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1. Definition: 1. be a substitute; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet"

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1. Definition: 1. a specific form of evildoing; "vice offends the moral standards of the community"

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1. Definition: 1. make a replica of; "copy that drawing"; "re-create a picture by Rembrandt"

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1. Definition: 1. a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened); "he showed signs of strain"; "they welcomed the signs of spring"

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1. Definition: 1. a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman

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1. Definition: 1. a power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting

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1. Definition: 1. an extra component of a machine or other apparatus

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1. Definition: 1. something of sentimental value

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1. Definition: 1. (horseshoes) the successful throw of a horseshoe or quoit so as to encircle a stake or peg

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1. Definition: 1. (law) redress awarded by a court; "was the relief supposed to be protection from future harm or compensation for past injury?"

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1. Definition: 1. a person who sings

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1. Definition: 1. something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible; "the eagle is a symbol of the United States"

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1. Definition: 1. act of turning to for assistance; "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort"

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1. Definition: 1. something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency

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1. Definition: 1. the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary

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1. Definition: 1. change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern"

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1. Definition: 1. something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest; "the policy found little public support"; "his faith was all the support he needed"; "the team enjoyed the support of their fans"

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1. Definition: 1. the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility; "the cost of utilities never decreases"; "all the utilities were lost after the hurricane"

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1. Definition: 1. an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

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1. Definition: 1. civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army

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1. Definition: 1. act of turning to for assistance; "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort"

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1. Definition: 1. a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis

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1. Definition: 1. a failure to maintain a higher state

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1. Definition: 1. suffered or done by one person as a substitute for another; "vicarious atonement"

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1. Definition: 1. being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate; "the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue"; "secondary streams"

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1. Definition: 1. under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon; "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule"

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1. Definition: 1. a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others

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1. Definition: 1. be an understudy or alternate for a role

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1. Definition: 1. turning in the opposite direction

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1. Definition: 1. under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon; "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; "replacing the star will not be easy"

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1. Definition: 1. an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"

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1. Definition: 1. being a replacement or substitute for a regular member of a team; "a second-string pitcher"

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1. Definition: 1. an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"

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