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| abstract |
to regard as an abstract quality or characteristic, without reference to a particular instance or object. [1/13 definitions] |
| accent |
a manner of speaking characteristic of a particular person, group of people, or geographic region. [2/8 definitions] |
| access |
the characteristic of being able to be reached. [1/5 definitions] |
| accustomed |
habitual; characteristic. [1/2 definitions] |
| acidity |
the characteristic or state of being acid. [1/3 definitions] |
| -acity |
(such) a characteristic, condition, or tendency. |
| acrylic |
of or characteristic of the corrosive liquid acrylic acid. [1/2 definitions] |
| -acy |
characteristic, condition, position, or the like. |
| adolescent |
characteristic of adolescence rather than adulthood; immature. [1/3 definitions] |
| adversarial |
pertaining to or characteristic of an adversary. [1/2 definitions] |
| alarmist |
characteristic of an alarmist. [1/2 definitions] |
| Alpine |
(l.c.) of, like, living in, or characteristic of high mountains or mountain regions above the timberline. [1/4 definitions] |
| amateurish |
not of professional or expert quality; characteristic of an amateur; lacking skill. |
| American |
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the United States or its peoples, culture, language, government, or the like. [1/5 definitions] |
| Americanism |
any cultural characteristic that is peculiar to America or Americans. [2/3 definitions] |
| anatomical peculiarity |
a physical trait or characteristic of one's body that is considered unusual or abnormal. |
| Anglo-Saxon |
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Anglo-Saxons or their language, culture, or the like. [1/5 definitions] |
| Arabian |
of, pertaining to, originating in, or characteristic of Arabia or its desert climate. [1/4 definitions] |
| argot |
the vocabulary or jargon characteristic of a specific group or class, esp. of criminals. |
| aroma |
the characteristic odor of wine or spirits; bouquet. [1/3 definitions] |
| ascribe |
to consider as belonging, esp. as a characteristic or trait. [1/2 definitions] |
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