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free
adjective [after verb] (WITHOUT) /friː/Definition
C1 not having something that is unwanted or unpleasant: Because the organization is a charitable enterprise it is free from tax worldwide. She'll never be completely free of the disease. Ensure the wound is free from/of dirt before applying the bandage.Lacking thingsScarce, inadequate and not enoughEssential or necessary
(Definition of free adjective (WITHOUT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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freckle-faced adjective
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Freddie Mac noun
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free adjective (CHEMICAL)
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free adjective (GIVING/USING OFTEN)
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free adjective (NOT BUSY)
- free adjective (WITHOUT)
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free adjective, adverb (LOOSE)
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free adjective, adverb (NO CHARGE)
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free adjective, adverb (NOT IN PRISON)
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free adjective, adverb (NOT LIMITED)
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free agent noun
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Synonyms and related words:
- -less suffix
- bankrupt adjective
- bankruptcy noun
- be hard up (for sth) idiom
- bereft adjective
- catch verb (NOTICE)
- cry out for sth phrasal verb
- demand verb (NEED)
- lack noun
- lack verb
- lacking adjective
- minus preposition
- need sth like you need a hole in the head idiom
- rid adjective
- scrape (the bottom of) the barrel idiom
- scream (out) for sth idiom
- shortage noun
- shy adjective (LESS)
- starve verb
- the cupboard is bare idiom
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