is small to medium-sized with a reddish-brown coat with…
74. [**sikh**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sikh.md) noun (a Sikh, Sikhs); adjective (Sikh) A Sikh is a person who follows Sikhism, a religion that began in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.
75. [**sikhism**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sikhism.md) noun (Sikhism, uncountable) 1) Sikhism is a religion founded in the Punjab region of India by Guru Nanak; Sikhs believe in one God and follow the teachings of the ten…
76. [**silage**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/silage.md) noun (silage — uncountable) 1) Grass, maize or other green crops that are cut, packed tightly and kept without air so they ferment, to feed cows and sheep in winter.
77. [**silence**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/silence.md) noun (silence, silences); verb (silence, silences, silenced, silencing) 1) Silence is when there is no sound at all. 2) Silence is also when people are not talking. 3) To silence means to make someone or…
78. [**silent**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/silent.md) adjective (silent, more silent, most silent) Silent means making no sound at all; completely quiet.
79. [**silently**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/silently.md) adverb (silently) 1) Without making any sound; quietly. 2) Without speaking.
80. [**silhouette**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/silhouette.md) noun (a silhouette, silhouettes); verb (silhouette, silhouettes, silhouetted, silhouetting) 1) A silhouette is the dark shape or outline of someone or something seen against a brighter background, like a person standing in front…
81. [**silicate**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/silicate.md) noun (a silicate, silicates; silicate as a substance) A mineral or compound made of silicon and oxygen, often with metals; most rocks, sand and clay are made of silicates.
82. [**silicon**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/silicon.md) noun (silicon — uncountable) Silicon is a chemical element (symbol Si), a grey shiny solid that is the main part of sand and many rocks.
83. [**silk**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/silk.md) noun (silk — uncountable; a silk, silks — for kinds or garments); adjective (silk, silky) A soft, smooth, shiny cloth made from threads spun by silkworms.
84. [**silken**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/silken.md) adjective (silken) 1) Made of silk. 2) Soft, smooth and shiny like silk: «silken hair», «a silken voice».
85. [**silkworm**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/silkworm.md) noun (a silkworm, silkworms) 1) A silkworm is the caterpillar of the silk moth, which spins a cocoon of fine silk thread; people use this thread to make silk cloth.
86. [**silky**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/silky.md) adjective (silky, silkier, silkiest) 1) Smooth, soft and shiny, like silk. 2) (voice, movement) Smooth and gentle: a silky voice, silky skills (in sport).
87. [**sill**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sill.md) noun (a sill, sills) A sill is the flat shelf at the bottom of a window, inside or outside.
88. [**silliness**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/silliness.md) noun (silliness — uncountable) 1) Being silly: behaving in a foolish, funny or not serious way. 2) A silly act or silly talk.
89. [**silly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/silly.md) adjective (silly, sillier, silliest) Silly means funny in a foolish way: a silly hat.
90. [**silt**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/silt.md) noun (silt, uncountable); verb (silt up) Fine sand, mud and soil carried by flowing water and left at the bottom of rivers, lakes or harbours.
91. [**silver**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/silver.md) noun (silver — uncountable); adjective (silver); verb (silver — rare) Silver is a shiny, grey-white precious metal used for jewellery, coins and cutlery.
92. [**silverback**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/silverback.md) noun (a silverback, silverbacks) A silverback is a grown-up male gorilla, the leader of a gorilla family, named after the silvery-grey hair on his back.
93. [**silverfish**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/silverfish.md) noun (a silverfish, silverfish) A silverfish is a small, shiny, silver-grey insect with no wings that wriggles like a fish and lives in damp corners of houses.
94. [**silvery**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/silvery.md) adjective (silvery, more silvery, most silvery) Silvery means shiny and grey-white, like silver.
95. [**sima**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sima.md) noun (sima — geology); name (Sima) The lower layer of the Earth's crust, under the oceans and below the continents, made of heavy rock rich in silicon and magnesium (si + ma).
96. [**similar**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/similar.md) adjective (similar, more similar, most similar) Almost the same as something else, but not exactly.
97. [**simile**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/simile.md) noun (a simile, similes) 1) A simile is a way of describing something by comparing it to something else using «like» or «as»: «as brave as a lion», «she ran like…
98. [**simmer**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/simmer.md) verb (simmer, simmers, simmered, simmering); noun (a simmer — singular) To cook something gently in liquid just below boiling, with small bubbles.
99. [**simmering**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/simmering.md) verb (simmer, simmers, simmered, simmering — -ing form); adjective (simmering) Cooking gently in liquid that is just below boiling, with small bubbles.
100. [**simple**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/simple.md) adjective (simple, simpler, simplest) Simple means easy to understand or do, not complicated.

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