Word Finder - chunks

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A part of something that has been separated.

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The statue broke into chunks.

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A representative portion of a substance, often large and irregular.

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a chunk of granite

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A sequence of two or more words that occur in language with high frequency but are not idiomatic; a bundle or cluster.

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examples of chunks would include "in accordance with", "the results of", and "so far"

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A discrete segment of a file, stream, etc. (especially one that represents audiovisual media); a block.

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A segment of a comedian's performance

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To break into large pieces or chunks.

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To break down (language, etc.) into conceptual pieces of manageable size.

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To throw.

He bought the land in chunks over the years.

Then he put a few chunks of carrots and potatoes on the plate.

Maybe hurling big boulders - even making them change into steaming chunks of lava on the way - is more your thing.

All of which are combined with high quality extras such as nuts, chocolate chunks caramel, marshmallow and chunks of fruit!

Add the feta cheese chunks, chopped nuts, olives, and sliced tomatoes and turn gently to mix.

Coarsely chop the tomatoes, into maybe ten or twelve chunks each.

In bitesize chunks of a song or two, they're great better hooks and better sing-along choruses than their peers.

Weâve devoted great chunks of our lives to this matter.

Breaking things down into a series of manageable chunks usually makes things easier.

The DVD provides chapter points to make it easier to deliver the training in bite-size chunks.

Click below to listen again to the whole of Fatboy Slim's DJ set in four easily digestible chunks.

You can use the Computer of the Gods to scale down the solar system so that it is in bite size chunks.

By dividing subject areas into smaller, more manageable chunks they can become more easily comprehensible.

To ensure fast access over slow connections, large documents have been segmented into " chunks " .

Hirofumi Ogawa rewrote chunks of the FAT (DOS/Windows fs) code base and made the larger magneto optical disks work.

Their songs are precision-engineered chunks of magnificent lo-fi pop driven along by the pair of powerhouse drummers.

Learning objects tend to act as fixed ' chunks ' .

The heavy flak opened up, chunks of plaster fell from the ceiling.

Crash after crash echoed far above their heads, as the earth came together where it had split, and stones and chunks of clay rattled around them on every side.

It 's going to go well with parma ham, saucisson sec, ardene pate and fresh white chunks of bread coated in butter.

Our cognitive model simulates learning by recognizing regularities in the decision task, and building " chunks " that guide decision making.

Beware of composite birthstone jewelry-this is jewelry that's made primarily of big chunks of imitation stone.

His numbers are good and he seems quite healthy except that when he grooms himself, he pulls out huge chunks of his fur.

Generally, if a cat owner scoops the chunks of urine-soaked silica gel and feces from the box on a regular basis, the litter box can be emptied and refilled less frequently.

To make sangria, pour an entire bottle of wine (Rioja is a good choice) in a pitcher and add a cup each of triple sec and orange juice, about half a cup of brandy and chunks of oranges, limes or apples with the peels still on.

For quicker melting, cut the base into chunks.

Toast the bread and cut into 1 cm chunks.

Fry the pork, bacon and ham hock chunks in batches and brown on all sides.

The whole is so interlinked it is almost impossible to divide the period into chunks which will answer specific questions.

Cooking cut the parsnips into chunks and cook them in boiling water until easily penetrated with a kitchen knife (about 20 minutes ).

The harbor patrolman went on to tell how he scooped up several chunks of the metal from the beach and boarded the patrol boat.

I felt strangely helpless and vulnerable as the first tinkling chunks whizzed by, Es cursing increasingly loudly from his precarious perch high above.

The eviction of Labor from chunks of suburban England has changed the timbre of the PLP.

Trees were taller and gray chunks of gravel crunched under Keds and bicycle tires like Cheerios between small teeth.

She gave up huge chunks of our national veto in negotiating the ' Single European Act ' ten years later.

Indeed they often accept large chunks of the revisionist argument.

It is similar to a frozen Daiquiri, although it can contain larger chunks of ice.

This prevents chunks of fruit from becoming lodged in the bottom of the blender container.

To use up old scraps of patterned paper, whip stitch the chunks together to create a custom background with a crazy-quilt appearance.

In other words, instead of having to take in a lot of information at one time, with these courses, all of that very valuable information will be broken down into manageable chunks.

If you are prone to overworking or cramming for a test, be sure to schedule chunks of your day to check out and just relax.

The seeds and skin of the berry have the most antioxidants, so it's best to get a juice that is more of a smoothie, with great chunks of the fruit left in it.

Thin strips of raw beet are much easier to eat than cubes or chunks.

Grill pineapple chunks, slices, or rings and serve with other vegetables or fruits.

It also comes in large chunks to replace meat in curry recipes.

Solid chunks of these bones are harder to digest because it takes longer for the digestive juices to penetrate the bones.

You can cut off chunks of vegetable roll and mix it with one of the meat rolls.

Instead of cutting off uneven chunks of nail and possibly biting into the quick behind the nail, these tools smooth away thin layers of nail.

Any construction site can leave concrete chunks, hard-packed dirt, and other problems behind.

Chunks of drywall often come off with the crown molding, making it essential that the tops of the walls be refinished before painting.