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QUEUE:
■ noun
1. a
plait of hair worn hanging from the back of the head; pigtail
2. Brit. a
line or file of persons, vehicles, etc. waiting as to be served
3. a stored arrangement of computer data or programs, waiting to be processed
Eg. Following the mass ravers we arrived at the NEC and we were greeted by a colossus queue which was moving slowly but was massive!
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QUARANTINE:
■ noun
1. the period, orig. 40 days, during which an arriving vessel suspected of carrying contagious disease is
detained in port in strict isolation
2. any isolation or restriction on travel or passage imposed to keep contagious diseases, insect pests, etc. from spreading
3. the state of being quarantined
4. a
place where persons, animals, or plants having contagious diseases, insect pests, etc. are
kept in isolation, or beyond which they may not travel
5. any period of seclusion, social ostracism, etc.
Eg. We are the traffic cop that enforces quarantine, " says Gillis.
QUEUE:
■ noun
1. a plait of hair worn hanging from the back of the head; pigtail
2. Brit. a line or file of persons, vehicles, etc. waiting as to be served
3. a stored arrangement of computer data or programs, waiting to be processed
Eg. Following the mass ravers we arrived at the NEC and we were greeted by a colossus queue which was moving slowly but was massive!
Also visit Killthegre.blogspot.com for latest verbal threads
QUARANTINE:
■ noun
1. the period, orig. 40 days, during which an arriving vessel suspected of carrying contagious disease is detained in port in strict isolation
2. any isolation or restriction on travel or passage imposed to keep contagious diseases, insect pests, etc. from spreading
3. the state of being quarantined
4. a place where persons, animals, or plants having contagious diseases, insect pests, etc. are kept in isolation, or beyond which they may not travel
5. any period of seclusion, social ostracism, etc.
Eg. We are the traffic cop that enforces quarantine, " says Gillis.
