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 method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols
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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 branch of mathematics that deals with symbols and the rules for manipulating those symbols
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: method, representing, sounds, language, written.The letters of a language arranged in the customary order; the series of letters or signs which form the elements of written language.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: method, representing, sounds, language, written.The science of representing spoken sounds by letters.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: method, representing, sounds, language, written.To utter articulate sounds; to utter the elementary sounds of a language; to enunciate; to speak distinctly.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: method, representing, sounds, language, written.A method of computation; any process of reasoning by the use of symbols; any branch of mathematics that may involve calculation.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: method, representing, sounds, language, written.One who examines the sheets of a book that has just been printed, to ascertain whether they are correctly printed, paged, etc.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: method, representing, sounds, language, written.(computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: method, representing, sounds, language, written.(computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: method, representing, sounds, language, written.The extant copies of the first or earliest printed books, or of such as were printed in the 15th century.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: method, representing, sounds, language, written.a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: method, representing, sounds, language, written.(of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: method, representing, sounds, language, written.To fetter; to shackle; to chain. H () the eighth letter of the English alphabet, is classed among the consonants, and is formed with t…
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