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Sum

The aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars; the amount or whole of any number of individuals or particulars added together; as, the sum of 5 and 7 is 12.

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Verb group 6

Add 84% connected

To give by way of increased possession (to any one); to bestow (on).

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Add 84% connected

To give by way of increased possession (to any one); to bestow (on).

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Resume 84% connected

A summing up; a condensed statement; an abridgment or brief recapitulation.

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Resume 84% connected

A summing up; a condensed statement; an abridgment or brief recapitulation.

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Summarize 84% connected

To comprise in, or reduce to, a summary; to present briefly.

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Summarize 84% connected

To comprise in, or reduce to, a summary; to present briefly.

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Broader term 17

Accumulation 76% connected

The act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated, or that which is accumulated; as, an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, of…

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Aggregation 76% connected

The act of aggregating, or the state of being aggregated; collection into a mass or sum; a collection of particulars; an aggregate.

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Assemblage 76% connected

The act of assembling, or the state of being assembled; association.

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Assets 76% connected

Property of a deceased person, subject by law to the payment of his debts and legacies; -- called assets because sufficient to render the executor or…

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Collection 76% connected

The act or process of collecting or of gathering; as, the collection of specimens.

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Content 76% connected

Contained within limits; hence, having the desires limited by that which one has; not disposed to repine or grumble; satisfied; contented; at rest.

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Count 76% connected

To tell or name one by one, or by groups, for the purpose of ascertaining the whole number of units in a collection; to number; to enumerate; to comp…

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Enumerate 76% connected

To count; to tell by numbers; to count over, or tell off one after another; to number; to reckon up; to mention one by one; to name over; to make a s…

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Number 76% connected

That which admits of being counted or reckoned; a unit, or an aggregate of units; a numerable aggregate or collection of individuals; an assemblage m…

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Numerate 76% connected

To divide off and read according to the rules of numeration; as, to numerate a row of figures.

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Quantity 76% connected

To modify or qualify with respect to quantity; to fix or express the quantity of; to rate.

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Say 76% connected

Saw.

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Set 76% connected

of Set

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State 76% connected

The circumstances or condition of a being or thing at any given time.

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Tell 76% connected

To mention one by one, or piece by piece; to recount; to enumerate; to reckon; to number; to count; as, to tell money.

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Unit 76% connected

A single thing or person.

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Whole 76% connected

Containing the total amount, number, etc.; comprising all the parts; free from deficiency; all; total; entire; as, the whole earth; the whole solar s…

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Advance 76% connected

To bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to make to go on.

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Aggregate 76% connected

To bring together; to collect into a mass or sum. "The aggregated soil."

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Congeries 76% connected

A collection of particles or bodies into one mass; a heap; an aggregation.

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Conglomeration 76% connected

The act or process of gathering into a mass; the state of being thus collected; collection; accumulation; that which is conglomerated; a mixed mass.

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Contribution 76% connected

The act of contributing.

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Deductible 76% connected

Capable of being deducted, taken away, or withdrawn.

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Defalcation 76% connected

A lopping off; a diminution; abatement; deficit. Specifically: Reduction of a claim by deducting a counterclaim; set- off.

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Figure 76% connected

The form of anything; shape; outline; appearance.

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Gain 76% connected

A square or beveled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist, or other timber which supports a floor beam, so as to receive the end of the floor beam.

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Gross 76% connected

Great; large; bulky; fat; of huge size; excessively large.

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Haecceity 76% connected

Literally, this-ness. A scholastic term to express individuality or singleness; as, this book.

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Hypostasis 76% connected

That which forms the basis of anything; underlying principle; a concept or mental entity conceived or treated as an existing being or thing.

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Loss 76% connected

The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; as, the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation.

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Purse 76% connected

A small bag or pouch, the opening of which is made to draw together closely, used to carry money in; by extension, any receptacle for money carried o…

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Quiddity 76% connected

The essence, nature, or distinctive peculiarity, of a thing; that which answers the question, Quid est? or, What is it?

