binder

CEFRB2

/ˈbaɪndə/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    a machine that cuts grain and binds it in sheaves.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A cover or holder for unbound papers, pages, etc.

Examples

  • She went to buy a ring binder.

  • Tom picked up a binder.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • [ˈbəi̯nd(ə)ɹ]
  • /ˈbʌɪndəɹ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Someone who binds.

  2. Someone who binds books; a bookbinder.

  3. Something that is used to bind things together, often referring to the mechanism that accomplishes this for a book.

More examples

In context

  • The runtime binder considers inheritance and name hiding, and does overload resolution.

  • Some of these file binders can produce files that can't be detected by some anti-viruses, and if downloaded and run by an unsuspecting user, it can result in a system compromise.

  • He had to send back the binders and return to clothing that was at least gender-neutral.

Synonyms

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She organized her notes by placing them into a three-ring blank for easy access.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English byndere; equivalent to bind + -er.