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  • 41Instant hot water dispensers — An instant hot water dispenser or boiling water tap, is a sink appliance that dispenses near boiling water (up to 200°F) right at the kitchen sink. Having near boiling water at one s fingertips helps speed up the preparation of foods, beverages… …

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  • 42instant — [[t]ɪ̱nstənt[/t]] ♦♦♦ instants 1) N COUNT: usu sing An instant is an extremely short period of time. For an instant, Catherine was tempted to flee... The pain disappeared in an instant. Syn: moment 2) N SING …

    English dictionary

  • 43instant — /in steuhnt/, n. 1. an infinitesimal or very short space of time; a moment: They arrived not an instant too soon. 2. the point of time now present or present with reference to some action or event. 3. a particular moment: at the instant of… …

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  • 44instant — 01. She was too lazy to make herself a sandwich and salad, and decided to just have some [instant] soup. 02. The [instant] replay became a standard technique on television beginning in 1964. 03. The television became an [instant] success when it… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 45instant — in|stant1 [ ınstənt ] adjective ** 1. ) immediate: We can t promise instant solutions, but we can promise to listen. They took an instant liking to each other. 2. ) instant food or drink can be prepared in a very short time, usually by adding hot …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 46instant — I UK [ˈɪnstənt] / US adjective ** 1) immediate We can t promise instant solutions, but we can promise to listen. They took an instant liking to each other. 2) instant food or drink can be prepared in a very short time, usually by adding hot water …

    English dictionary

  • 47instant — in•stant [[t]ˈɪn stənt[/t]] n. 1) an infinitesimal or very short space of time; moment 2) the point of time now present: Come here this instant![/ex] 3) a particular moment: at the instant of contact[/ex] 4) an instant beverage or other product,… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 48instant — 1 adjective 1 happening or produced immediately: The women took an instant dislike to one another. | a system that provides instant hot water 2 (only before noun) instant food, coffee etc is in the form of powder and prepared by adding hot water …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 49instant — adj. & n. adj. 1 occurring immediately (gives an instant result). 2 a (of food etc.) ready for immediate use, with little or no preparation. b prepared hastily and with little effort (I have no instant solution). 3 urgent; pressing. 4 Commerce of …

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  • 50instant — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin instant , instans, from instant , instans, adjective, instant, from Latin Date: 14th century 1. an infinitesimal space of time; especially a point in time separating two… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary