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1. Definition: 1. take root and begin to grow; "this plant roots quickly"

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1. Definition: 1. cylinder forming a long narrow part of something

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1. Definition: 1. any customary observance or practice

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1. Definition: 1. exert oneself to meet a challenge; "rise to a challenge"; "rise to the occasion"

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1. Definition: 1. the merchandise that a shop has on hand; "they carried a vast inventory of hardware"; "they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory"

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1. Definition: 1. (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place;

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1. Definition: 1. (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn"

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1. Definition: 1. leave; "The family took off for Florida"

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1. Definition: 1. of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals; "a ritual dance of Haiti"; "sedate little colonial tribe with its ritual tea parties"- Nadine Gordimer

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1. Definition: 1. the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"

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1. Definition: 1. the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero

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1. Definition: 1. a facility where something is available

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1. Definition: 1. humorous or satirical mimicry

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1. Definition: 1. (botany) main root of a plant growing straight downward from the stem

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1. Definition: 1. (football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score

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1. Definition: 1. play as a prelude

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1. Definition: 1. become available; "an opportunity opened up"

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1. Definition: 1. especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem; "basal placentation"; "radical leaves"

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1. Definition: 1. an act of help or assistance; "he did them a service"

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1. Definition: 1. furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"

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1. Definition: 1. an man-made opening; usually small

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1. Definition: 1. a trait of dignified seriousness

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1. Definition: 1. (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature); "the rationale for capital punishment"; "the principles of internal-combustion engines"

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1. Definition: 1. the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway

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1. Definition: 1. an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

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1. Definition: 1. the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"

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1. Definition: 1. where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence; "the birthplace of civilization"

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1. Definition: 1. an act that sets in motion some course of events

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1. Definition: 1. activity leading to skilled behavior

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