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having a strong effect on people\'s feelings or thoughts : his photomontages are powerful antiwar images.
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archaic a person or thing resembling another closely : she is the very picture of her mother.
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for the reason that; since : we did it because we felt it our duty | just because I\'m inexperienced doesn\'t mean that I lack perception.
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for a reason that is not known or specified : he looked different somehow.
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moving in one side and out of the other side of (an opening, channel, or location) : [as prep. ] stepping boldly through the doorway | [as adv. ] as soon as we opened the gate, they came streaming through.
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used to indicate that one is unwilling to tolerate any more of something undesirable
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a human being regarded as an individual : the porter was the last person to see her | she is a person of astonishing energy.
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a way out, esp. of a public building, room, or passenger vehicle : she slipped out by the rear exit | a fire exit.
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a round plane figure whose boundary (the circumference) consists of points equidistant from a fixed point (the center).
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a short poem in which the sound of the word or syllable at the end of each line corresponds with that at the end of another.
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of or relating to financial matters : the domestic fiscal crisis. See note at financial .
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of short distance or duration : stay for a little while
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human beings in general or considered collectively : the earthquake killed 30,000 people.
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[ intrans. ] begin to be : they became angry | it is becoming clear that we are in a totally new situation. • grow to be; turn into : the child will become an adult.
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a three-dimensional representation of a person or thing or of a proposed structure, typically on a smaller scale than the original : a model of St. Paul\'s Cathedral | [as adj. ] a model airplane. • (in sculpture) a figure or object made in clay or wax, to be reproduced in another more durable material.
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informal often derogatory a group of people who are linked by a common interest or activity : I\'ve broken away from that whole junkie crowd.
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of troops) come together again in order to continue fighting after a defeat or dispersion : De Montfort\'s troops rallied and drove back the king\'s infantry.
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the round fruit of a tree of the rose family, which typically has thin red or green skin and crisp flesh. Many varieties have been developed as dessert or cooking fruit or for making cider.
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the ability to do something or act in a particular way, esp. as a faculty or quality : the power of speech | [with infinitive ] the power to raise the dead | ( powers) his powers of concentration.
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say something in order to convey information, an opinion, or a feeling : in his agitation he was unable to speak | she refused to speak about the incident.
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the tapered, sharp end of a tool, weapon, or other object : the point of his dagger | a pencil point.
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(of a time or season) coming immediately after the time of writing or speaking : we\'ll go next year | next week\'s parade.
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in a good or satisfactory way : the whole team played well.
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of the very darkest color; the opposite of white; colored like coal, due to the absence of or complete absorption of light : black smoke | her hair was black.
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to be desired or approved of : we live at peace with each other, which is good | a good quality of life.
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shout or scream, esp. to express one\'s fear, pain, or grief : the little girl fell down and cried for her mommy.
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up until the present or an unspecified or implied time; by now or then : I haven\'t told anyone else yet | aren\'t you ready to go yet? | I have yet to be convinced | [with superlative ] the congress was widely acclaimed as the best yet.
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a container with a flat base and sides, typically square or rectangular and having a lid : a cereal box | a hat box.
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of considerable size, extent, or intensity : big hazel eyes | big buildings | big cuts in staff.
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a period of twenty-four hours as a unit of time, reckoned from one midnight to the next, corresponding to a rotation of the earth on its axis.
