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command |
a set of characters or symbols that constitute a direction for a computer to perform certain functions. [1/12 definitions] |
complete |
to make whole or entire; add or constitute the final necessary part to (something). [1/6 definitions] |
differentiate |
to indicate or constitute a difference between. [1/6 definitions] |
element |
(pl.) the atmospheric conditions that constitute the weather. [1/6 definitions] |
environment |
the set of things and conditions that constitute the sphere in which a particular type of organism lives and that have an impact on its physical growth and survival. [1/3 definitions] |
ether |
formerly, the substance believed to constitute outer space, and to be the medium of electromagnetic waves, including light. [1/4 definitions] |
form |
to be one, many, or all of the parts of; constitute. [1/8 definitions] |
gear |
the ropes, blocks, and the like that constitute a sailing ship's rigging. [1/8 definitions] |
gearbox |
the gears and housing that constitute a transmission, esp. of a motor vehicle. |
make up |
to constitute or compose. [1/7 definitions] |
number |
to constitute an amount or total. [1/18 definitions] |
railroad |
the entire stock of trains, tracks, manpower, and equipment that constitute a rail transportation system. [1/5 definitions] |
reconstitute |
to put together or constitute again. [1/2 definitions] |
represent |
to constitute or account for. [1/8 definitions] |
rhyme |
to constitute a rhyme. [1/9 definitions] |
RR |
abbreviation of "railroad," all the trains, tracks, management, and equipment that constitute a rail transportation system. [1/2 definitions] |
Ten Commandments |
according to the Old Testament, the ten laws handed down by God to Moses on Mount Sinai that constitute the fundamental code of moral responsibility for both Jews and Christians; Decalogue. |
trappings |
things that constitute outward signs. [1/2 definitions] |
vein |
one of a series of thin, branching vascular bundles or riblike lines that constitute the framework of a leaf or insect wing. [1/6 definitions] |
verge |
to constitute the border or limit of. [1/6 definitions] |
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