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1. Definition: 1. be almost asleep; "The old man sat nodding by the fireplace"

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1. Definition: 1. In the most general sense, indicating that in consideration of, in view of, or with reference to, which anything is done or takes place.

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1. Definition: 1. indicate; "The clock says noon"

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1. Definition: 1. mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense"

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1. Definition: 1. exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage; "his manipulation of his friends was scandalous"

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1. Definition: 1. have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"

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1. Definition: 1. run, stand, or compete for an office or a position; "Who's running for treasurer this year?"

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1. Definition: 1. the official symbols of a family, state, etc.

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1. Definition: 1. perform a piece written for a single instrument

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1. Definition: 1. your consciousness of your own identity

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1. Definition: 1. any epidemic disease with a high death rate

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1. Definition: 1. provide with an edge; "edge a blade"

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1. Definition: 1. an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip"

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1. Definition: 1. consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense

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1. Definition: 1. a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"

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

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1. Definition: 1. stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets"

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1. Definition: 1. Slang term for prison, in UK

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1. Definition: 1. determine by choice; "This action was willed and intended"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess;

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1. Definition: 1. reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal"

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1. Definition: 1. a position of leadership; "the President is at the helm of the Ship of State"

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1. Definition: 1. keep in check; "rule one's temper"

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1. Definition: 1. make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"

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1. Definition: 1. (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems; "he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs"; "he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials"

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1. Definition: 1. choose by means of a dial; "dial a telephone number"

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1. Definition: 1. move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"

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1. Definition: 1. have sovereign power; "Henry VIII reigned for a long time"

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1. Definition: 1. a slender bristlelike or tubular process; "a cartilaginous style"

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1. Definition: 1. a venture off the beaten path; "a sally into the wide world beyond his home"

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1. Definition: 1. a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past"

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1. Definition: 1. supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with the allowance"

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1. Definition: 1. direct (oneself) somewhere; "Steer clear of him"

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1. Definition: 1. satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst"

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1. Definition: 1. cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new trial"

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1. Definition: 1. emblem consisting of an object such as an animal or plant; serves as the symbol of a family or clan (especially among American Indians)

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1. Definition: 1. physical strength

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1. Definition: 1. (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed; "the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London"

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

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1. Definition: 1. keep in check; "rule one's temper"

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1. Definition: 1. the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape')

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1. Definition: 1. break into small pieces; "The car crushed the toy"

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1. Definition: 1. higher in place or position; "the upper bunk"; "in the upper center of the picture"; "the upper stories"

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1. Definition: 1. someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction; "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a bodybuilding freak"; "a news junkie"

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1. Definition: 1. handle effectively; "The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well"

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1. Definition: 1. (computer science) a small temporary window in a graphical user interface that appears in order to request information from the user; after the information has been provided the user dismisses the box with `okay' or `cancel'

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1. Definition: 1. get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"

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1. Definition: 1. (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting

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1. Definition: 1. the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected

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1. Definition: 1. several kinds of rum with fruit juice and usually apricot liqueur

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1. Definition: 1. a mode of action; "if you persist in that course you will surely fail"; "once a nation is embarked on a course of action it becomes extremely difficult for any retraction to take place"

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1. Definition: 1. an artifact that is heavy

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1. Definition: 1. the regulation of occurrence, pace, or coordination to achieve a desired effect (as in music, theater, athletics, mechanics)

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1. Definition: 1. the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses; "popular imagination created a world of demons"; "imagination reveals what the world could be"

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1. Definition: 1. the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel); "the rations should be nutritionally balanced"

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1. Definition: 1. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"

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1. Definition: 1. be or provide a memorial to a person or an event; "This sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration camps"; "We memorialized the Dead"

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1. Definition: 1. someone held in bondage

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1. Definition: 1. become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"

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1. Definition: 1. a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey

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1. Definition: 1. the state of being held in high esteem and honor

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1. Definition: 1. withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"

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1. Definition: 1. act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil

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1. Definition: 1. a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past"

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1. Definition: 1. cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"

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1. Definition: 1. an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made

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1. Definition: 1. inaccessible and sparsely populated;

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1. Definition: 1. become soft or softer; "The bread will soften if you pour some liquid on it"

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1. Definition: 1. act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"

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1. Definition: 1. restrain

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1. Definition: 1. plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery"

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1. Definition: 1. direct or strongly influence the behavior of; "His belief in God governs his conduct"

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1. Definition: 1. make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"

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1. Definition: 1. maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol

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1. Definition: 1. an educational institution; "the school was founded in 1900"

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1. Definition: 1. achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods

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1. Definition: 1. a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

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1. Definition: 1. a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character

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1. Definition: 1. become invisible or unnoticeable; "The effect vanished when day broke"

