stainless

CEFRB1

/stˈeɪnləs/

adjective · noun

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Examples

My mind is as bright and clean as a stainless mirror.
The conveyors are made entirely of stainless and the whole facility is designed for regular washdowns.

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Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

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In context

This steel is stainless.
After that there were boastings in Hereot! Then did the warriors brag before their stainless queen.
Lead is used as part of the tumbler’s vacuum insulation and is covered by a stainless steel layer that protects consumers from lead exposure, according to the Stanley cup manufacturer, Pacific Market International.

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Lead is used as part of the tumbler’s vacuum insulation and is covered by a stainless steel layer that protects consumers from lead exposure, according to the Stanley cup manufacturer, Pacific Market International.
2024 January 26, Madeline Holcombe and Sandee LaMotte, “Stanley and other drink cups contain lead. Should you be worried?”, in CNN
After that there were boastings in Hereot! Then did the warriors brag before their stainless queen.
1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 28

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