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create from raw material

  • verb make from scratch
    create from raw material.
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create from raw stuff

  • verb make from scratch
    create from raw material.
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creating from raw materials

  • noun the act of creating something that is different from the materials that went into it
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date from

  • verb belong to an earlier time
    date back; go back.
    • This story dates back 200 years
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Disclaim in, Disclaim from

  • to disown; to disavow. Obs. "Nature disclaims in thee."
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eighter from decatur

  • noun the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
    ogdoad; octet; octad; eight; VIII; eighter; 8; octonary.
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escape from

  • verb get rid of
    shake off; throw off; shake.
    • I couldn't shake the car that was following me
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fall from grace

  • verb revert back to bad behavior after a period of good behavior
    • The children fell from grace when they asked for several helpings of dessert
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flow from

  • verb be the result of
    be due.
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Forth of, Forth from

  • out of Obs. Shak.
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freedom from cruel and unusual punishment

  • noun a right guaranteed by the 8th amendment to the US Constitution
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freedom from discrimination

  • noun immunity from discrimination on the basis of race or sex or nationality or religion or age; guaranteed by federal laws of the United States
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freedom from double jeopardy

  • noun a civil right guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution
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freedom from involuntary servitude

  • noun a civil right guaranteed by the 13th amendment to the US Constitution
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freedom from search and seizure

  • noun a right guaranteed by the 4th amendment to the US Constitution
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freedom from self-incrimination

  • noun the civil right (guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution) to refuse to answer questions or otherwise give testimony against yourself
    privilege against self incrimination.
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from each one

  • adverb to or from every one of two or more (considered individually)
    for each one; to each one; apiece; each.
    • they received $10 each
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from head to toe

  • adverb at all points from head to foot
    cap-a-pie.
    • he was armed cap-a-pie
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from nowhere

  • adverb without warning
    out of thin air; out of nothing.
    • your cousin arrived out of thin air
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from pillar to post

  • adverb from one place or situation to another
    hither and thither.
    • we were driven from pillar to post
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from scratch

  • adverb from the beginning, especially without relying on resources or other advantages
    • he baked the torte from scratch
    • she built her business up from scratch
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from start to finish

  • adverb completely
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from the heart

  • adverb very sincerely
    • he spoke from the heart
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from time to time

  • adverb now and then or here and there
    on occasion; once in a while; now and again; now and then; occasionally; at times.
    • he was arrogant and occasionally callous
    • open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees
    • they visit New York on occasion
    • now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us
    • as we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his attention
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from way back

  • adverb since long ago
    since a long time ago.
    • she knows him from way back
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Fugitive from justice

  • noun someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice
    fugitive.
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  • (Law), one who, having committed a crime in one jurisdiction, flees or escapes into another to avoid punishment.
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home away from home

  • noun a place where you are just as comfortable and content as if you were home
    home away from home.
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home from home

  • noun a place where you are just as comfortable and content as if you were home
    home away from home.
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manna from heaven

  • noun (Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the Exodus
    miraculous food; manna.
  • noun a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
    gravy; windfall; bunce; bonanza; boom; gold rush; godsend.
    • the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line
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mean deviation from the mean

  • noun the arithmetic mean of the absolute values of deviations from the mean of a distribution
    mean deviation.
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nina from carolina

  • noun the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
    IX; niner; nine; ennead; 9.
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Only from day to day

  • without certainty of continuance; temporarily. Bacon.
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Out from

  • a construction similar to out of (below). See Of and From.
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shrink from

  • verb avoid (one's assigned duties)
    goldbrick; shirk; fiddle.
    • The derelict soldier shirked his duties
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shy away from

  • verb avoid having to deal with some unpleasant task
    • I shy away from this task
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straight-from-the-shoulder

  • adjective satellite characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
    frank; outspoken; point-blank; candid; plainspoken; blunt; free-spoken; forthright.
    • blunt talking and straight shooting
    • a blunt New England farmer
    • I gave them my candid opinion
    • forthright criticism
    • a forthright approach to the problem
    • tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank
    • it is possible to be outspoken without being rude
    • plainspoken and to the point
    • a point-blank accusation
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To be from

  • to have come from; as, from what place are you ? I am from Chicago.
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To bless from

  • to secure, defend, or preserve from. "Bless me from marrying a usurer." Shak.
    To bless the doors from nightly harm. Milton.
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To break from

  • to go away from abruptly.
    This radiant from the circling crowd he broke. Dryden.
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To break off from

  • to desist from; to abandon, as a habit.
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To chide hither, chide from, ∨ chide away

  • to cause to come, or to drive away, by scolding or reproof.
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To come off from

  • to leave. "To come off from these grave disquisitions." Felton.
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To dig from, out of, out, ∨ up

  • to get out or obtain by digging; as, to dig coal from or out of a mine; to dig out fossils; to dig up a tree. The preposition is often omitted; as, the men are digging coal, digging iron ore, digging potatoes.
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To fall from

  • to recede or depart from; not to adhere to; as, to fall from an agreement or engagement; to fall from allegiance or duty.
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To fall from grace

  • (M. E. Ch.), to sin; to withdraw from the faith.
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To hide the face from

  • . (a) To overlook; to pardon. "Hide thy face from my sins." Ps. li. 9. (b) To withdraw favor from; to be displeased with.
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To keep from

  • to abstain or refrain from.
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To keep the wolf from the door

  • to keep away poverty; to prevent starvation. See Wolf, 3, above. Tennyson.
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To live from hand to mouth

  • to obtain food and other necessaries as want compels, without previous provision.
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To thrust away ∨ from

  • to push away; to reject.
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week from monday

  • noun a time period of a week or more
    • a week from Monday will be too soon!
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wring from

  • verb get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner
    extort.
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