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| abstract |
depicting reality not as it appears to the senses of most people but in the way that an individual interprets it or wishes to suggest it; nonrepresentational. [1/13 definitions] |
| as1 |
in the way expected or agreed on. [1/11 definitions] |
| block |
to impede or obstruct by placing something in the way or by being in the way. [1/19 definitions] |
| laggardly |
slowly or belatedly; in the way of a laggard. [1/2 definitions] |
| philosophize |
to reason in the way of a philosopher. [1/2 definitions] |
| so |
in the way expressed or indicated. [2/15 definitions] |
| stumbling block |
an obstacle, hindrance, or difficulty in the way of obtaining progress, belief, or understanding. |
| stymie |
throw an obstacle in the way of (something or someone); impede; thwart. [1/3 definitions] |
| toward |
in the way of achieving or promoting. [1/6 definitions] |
| vegetate |
to grow or develop in the way a plant does. [1/2 definitions] |
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