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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a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"
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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.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…
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Spelling.of or relating to or expressed in orthography
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The first letter of the English and of many other alphabets. The capital A of the alphabets of Middle and Western Europe, as also the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: written, symbol, represent, speech, greek.The first three letters of the alphabet, used for the whole alphabet.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: written, symbol, represent, speech, greek.To direct speech to; to make a communication to, whether spoken or written; to apply to by words, as by a speech, petition, etc., to s…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: written, symbol, represent, speech, greek.The first letter in the Greek alphabet, answering to A, and hence used to denote the beginning.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: written, symbol, represent, speech, greek.Pertaining to, furnished with, expressed by, or in the order of, the letters of the alphabet; as, alphabetic characters, writing, lang…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: written, symbol, represent, speech, greek.A native or inhabitant of Byzantium, now Constantinople; sometimes, applied to an inhabitant of the modern city of Constantinople. C (…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: written, symbol, represent, speech, greek.A private alphabet, system of characters, or other mode of writing, contrived for the safe transmission of secrets; also, a writing in…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: written, symbol, represent, speech, greek.The act or art of writing in secret characters; also, secret characters, or cipher.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: written, symbol, represent, speech, greek.The most westerly branch of the great Slavic family of nations, numbering now more than 6,000,000, and found principally in Bohemia an…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: written, symbol, represent, speech, greek.To translate from secret characters or ciphers into intelligible terms; as, to decipher a letter written in secret characters.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: written, symbol, represent, speech, greek.To indicate by lines drawn in the form or figure of; to represent by sketch, design, or diagram; to sketch out; to portray; to picture…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: written, symbol, represent, speech, greek.A letter (/, /) of the Greek alphabet, which early fell into disuse.
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