humbly
- adverb in a humble manner
meekly.
- he humbly lowered his head
- adverb in a miserly manner
meanly.
- they lived meanly and without ostentation
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aright
- adverb in an accurate manner
right; correctly.
- the flower had been correctly depicted by his son
- he guessed right
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may
- noun thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America
English hawthorn; Crataegus oxycantha; whitethorn; Crataegus laevigata.
- noun the month following April and preceding June
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confusedly
- adverb in a confused manner
- Queen Augusta wrote him an hysterical letter in which she confusedly sympathised with him
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chaff
- noun material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
stubble; straw; husk; stalk; shuck.
- noun foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure
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intelligibly
- adverb in an intelligible manner
understandably; clearly.
- the foreigner spoke to us quite intelligibly
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ourself
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theist
- noun one who believes in the existence of a god or gods
- adjective of or relating to theism
theistic; theistical.
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aught
- noun a quantity of no importance
cypher; zip; nil; nada; zero; nix; cipher; zilch; goose egg; zippo; nothing; naught; null.
- it looked like nothing I had ever seen before
- reduced to nil all the work we had done
- we racked up a pathetic goose egg
- it was all for naught
- I didn't hear zilch about it
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scarcely
- adverb only a very short time before
scarce; barely; hardly; just.
- they could barely hear the speaker
- we hardly knew them
- just missed being hit
- had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open
- would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats
- adverb almost not
hardly.
- he hardly ever goes fishing
- he was hardly more than sixteen years old
- they scarcely ever used the emergency generator
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horus
- noun Egyptian solar god with the head of a falcon; the son of Osiris and Isis
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canst
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immaculately
- adverb in an immaculate manner
- gone was the casually dressed Canadian she had thought a backwoodsman--this man was immaculately tailored
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cockney
- noun a native of the east end of London
- noun the nonstandard dialect of natives of the east end of London
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ourselves
; sing. Ourself (). An emphasized form of the pronoun of the first person plural; -- used as a subject, usually with we; also, alone in the predicate, in the nominative or the objective case. We ourselves might distinctly number in words a great deal further then we usually do. Locke.
Safe in ourselves, while on ourselves we stand. Dryden.
✍ The form ourself is usec only in the regal or formal style after we or us, denoting a single person. Unless we would denude ourself of all force. Clarendon.
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wee
- noun a short time
- verb eliminate urine
wee-wee; spend a penny; piddle; micturate; pee-pee; make; pass water; make water; relieve oneself; take a leak; pee; urinate; puddle; piss.
- Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug
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universal
- noun (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages
linguistic universal.
- noun (logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class
universal proposition.
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distinctly
- adverb clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment
clearly.
- it's distinctly possible
- I could clearly see myself in his situation
- adverb in a distinct and distinguishable manner
- the subtleties of this distinctly British occasion
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forbear
- noun a person from whom you are descended
forebear.
- verb refrain from doing
hold back.
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hardly
- adverb only a very short time before
scarce; scarcely; barely; just.
- they could barely hear the speaker
- we hardly knew them
- just missed being hit
- had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open
- would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats
- adverb almost not
scarcely.
- he hardly ever goes fishing
- he was hardly more than sixteen years old
- they scarcely ever used the emergency generator
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mischief
- noun reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
mischief-making; rascality; mischievousness; roguishness; roguery; devilment; deviltry; shenanigan; devilry.
- noun the quality or nature of being harmful or evil
maleficence; balefulness.
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stoic
- noun a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno
- a Stoic achieves happiness by submission to destiny
- noun someone who is seemingly indifferent to emotions
unemotional person.
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readily
- adverb without much difficulty
- these snakes can be identified readily
- adverb in a punctual manner
pronto; promptly.
- he did his homework promptly
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spontaneously
- adverb in a spontaneous manner
- this shift occurs spontaneously
- adverb without advance preparation
ad libitum; ad lib; impromptu.
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nirvana
- noun (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness
enlightenment.
- noun any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
promised land; heaven; Eden; Shangri-la; paradise.
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easily
- adverb with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily')
easy.
- she was easily excited
- was easily confused
- he won easily
- this china breaks very easily
- success came too easy
- adverb without question
- easily the best book she's written
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anything
Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever; thing of any kind; something or other; aught; as, I would not do it for anything. Did you ever know of anything so unlucky? A. Trollope.
They do not know that anything is amiss with them. W. G. Sumner.
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twins
- noun (mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
- noun the third sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about May 21 to June 20
Gemini; Gemini the Twins.
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may
- noun thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America
English hawthorn; Crataegus oxycantha; whitethorn; Crataegus laevigata.
- noun the month following April and preceding June
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afresh
- adverb again but in a new or different way
anew.
- start afresh
- wanted to write the story anew
- starting life anew in a fresh place
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abstractedly
- adverb in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
inattentively; absently; absentmindedly.
- he read the letter absently
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cant
- noun stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
buzzword.
- noun a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force
camber; bank.
