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appertain |
to belong or be related as an attribute, accompaniment, consideration, or the like; pertain (usu. fol. by "to"). |
fellow traveler |
one who does not belong to a group, esp. the Communist party, but supports or espouses its doctrines and aims; sympathizer (used as a derogatory label). |
fit1 |
to be suitable; belong. [1/11 definitions] |
go1 |
to belong in a certain place or position. [1/28 definitions] |
grade |
a division made by age to group school children for instruction, or the children who belong to such a division. [1/9 definitions] |
Grenadines |
a large group of islands in the eastern Caribbean, some of which belong to Grenada and others to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. |
group |
to form into or belong to a group. [1/5 definitions] |
indefinite article |
in English grammar, either of the articles "a" and "an," which do not restrict the nouns or noun equivalents that they modify, but serve to indicate the class to which such modified words belong. (Cf. definite article.) |
infantry |
foot soldiers, or the branch of the military to which they belong. |
inhere |
of a quality, element, or part, to belong innately; be intrinsic, inborn, or natural. |
irregular |
a soldier who does not belong to the established military force of a nation or region. [1/10 definitions] |
misplace |
to put (something) where it doesn't belong; lose. [1/2 definitions] |
Mohawk |
a member of an Indian tribe that formerly lived along this river, and now inhabits northern New York and Canada, and that belong to the Six Nations. [1/3 definitions] |
nonconformist |
(often cap.) an English Protestant who does not belong to the Church of England. [1/2 definitions] |
outsider |
a person who does not belong to a particular group. [1/3 definitions] |
racist |
made up of members of the same race who believe in and act on the notion that the race to which they belong is superior to another race or races. [1/7 definitions] |
territory |
the land and waters that belong to a country. [1/5 definitions] |
Tuscarora |
a member of a tribe of North American Indians formerly living in North Carolina, and later in upstate New York, and that belong to the Six Nations. [1/2 definitions] |
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