beginner |
someone just beginning to acquire new knowledge or learn a new skill. |
contract |
to get or acquire. [1/6 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 receive; come to have; gain; acquire. [1/10 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. |