basic
pertaining to or constituting a base or basis
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pertaining to or constituting a base or basis
the naval officer in command of a military ship
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
referring to a quantity
an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters
a grant made by a law court
of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary
worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable
a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
the display of a motion picture
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
the shore of a sea or ocean
the system of production and distribution and consumption
a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
the amount of matter in something, or a large amount of something
(law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law
the state of being active
(usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists
a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports
complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts
make hot or hotter
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
the property created by the space between two objects or points
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
get something; come into possession of
provide (usually but not necessarily food)
the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time
come into sight or view
lose velocity; move more slowly
give to, and receive from, one another
a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
consider or hold as true
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
a river in southwestern Alabama; flows into Mobile Bay
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)
not sealed or having been unsealed
extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers
extend in curves and turns
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
consisting of or derived from tradition
the lower side of anything
an open area at the meeting of two or more streets
two times
from the south; used especially of wind
an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
money that is invested with an expectation of profit
a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
a person who is a member of a partnership
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
stay behind
independent; not united or joint
recently made, produced, or harvested
the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
displaying numbers rather than scale positions
the opening of a jar or bottle
be fully aware or cognizant of
a recognizable kind
include as if by counting
a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
propel through the air
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
move with force,
the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior
cause to move by pulling
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
financial assistance in time of need
the normal time between successive generations
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
get or derive
to come or go into
increase in value or to a higher point
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
spread across or over
sound loudly and sonorously
ask (for something)
something that is remembered
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
of or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its people or their culture or language
of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
(usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
the basis on which something is grounded
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life