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abbey |
a monastery or convent, or the buildings that compose it. |
alliterate |
to form or compose (speech or verse) using alliteration. [1/2 definitions] |
anthologize |
to compose an anthology. [1/2 definitions] |
compact1 |
to produce by joining or packing closely together; compose. [1/9 definitions] |
compose a number |
in mathematics education, to add together different place values to make a complete number. For example, to compose the number 231, you would add the three place values that make up this number, a 200, a 30, and a 1. |
constitute |
to form or compose. [1/4 definitions] |
Don Budge |
U.S. tennis player who in 1938 was the first man to win the four tournaments that compose the grand slam of tennis (b.1915--d.2000). |
drupelet |
a small drupe, as any of the many that compose a raspberry or blackberry. |
extemporize |
in music, to compose as one performs; improvise. [2/5 definitions] |
extended family |
a large group of relatives related by blood, marriage, or adoption who compose a single household or live close to each other. [1/2 definitions] |
improvise |
to construct or compose from whatever materials are available or handy. [2/4 definitions] |
jawbone |
any of the bones that compose the jaw, esp. the lower one. [1/3 definitions] |
lucubrate |
to compose scholarly works. [1/2 definitions] |
make up |
to constitute or compose. [1/7 definitions] |
paraphrase |
to compose a paraphrase. [1/4 definitions] |
pencil |
to write or compose by using a pencil. [1/3 definitions] |
prepare |
to compose, usu. for a particular occasion. [1/4 definitions] |
purine |
any of several derivatives of this substance, esp. the bases that compose nucleic acids such as adenine and guanine. [1/2 definitions] |
re-collect |
to calm, compose, or rally (oneself). [1/2 definitions] |
recompose |
to compose anew; rearrange or reconstitute. [1/2 definitions] |
rhyme |
to compose using rhymes. [1/6 definitions] |
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