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| -ability |
capacity or fitness for (such) a state, use, or action. |
| ability |
the capacity or power to do something; quality of being able. [1/2 definitions] |
| ablative2 |
having the capacity for or susceptibility to ablation. [1/2 definitions] |
| adaptable |
having the capacity to be adapted. [1/2 definitions] |
| adviser |
a teacher or other person in an official capacity who gives advice on certain matters, esp. those of an educational or vocational nature. [1/2 definitions] |
| air power |
a country's military capacity for waging war by air. |
| ample |
sufficient or more than sufficient in size, capacity, or amount. |
| appeal |
capacity for attracting interest and attention. [1/7 definitions] |
| appreciation |
the act of judging worth or quality, or the capacity for so judging. [1/5 definitions] |
| aptitude |
a particular innate capacity. [1/2 definitions] |
| at full blast |
(informal) at maximum speed or capacity. |
| athleticism |
an athletic quality or capacity, as involved in or required by a particular sport, feat, or the like, or as possessed by a person or animal. |
| balance |
physical or mental stability, or the capacity to reach stability when required. [1/8 definitions] |
| barrel |
the quantity that such a vessel can hold, used as a unit of capacity, varying from thirty-one to forty-two gallons in the United States. (abbr.: bbl.) [1/6 definitions] |
| bbl. |
abbreviation of "barrel," or "barrels," a unit of capacity, varying from thirty-one to forty-two gallons in the United States. |
| blind |
without the capacity to see or know. [1/12 definitions] |
| brim |
to be filled to the brim or to capacity. [1/4 definitions] |
| buoyancy |
the capacity to float or rise up in a liquid or gas. [1/2 definitions] |
| bushel1 |
in the US, a unit of capacity of dry measure equal to four pecks or 35.239 liters. [3/5 definitions] |
| butt4 |
a unit of capacity equal to 126 gallons or about 477 liters, used for measuring beer or wine, or a barrel or cask with this capacity. |
| c.3 |
abbreviation of "cup," or "cups," in the US, a unit of capacity equal to eight fluid ounces, 237 milliliters, or sixteen tablespoons; cupful. |
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