the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport; "the traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crow…
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one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis; "print…
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Spelling.one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis; "print…
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Spelling.the sale of capital stock
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Spelling.the sale of capital stock
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Spelling.a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Spelling.a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Spelling.two successive letters (especially two letters used to represent a single sound: ‘sh’ in ‘shoe’)
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Spelling.two successive letters (especially two letters used to represent a single sound: ‘sh’ in ‘shoe’)
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Spelling.do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions; "She doubles as his wife and secretary"
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Spelling.a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Spelling.a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Spelling.a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Spelling.be excellent or outstanding; "I'm enjoying this. I know. This rules!" - How I Met Your Mother! - The Duel (2005); "It rocks, but it ca…
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Spelling.a written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor"
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Spelling.one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis; "print…
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Spelling.a written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor"
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Spelling.expressed without speech; "a mute appeal"; "a silent curse"; "best grief is tongueless" - Emily Dickinson; "the words stopped at her l…
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a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: character, includes, letters, write, language.a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: character, includes, letters, write, language.A composition, usually in verse, in which the first or the last letters of the lines, or certain other letters, taken in order, form a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: character, includes, letters, write, language.Divination by means of a cock and grains of corn placed on the letters of the alphabet, the letters being put together in the order in…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: character, includes, letters, write, language.a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: character, includes, letters, write, language.Literally, the letters of a word read backwards, but in its usual wider sense, the change or one word or phrase into another by the tr…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: character, includes, letters, write, language.The contraction of a word by the omission of a letter or letters, which omission is marked by the character ['] placed where the lette…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: character, includes, letters, write, language.Of or pertaining to Cadmus, a fabulous prince of Thebes, who was said to have introduced into Greece the sixteen simple letters of the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: character, includes, letters, write, language.To make remarks, observations, or criticism; especially, to write notes on the works of an author, with a view to illustrate his meani…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: character, includes, letters, write, language.To copy or write in a large hand (en gross, i. e., in large); to write a fair copy of in distinct and legible characters; as, to engro…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: character, includes, letters, write, language.To compose fables; hence, to write or speak fiction ; to write or utter what is not true.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: character, includes, letters, write, language.The seat of the affections or sensibilities, collectively or separately, as love, hate, joy, grief, courage, and the like; rarely, the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: character, includes, letters, write, language.
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