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||**Word**
**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**
**ALTERNATIVES**|**STE EXAMPLE**|**Non-STE example**|

||---|---|---|---|---|

||**beside (prep) — UNNAPPROVED**|ADJACENT TO|THE FUEL PUMP IS
ADJACENT TO THE
STRUCTURAL
SUPPORT.|The fuel pump is beside
the structural support.|
||**BETWEEN (prep)**|Related to something
before and after in time
or position|MAKE SURE THAT
THE STOPWATCH
INDICATION IS
BETWEEN 2 AND
4 MINUTES.|
||**beware (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|CAREFUL (adj)|BE CAREFUL OF
DANGEROUS
VOLTAGES.|Beware of dangerous
voltages.|
||**beyond (prep) — UNNAPPROVED**|MORE THAN|REPLACE ALL
COMPONENTS THAT
ARE WORN MORE
THAN THE MAXIMUM
LIMITS.|Replace all components
that are worn beyond their
maximum limits.|
||**big (adj) — UNNAPPROVED**|LARGE (adj)
If it is possible,
give an accurate
value.|INSTALL THE LARGER
BOLTS.|Install the bigger bolts.|
||**bind (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|FREELY (adv)|MAKE SURE THAT
THE VALVES MOVE
FREELY.|Check that valves do not
bind.|
|||WIND AROUND|WIND TWO LAYERS
OF TAPE AROUND
THE PIPE JOINTS.|Bind the pipe joints with
two layers of tape.|

||**blank (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|SEAL (v)|SEAL THE HOSE.|Blank the hose.|

|||CAP (TN)|PUT A CAP ON THE
CONNECTOR.|Blank the connector.|
|||COVER (TN)|PUT A COVER ON THE
OUTLET PORT.|Blank the outlet port.|
||**BLEED (v),**
**BLEEDS,**
**BLED,**
**BLED**|To let a gas out of|BLEED THE
SPEEDBRAKE
HYDRAULIC SYSTEM.|
||**blend (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|MIX (v)|MIX THE ADHESIVE
WITH THE
HARDENER.|Blend the adhesive with
the hardener.|

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||**Word**
**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**
**ALTERNATIVES**|**STE EXAMPLE**|**Non-STE example**|

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||**block (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|CAUSE A BLOCKAGE|MAKE SURE THAT
THE SEALANT DOES
NOT CAUSE A
BLOCKAGE OF THE
DRAIN.|Check that the sealant
does not block the drain.|
||**BLOCKAGE (n)**|That which prevents
correct operation|MAKE SURE THAT
THERE IS NO
BLOCKAGE OF THE
PIPE.|
||**BLOCKED (adj)**|That prevents correct
operation|A BLOCKED OIL JET
CAN CAUSE
INCORRECT
OPERATION.|
||**blot (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|DRY (v)|DRY THE SURFACE
WITH A TOWEL.|Blot the surface with a
towel.|
||**BLOW (v),**
**BLOWS,**
**BLEW,**
**BLOWN**|To cause gas to move|BLOW DRY AIR
THROUGH THE FEED
TUBES.|
||**BLUNT (adj)**|Not sharp|REMOVE THE
SEALANT WITH A
BLUNT SCRAPER.|
||**blunted (adj) — UNNAPPROVED**|BLUNT (adj)|EXAMINE THE STATIC
DISCHARGERS FOR
BENT AND BLUNT
PINS.|Inspect the static
dischargers for bent and
blunted pins.|
||**bolt (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|ATTACH (v)
(WITH A BOLT [TN] OR
BOLTS [TN])|ATTACH THE TRACK
TO THE CHANNELS
WITH THE BOLTS.|Bolt the track to the
channels.|
||**BOND (n)**|1.
A connection
between structural
components for
electrical continuity|DO A RESISTANCE
CHECK OF THE
PRIMARY BONDS.|
|||2.
A firm connection
with another
material|MAKE SURE THAT
THE BOND BETWEEN
THE HONEYCOMB
CORE AND THE SKIN
IS CORRECT.|