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infinitesimal
- noun (mathematics) a variable that has zero as its limit
- adjective satellite infinitely or immeasurably small
minute.
- two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm
- reduced to a microscopic scale
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rightly
- adverb with honesty
justly; justifiedly.
- he was rightly considered the greatest singer of his time
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volition
- noun the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
will.
- the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt"- George Meredith
- noun the act of making a choice
willing.
- followed my father of my own volition
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possibly
- adverb by chance
perchance; perhaps; maybe; peradventure; mayhap.
- perhaps she will call tomorrow
- we may possibly run into them at the concert
- it may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time
- adverb to a degree possible of achievement or by possible means
- they can't possibly get here in time for the funeral?
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myself
I or me in person; -- used for emphasis, my own self or person; as I myself will do it; I have done it myself; -- used also instead of me, as the object of the first person of a reflexive verb, without emphasis; as, I will defend myself.
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wisdom
- noun accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
- noun the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight
wiseness.
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theorist
- noun someone who theorizes (especially in science or art)
theoretician; theoriser; idealogue; theorizer.
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seed
- noun a small hard fruit
- noun a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa
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dimly
- adverb in a dim indistinct manner
indistinctly.
- we perceived the change only dimly
- adverb in a manner lacking interest or vitality
palely; pallidly.
- a palely entertaining show
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yourselves
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petitioner
- noun one praying humbly for something
supplicant; requester; suppliant.
- a suppliant for her favors
- noun someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right
suer.
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naturally
- adverb as might be expected
course; of course.
- naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill
- adverb according to nature; by natural means; without artificial help
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faintly
- adverb to a faint degree or weakly perceived
- between him and the dim light a form was outlined faintly
- stars shining faintly through the overcast
- could hear his distant shouts only faintly
- the rumors weren't even faintly true
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hope
- noun a specific instance of feeling hopeful
- it revived their hope of winning the pennant
- noun the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled
- in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope
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plausibly
- adverb easy to believe on the basis of available evidence
credibly; believably; probably.
- he talked plausibly before the committee
- he will probably win the election
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fictitious
- adjective satellite formed or conceived by the imagination
fabricated; fictional; fancied.
- a fabricated excuse for his absence
- a fancied wrong
- a fictional character
- adjective satellite adopted in order to deceive
false; put on; assumed; pretended; fictive; sham.
- an assumed name
- an assumed cheerfulness
- a fictitious address
- fictive sympathy
- a pretended interest
- a put-on childish voice
- sham modesty
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scarce
- adjective deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
- fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought
- adverb only a very short time before
scarcely; barely; hardly; just.
- they could barely hear the speaker
- we hardly knew them
- just missed being hit
- had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open
- would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats
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oneself
A reflexive form of the indefinite pronoun one. Commonly writen as two words, one's self. One's self (or more properly oneself), is quite a modern form. In Elizabethan English we find a man's self=one's self. Morris.
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quaker
- noun a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
Friend.
- noun one who quakes and trembles with (or as with) fear
trembler.
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protagoras
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remotely
- adverb in a remote manner
- when the measured speech of the chorus passes over into song the tones are, remotely but unmistakably, those taught by the orthodox liturgy
- adverb to a remote degree
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offspring
- noun the immediate descendants of a person
progeny; issue.
- she was the mother of many offspring
- he died without issue
- noun something that comes into existence as a result
materialisation; materialization.
- industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring
- this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts
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legitimately
- adverb in a manner acceptable to common custom
licitly; lawfully.
- you cannot do this legitimately!
- adverb in a lawfully recognized manner
- let's get married so our child can be born legitimately
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couple
- noun a pair who associate with one another
twosome; duet; duo.
- the engaged couple
- an inseparable twosome
- noun a pair of people who live together
mates; match.
- a married couple from Chicago
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do
- noun an uproarious party
bash; brawl.
- noun the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization
doh; ut.
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anew
- adverb again but in a new or different way
afresh.
- start afresh
- wanted to write the story anew
- starting life anew in a fresh place
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ethiopian
- noun a native or inhabitant of Ethiopia
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Ethiopia or its people or languages
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baby
- noun a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
infant; babe.
- the baby began to cry again
- she held the baby in her arms
- it sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different
- noun the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young)
- the baby of the family
- the baby of the Supreme Court
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yourself
An emphasized or reflexive form of the pronoun of the second person; -- used as a subject commonly with you; as, you yourself shall see it; also, alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case; as, you have injured yourself. Of which right now ye han yourselve heard. Chaucer.
If yourselves are old, make it your cause. Shak.
Why should you be so cruel to yourself ? Milton.
The religious movement which you yourself, as well as I, so faithfully followed from first to last. J. H. Newman.
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westerner
- noun an inhabitant of a western area; especially of the U.S.
- adjective relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
western.
- the Western world
- Western thought
- Western thought
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nothing
- noun a quantity of no importance
cypher; aught; zip; nil; nada; zero; nix; cipher; zilch; goose egg; zippo; naught; null.
