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| and |
with; also; along with; as well as (used to connect words with identical grammatical functions). [1/3 definitions] |
| article |
in grammar, the words "a," "an," and "the" as well as words equivalent to these in languages other than English, which are used with nouns and act to limit the nouns' applications. (See "definite article," "indefinite article.") [1/4 definitions] |
| autism |
a developmental disorder usually becoming detectable in very early childhood that is characterized especially by atypical acquisition or use of language as well as atypical patterns of social interaction. |
| back road |
(often pl.) a country road or local road that avoids traffic as well as high speed travel. |
| boarding school |
an elementary or secondary school at which the students live as well as take classes. |
| brasserie |
an informal restaurant that serves beer as well as food. |
| carry one's weight |
to work and produce results as well as everyone else; contribute one's fair share to some effort. |
| chemist |
(chiefly British) a shop where medicines are sold by prescription, as well as other articles for health, beauty, and personal cleansing; drugstore. [1/3 definitions] |
| chemistry |
the science that studies the structures, functions, transformations, and interactions of basic elements, as, for example, carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, and sodium, as well as complex substances that combine basic elements. [1/4 definitions] |
| child-rearing |
the process of raising children, including taking care of their daily needs as well as actively or indirectly instilling values in them. |
| compound1 |
to calculate or pay (interest) on accrued interest as well as on principal. [1/12 definitions] |
| concrete poetry |
a form of poetry in which the arrangement of words and phrases on the printed page is intended to convey a visual as well as poetic image. |
| contraction |
a shortened form of a word or words, generally containing an apostrophe in the written form to represent missing letters. Contractions reflect the elimination of certain sounds as well as, in some cases, changes in sound and spelling, as when the vowel pronunciation changes in the case of "will not" being shortened to "won't." [1/3 definitions] |
| convenience store |
a store, often near a busy road or highway, that is open long hours and that sells a limited selection of grocery items, especially snacks and beverages, as well as certain pharmaceutical and automotive items. |
| desertion |
willful abandonment of one's spouse or children, as well as all related legal responsibilities. [1/2 definitions] |
| drugstore |
in the United States, a store that sells prescription drugs, as well as other items such as vitamins, hair care products, cosmetics, candy, and magazines. |
| either |
as well as; also; in the like manner; similarly (used to emphasize negative statements). [1/5 definitions] |
| environmental law |
the body of laws concerned with protecting the environment from damage caused by human activity, as well as with preserving natural resources and enabling sustainable development. |
| fishing rod |
a long thin flexible rod, usu. equipped with a reel as well as a line and hook, that is used in catching fish. |
| flax |
any of several related plants with slender stems, bearing tiny blue flowers as well as seeds which can be eaten and from which linseed oil is pressed. [1/2 definitions] |
| generation gap |
the lack of understanding or alienation that exist between members of one generation and the next as a result of differing attitudes, experiences, values, and fashions, as well as the difference in age. |
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