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1. Definition: 1. act physically on; have an effect upon;

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1. Definition: 1. cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate; "This drug will retard your heart rate"

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1. Definition: 1. produce; "The scientists set up a shock wave"

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1. Definition: 1. to put something (eg trust) in something; "The nation reposed its confidence in the King"

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1. Definition: 1. a necklace made by a stringing objects together; "a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls";

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1. Definition: 1. degree of figurative distance or separation; "just one remove from madness"

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1. Definition: 1. leave suddenly; "She persuaded him to decamp"; "skip town"

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1. Definition: 1. smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity"

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1. Definition: 1. dispose of (something no longer useful or needed); "She finally retired that old coat"

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1. Definition: 1. work as the skipper on a vessel

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1. Definition: 1. the state of a serf

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1. Definition: 1. pass over, across, or through; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers"

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1. Definition: 1. undergo a test; "She doesn't test well"

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1. Definition: 1. deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing; "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"

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1. Definition: 1. make slack as by lessening tension or firmness

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1. Definition: 1. believe or accept without questioning or challenge; "Am I supposed to swallow that story?"

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1. Definition: 1. a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation;

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1. Definition: 1. block the action of

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1. Definition: 1. act as president; "preside over companies and corporations"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of mastering or subordinating someone

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1. Definition: 1. the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)

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1. Definition: 1. the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon"

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1. Definition: 1. change the arrangement or position of

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1. Definition: 1. make a proposal, declare a plan for something; "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax"

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1. Definition: 1. annoy continually or chronically;

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1. Definition: 1. put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"

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1. Definition: 1. the state of being first in importance

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1. Definition: 1. stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"

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1. Definition: 1. (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program

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1. Definition: 1. a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "a narrow victory"; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "clinched a victory"; "convincing victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense"

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1. Definition: 1. perform surgery on; "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life"

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1. Definition: 1. a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

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1. Definition: 1. have dominance or the power to defeat over; "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems"

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1. Definition: 1. a disposition free from stress or emotion

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1. Definition: 1. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

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1. Definition: 1. check the emission of (sound)

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1. Definition: 1. something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

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1. Definition: 1. the act or means of getting rid of something

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1. Definition: 1. a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.; "he wanted to achieve power and prestige"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure; "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button"

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1. Definition: 1. abstaining from excess

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1. Definition: 1. withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"

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1. Definition: 1. discretion in practical affairs

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1. Definition: 1. the act of steering a ship

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1. Definition: 1. exceptional creative ability

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1. Definition: 1. providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding; "daycare that is educational and not just custodial"; "a guardian angel"; "tutelary gods"

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1. Definition: 1. the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever

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1. Definition: 1. command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"

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1. Definition: 1. make a reduction, as in one's workforce; "The company had to retrench"

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1. Definition: 1. squeeze together

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1. Definition: 1. the act of being present

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1. Definition: 1. a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed; "the local library is a valuable resource"

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1. Definition: 1. army unit smaller than a division

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1. Definition: 1. control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

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1. Definition: 1. place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"

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1. Definition: 1. prompt willingness; "readiness to continue discussions"; "they showed no eagerness to spread the gospel"; "they disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiority"; "he tried to explain his forwardness in battle"

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1. Definition: 1. issue commands or orders for

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1. Definition: 1. skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; "practice greatly improves proficiency"

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1. Definition: 1. serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of managing something; "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?"

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1. Definition: 1. the state of a serf

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1. Definition: 1. play a card lower than (a held high card)

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1. Definition: 1. power to dominate or defeat; "mastery of the seas"

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1. Definition: 1. superior development of one side of the body

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1. Definition: 1. discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself"

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1. Definition: 1. abstaining from excess

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1. Definition: 1. skill in sailing

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1. Definition: 1. the guardianship and control exercised by a deity; "divine providence"

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1. Definition: 1. a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors"

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1. Definition: 1. the office and function of president; "Andrew Jackson expanded the power of the presidency beyond what was customary before his time"

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1. Definition: 1. (American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team; "quarterback is the most important position on the team"

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1. Definition: 1. displaying a sense of being better than others; "he hated the white man's superiority and condescension"

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1. Definition: 1. watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?"

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1. Definition: 1. the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof); "they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter"; "a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages"; "he ignored his parents' forbiddance"

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1. Definition: 1. be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"

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1. Definition: 1. social skill

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1. Definition: 1. exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight; "the least preponderance in either pan will unbalance the scale"

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1. Definition: 1. exhibiting restraint imposed on the self; "an effective temperateness in debate"

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1. Definition: 1. relating to solving problems by experience rather than theory; "they adopted a trial-and-error procedure"

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