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**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**
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||**BOND (v),**
**BONDS,**
**BONDED,**
**BONDED**|1.
To make an
electrical bond|THE STATIC
DISCHARGER IS
ELECTRICALLY
BONDED TO THE
FRAME.|
|||2.
To attach firmly or
become firmly
attached with
another material|IF THE FILLER BONDS
TO THE TOOL, MAKE
THE TOOL MOIST
WITH COLD WATER.|
|||3.
WHEN YOU BOND
THE MATERIALS,
APPLY A THIRD
LAYER OF ADHESIVE.|
||**both (adj) — UNNAPPROVED**|THE TWO (TN)|ATTACH THE TWO
ENDS OF THE HOSE.|Attach both ends of the
hose.|
||**BOTTOM (adj)**|That is lowermost|REMOVE THE
BOTTOM BOLT.|
||**BOTTOM (n)**|The lowermost position|THE DRAIN PLUG IS
AT THE BOTTOM OF
THE UNIT.|
||**bottom (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|TOUCH (v)|OPEN THE DOOR
UNTIL IT TOUCHES
THE FLOOR.|Open the door until it
bottoms on the floor.|
||**bounds (n) — UNNAPPROVED**|LIMIT (n)|MAKE SURE THAT
THE CLEARANCE IS IN
THE LIMITS.|Make sure that the
clearance is in bounds.|
||**brace (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|HOLD (v)|SUPPORT STRUTS
HOLD THE FLOOR
STRUCTURE IN
POSITION.|Support struts brace the
floor structure.|
|||STRONG (adj)|REINFORCEMENT
PLATES MAKE THE
LAP JOINTS
STRONGER.|Reinforcement plates
brace the lap joints.|
||**branch (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|DIVIDE (v)|THE PRESSURE
LINES DIVIDE IN
DIFFERENT
DIRECTIONS.|The pressure lines branch
in different directions.|
||**breadth (n) — UNNAPPROVED**|WIDTH (n)|THE WIDTH OF THE
MATERIAL MUST BE
LARGER THAN 10 mm.|The breadth of the material
must be larger than
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||**Word**
**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**
**ALTERNATIVES**|**STE EXAMPLE**|**Non-STE example**|

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||**break (n) — UNNAPPROVED**|STOP (v)|IF THERE
TRANSMISSION
STOPS, CANCEL THE
TEST.|If there is a break in the
transmission, cancel the
test.|
||**BREAK (v),**
**BREAKS,**
**BROKE,**
**BROKEN**|To cause to separate or
become separated into
parts by force|BREAK THE BOND OF
THE SEALANT.|
|||3.
IF THE SHEAR PIN
BREAKS, DO AN
INSPECTION OF THE
TOWBAR.|
||**breakdown (n) — UNNAPPROVED**|STOP (v)|IF THE PRESSURE
SUPPLY STOPS,
CANCEL THE TEST.|If there is a breakdown in
the pressure supply,
cancel the test.|
||**BREATHE (v),**
**BREATHES,**
**BREATHED,**
**BREATHED**|To get gas into or out of
the lungs|DO NOT BREATHE
THE SOLVENT
FUMES.|
|||2.
BREATHE INTO THE
OXYGEN MASK.|
||**BRIGHT (adj)**
**(BRIGHTER,**
**BRIGHTEST)**|That gives much light|THE NAVIGATION
LIGHTS CHANGE
FROM DIM TO
BRIGHT.|
||**BRIGHTLY (adv)**|In a bright manner|THE LIGHTS COME
ON BRIGHTLY.|
||**brilliance (n) — UNNAPPROVED**|INTENSITY (n)|SET THE INTENSITY
TO THE MINIMUM.|
|||BRIGHT (adj)|TURN THE BRT
CONTROL
CLOCKWISE TO MAKE
THE DISPLAY
BRIGHTER.|Turn the BRT CONTROL
clockwise to increase the
display brilliance.|
