n.
1.a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
2.a secondary representation of an original
3.matter to be printed
4.material suitable for a journalistic account copy v.
1.copy down as is
2.reproduce someone's behavior or looks
3.biology: reproduce or make an exact copy of
4.make a replica of
Idiom of the Day
on the face of it
from the way that something looks, superficially, on the surface
On the face of it, it looked like the speeding car had caused the accident.