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| act |
to do something with purpose or energy. [1/14 definitions] |
| ad hoc |
for this particular case, occasion, or purpose only; with respect only to this. [1/2 definitions] |
| adrift |
without purpose or decisiveness. [1/4 definitions] |
| advertising |
the business, profession, or action of creating and distributing notices to the public for the purpose of stimulating sales of a product or service. [1/2 definitions] |
| aim |
intention; purpose. [1/8 definitions] |
| aimless |
characterized by or having no purpose. |
| anthropocentric |
assuming man to be the most important purpose or being of the universe. [1/2 definitions] |
| anti-hero |
a central character in a story, novel, or play who lacks traditional heroic qualities, such as high purpose or moral strength. |
| apparatus |
any system, such as a political organization, that is designed to accomplish a specific purpose. [1/2 definitions] |
| appraisal |
an estimate, esp. by an official or expert, of the value of property, such as a house, land, work of art, or jewelry for the purpose of taxation, sale, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| appropriate |
to identify or set aside for a particular purpose. [1/3 definitions] |
| appurtenance |
(pl.) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. [1/2 definitions] |
| armed |
prepared, as for a given purpose. [1/4 definitions] |
| assembly |
a group of people gathered together, usu. for a specific purpose. [1/4 definitions] |
| assn. |
abbreviation of "association," a group of people joined together for a common purpose or by a mutual interest. |
| associate |
to unite for a common purpose. [1/10 definitions] |
| association |
a group of people joined together for a common purpose or by a mutual interest. [1/4 definitions] |
| auscultation |
listening to the heart, lungs, or the like for the purpose of medical diagnosis, usu. with a stethoscope or other instrument. |
| BASIC |
a simplified computer language (acronym for "beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code"). |
| bazaar |
a sale of miscellaneous items for the purpose of raising funds for an organization or charity. [1/3 definitions] |
| birdbath |
a basin for wild birds to bathe in, often an ornamental structure manufactured for this purpose. |
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