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blessing |
a special gift or favorable event, esp. one believed to come from a divine source. [1/4 definitions] |
come over |
to come from one place to another to see or do something with someone else (used only when people are in the same town, area, or space). [1/6 definitions] |
derive |
to come from a source; originate (usu. fol. by "from"). [1/3 definitions] |
drop over |
to come from a relatively near place to another place for a casual visit. |
gentry |
people who come from families of high social standing. [1/2 definitions] |
guttersnipe |
a person deemed to come from or have the attributes of the lowest class of society. [1/2 definitions] |
hail from |
to have as one's place of origin or residence; come from. |
high-tech |
involving equipment or techniques that come from applying the newest knowledge in the areas of computers and science. [1/3 definitions] |
homegrown |
having come from, native to, or pertaining to a locale or region. [1/2 definitions] |
information |
knowledge or facts that come from investigation, observation, or study. [1/4 definitions] |
load |
to transfer (data or a program) onto the memory of a computer. Data or programs may come from either the computer's storage or from an external source such as the internet. [1/17 definitions] |
Rhine wine |
any of various light, semidry, white wines that come from the Rhine Valley, or similar wines from elsewhere. |
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