| beginner |
someone just beginning to acquire new knowledge or learn a new skill. |
| contract |
to incur; acquire. [1/8 definitions] |
| crust |
to acquire a hard or crisp covering. [1/7 definitions] |
| frost |
to develop or acquire a covering of or like frost. [1/9 definitions] |
| gain |
to acquire. [1/9 definitions] |
| garner |
to accumulate, acquire, or receive in abundance. [1/3 definitions] |
| get |
to gain; obtain; acquire. [1/17 definitions] |
| graft2 |
to acquire through graft. [1/4 definitions] |
| leverage |
to provide (an investment or company) with added potential to profit or acquire something through borrowed money. [1/5 definitions] |
| Miocene |
of, relating to, or designating the geological epoch between the Oligocene and Pliocene of the Tertiary Period, from approximately 26 million to 5 million years ago, when mammals began to acquire modern characteristics. [1/2 definitions] |
| monopolize |
in business, to dominate or set out to dominate (an industry); maintain or acquire a monopoly over. [1/2 definitions] |
| monopoly |
possession of something to a degree surpassing what others possess or are able to acquire. [1/5 definitions] |
| obtain |
to gain possession of; acquire. [1/2 definitions] |
| philomath |
a person who loves to acquire knowledge. |
| pick up |
to acquire or learn (something). [1/8 definitions] |
| pirate |
to acquire (plunder) through an attack on a ship at sea. [1/7 definitions] |
| possessive |
tending to acquire, desire, or jealously maintain ownership of something. [1/6 definitions] |
| post road |
a road along which there were stations at which travelers on horseback or in horse-drawn wagons could acquire fresh horses. [1/2 definitions] |
| preempt |
to occupy a place or take up a position in order to acquire a right to it. [1/4 definitions] |
| reacquire |
combined form of acquire. |
| scavenger hunt |
a game in which persons or teams are sent out to acquire various items without buying them, the winner being whoever does so first. |