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Quintessence 76% connected

The fifth or last and highest essence or power in a natural body. See Ferment oils, under Ferment.

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Red 76% connected

. imp. & p. p. of Read.

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Revenue 76% connected

That which returns, or comes back, from an investment; the annual rents, profits, interest, or issues of any species of property, real or personal; i…

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Stuff 76% connected

Material which is to be worked up in any process of manufacture.

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Addition 74% connected

The act of adding two or more things together; -- opposed to subtraction or diminution.

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Addition 74% connected

The act of adding two or more things together; -- opposed to subtraction or diminution.

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Aggregate 74% connected

To bring together; to collect into a mass or sum. "The aggregated soil."

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Aggregate 74% connected

To bring together; to collect into a mass or sum. "The aggregated soil."

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Amount 74% connected

To go up; to ascend.

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Amount 74% connected

To go up; to ascend.

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Number 74% connected

That which admits of being counted or reckoned; a unit, or an aggregate of units; a numerable aggregate or collection of individuals; an assemblage m…

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Number 74% connected

That which admits of being counted or reckoned; a unit, or an aggregate of units; a numerable aggregate or collection of individuals; an assemblage m…

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Total 74% connected

Whole; not divided; entire; full; complete; absolute; as, a total departure from the evidence; a total loss.

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Total 74% connected

Whole; not divided; entire; full; complete; absolute; as, a total departure from the evidence; a total loss.

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Synonym 24

Add 92% connected

To give by way of increased possession (to any one); to bestow (on).

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Aggregate 92% connected

To bring together; to collect into a mass or sum. "The aggregated soil."

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Amount 92% connected

To go up; to ascend.

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Center 92% connected

A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of a circle; the middle point or plac…

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Centre 92% connected

To be placed in a center; to be central.

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Core 92% connected

A body of individuals; an assemblage.

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Essence 92% connected

The constituent elementary notions which constitute a complex notion, and must be enumerated to define it; sometimes called the nominal essence.

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Gist 92% connected

A resting place.

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Heart 92% connected

A hollow, muscular organ, which, by contracting rhythmically, keeps up the circulation of the blood.

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Inwardness 92% connected

Internal or true state; essential nature; as, the inwardness of conduct.

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Join 92% connected

To bring together, literally or figuratively; to place in contact; to connect; to couple; to unite; to combine; to associate; to add; to append.

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Kernel 92% connected

The essential part of a seed; all that is within the seed walls; the edible substance contained in the shell of a nut; hence, anything included in a…

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Marrow 92% connected

The tissue which fills the cavities of most bones; the medulla. In the larger cavities it is commonly very fatty, but in the smaller cavities it is m…

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Meat 92% connected

Food, in general; anything eaten for nourishment, either by man or beast. Hence, the edible part of anything; as, the meat of a lobster, a nut, or an…

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Nub 92% connected

To push; to nudge; also, to beckon.

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Pith 92% connected

The soft spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees, especially those of the dicotyledonous or exogenous classes. It consis…

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Substance 92% connected

That which underlies all outward manifestations; substratum; the permanent subject or cause of phenomena, whether material or spiritual; that in whic…

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Summarize 92% connected

To comprise in, or reduce to, a summary; to present briefly.

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Summation 92% connected

The act of summing, or forming a sum, or total amount; also, an aggregate.

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Tally 92% connected

Originally, a piece of wood on which notches or scores were cut, as the marks of number; later, one of two books, sheets of paper, etc., on which cor…

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Tot 92% connected

Anything small; -- frequently applied as a term of endearment to a little child.

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Total 92% connected

Whole; not divided; entire; full; complete; absolute; as, a total departure from the evidence; a total loss.

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Totality 92% connected

The quality or state of being total; as, the totality of an eclipse.

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Union 92% connected

The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one, or the state of being united or joined; junction; coalition; combination.

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