- it looked like nothing I had ever seen before
- reduced to nil all the work we had done
- we racked up a pathetic goose egg
- it was all for naught
- I didn't hear zilch about it
- adverb in no respect; to no degree
- he looks nothing like his father
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barely
- adverb only a very short time before
scarce; scarcely; hardly; just.
- they could barely hear the speaker
- we hardly knew them
- just missed being hit
- had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open
- would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats
- adverb in a sparse or scanty way
scantily.
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eternity
- noun time without end
infinity.
- noun a state of eternal existence believed in some religions to characterize the afterlife
timelessness; timeless existence.
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miraculously
- adverb in a miraculous manner
- my hand grasped the gun that was, miraculously, lying on the ground beside my finger tips
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nothingness
- noun the state of nonexistence
void; nullity; nihility.
- noun empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk
jazz; malarky; idle words; malarkey; wind.
- that's a lot of wind
- don't give me any of that jazz
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ignorantly
- adverb in ignorance; in an ignorant manner
- they lived ignorantly in their own small world
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amiss
- adjective satellite not functioning properly
wrong; haywire; awry.
- something is amiss
- has gone completely haywire
- something is wrong with the engine
- adverb away from the correct or expected course
awry.
- something has gone awry in our plans
- something went badly amiss in the preparations
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sail
- noun a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
canvass; canvas; sheet.
- noun an ocean trip taken for pleasure
cruise.
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beforehand
- adjective satellite being ahead of time or need
advance.
- gave advance warning
- was beforehand with her report
- adverb ahead of time; in anticipation
in advance; ahead.
- when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount
- We like to plan ahead
- should have made reservations beforehand
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god
- noun any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
deity; divinity; immortal.
- noun the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
Supreme Being.
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infinite
- noun the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
space.
- they tested his ability to locate objects in space
- the boundless regions of the infinite
- adjective having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude
- the infinite ingenuity of man
- infinite wealth
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e'er
- adverb at all times; all the time and on every occasion
always; ever.
- I will always be there to help you
- always arrives on time
- there is always some pollution in the air
- ever hoping to strike it rich
- ever busy
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realistically
- adverb in a realistic manner
- let's look at the situation realistically
- adverb in a realistic manner
- the figure was realistically painted
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mare
- noun female equine animal
female horse.
- noun a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
maria.
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again
- adverb anew
once more; once again; over again.
- she tried again
- they rehearsed the scene again
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child
- noun a young person of either sex
tiddler; nipper; tyke; small fry; nestling; youngster; fry; shaver; tike; minor; kid.
- she writes books for children
- they're just kids
- `tiddler' is a British term for youngster
- noun a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age
kid.
- they had three children
- they were able to send their kids to college
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buddhist
- noun one who follows the teachings of Buddha
- adjective of or relating to or supporting Buddhism
Buddhistic.
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clearly
- adverb without doubt or question
- they were clearly lost
- history has clearly shown the folly of that policy
- adverb in an intelligible manner
intelligibly; understandably.
- the foreigner spoke to us quite intelligibly
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realist
- noun a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them
- noun a person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly
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sensibly
- adverb with good sense or in a reasonable or intelligent manner
reasonably; sanely.
- he acted sensibly in the crisis
- speak more sanely about these affairs
- acted quite reasonably
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separately
- adverb apart from others
individually; on an individual basis; one by one; singly; severally.
- taken individually, the rooms were, in fact, square
- the fine points are treated singly
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improbably
- adverb not easy to believe
incredibly; implausibly; unbelievably.
- behind you the coastal hills plunge to the incredibly blue sea backed by the Turkish mountains
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himself
An emphasized form of the third person masculine pronoun; -- used as a subject usually with he; as, he himself will bear the blame; used alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case; as, it is himself who saved himself. But he himself returned from the quarries. Judges iii. 19.
David hid himself in the field. 1 Sam. xx. 24.
The Lord himself shall give you a sign. Is. vii. 14.
Who gave himself for us, that he might . . . purify unto himself a peculiar people. Titus ii. 14.
With shame remembers, while himself was one Of the same herd, himself the same had done. Denham.
✍ Himself was formerly used instead of itself. See Note under Him. It comprehendeth in himself all good. Chaucer.
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thinker
- noun an important intellectual
mind; creative thinker.
- the great minds of the 17th century
- noun someone who exercises the mind (usually in an effort to reach a decision)
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something
Anything unknown, undetermined, or not specifically designated; a certain indefinite thing; an indeterminate or unknown event; an unspecified task, work, or thing. There is something in the wind. Shak.
The whole world has something to do, something to talk of, something to wish for, and something to be employed about. Pope.
Something attemped, something done, Has earned a night's repose. Longfellow.
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withal
- adverb despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)
nonetheless; nevertheless; however; all the same; even so; notwithstanding; still; yet.
- although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it
- while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed
- he was a stern yet fair master
- granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go
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