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noun
- Two similar or identical things taken together.
- I couldn't decide which of the two dresses I preferred, so I bought the pair.
- (followed by of) Two; a couple of.
- Two people in a relationship, partnership or friendship.
- My wife and I make a great pair.
- Used in the names of some objects and garments that have two similar parts or halves.
- a pair of scissors
- a pair of jeans
- but not a pair of cymbals
- (cricket) A score of zero runs (a duck) in both innings of a two-innings match
- (baseball) A double play, two outs recorded in one play
- They turned a to end the fifth.
- (baseball) A doubleheader, two games played on the same day between the same teams
- The Pirates took a from the Phillies.
- (poker) A poker hand that contains of two cards of identical rank which cannot also count as a better hand.
- (slang) - pair (of breasts) - she's got a gorgeous pair.
verb
- (transitive) To put (two people or things) together.
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noun (pl=pendulums, pl2=pendula)
- A body suspended from a fixed support so that it swings freely back and forth under the influence of gravity, commonly used to regulate various devices such as clocks.
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noun
- the motion of some hypothetical device that continues forever with no obvious input of energy in violation of the laws of thermodynamics
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noun
- Physical force or strength.
- Control and influence over another entity and its actions.
- He exerted his upon his subordinates to obtain illicit, personal satisfaction.
- The party has won thanks to the influence of its charismatic leader.
- (physics) A measure of the rate of doing work or transferring energy.
- (physics) A rate to magnify an optical image by a lens or mirror.
- (Biblical tradition) in Christian angelology, the fourth level of angels, ranked above archangels and below principality, principalities
- (mathematics) A product of equal factors. Notation and usage: xn, read as "x to the power of " or "x to the th power", denotes x × x × ... × x, in which x appears times, where is called the exponent; the definition is extended to non-integer and complex exponents.
- Electricity supply.
- A nation having a strong military and/or economy.
- (settheory) Cardinality.
verb
- (transitive) To provide power for (a mechanical or electronic device).
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noun - (countable) the outermost shape, view, or edge of an object
- His fingers traced the of the handle.
- (countable} the shape, view, or shadow of a person's head from the side
- The brooch showed the of a Victorian woman.
- (countable) a summary or collection of information, especially about a person
- Law enforcement assembled a of the suspect.
- (uncountable) reputation
- (uncountable) the amount by which something protrudes
- Choose a handle with a low so it does not catch on things.
- (uncountable) prominence; noticeability
- Acting is, by nature, profession in which one must keep a high .
verb (profil, ing)
- to create a summary or collection of information, especially about a person
- to act based on such a summary; especially, to act on a stereotype. See profiling.
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verb (propagates, propagating, propagated)
- To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production; -- applied to animals and plants; as, to propagate a breed of horses or sheep; to propagate a species of fruit tree.
- To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space; as, to propagate sound or light.
- To spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place; to disseminate; as, to propagate a story or report; to propagate the Christian religion.
- (obsolete) To multiply; to increase.
- To generate; to produce.
- To have young or issue; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants; as, rabbits propagate rapidly.
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noun
- an individual item one has purchased
- The act of seeking, getting, or obtaining something (e.g. property, etc.)
- The acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.
- They offer free with the of a drink.
- That which is obtained, got, or acquired, in any manner, honestly or dishonestly; property; possession; acquisition.
- That which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent.
- He was pleased with his latest .
- (uncountable) Any mechanical hold, or advantage, applied to the raising or removing of heavy bodies, as by a lever, a tackle, capstan, and the like
- It is hard to get on a nail without a pry bar or hammer.
- the apparatus, tackle, or device by which such mechanical advantage is gained
- (rock climbing, uncountable): the amount of hold one has from an individual foothold or ledge
- Acquisition of lands or tenements by other means than descent or inheritance, namely, by one's own act or agreement.
verb (purchas, es)
- buy
- To pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire.
- To obtain by paying money or its equivalent; to buy for a price
- to land, to a house.
- To obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or sacrifice, etc.
- to favor with flattery.
- To expiate by a fine or forfeit.
- To apply to (anything) a device for obtaining a mechanical advantage; to get a upon, or apply a to
- to purchase a cannon.
- To put forth effort to obtain anything; to strive; to exert one's self.
- To acquire wealth or property.
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