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bring out |
to make (someone) feel more confident and outgoing in a social situation. [1/5 definitions] |
ebb tide |
the tide in its outgoing phase. (Cf. flood tide.) |
extrovert |
a person who is outgoing and likes to be with other people. |
letterbox |
(chiefly British) a public depository for outgoing mail; mailbox. [1/2 definitions] |
mailbox |
a public depository for outgoing mail. [1/2 definitions] |
modest |
not boastful or outgoing; somewhat shy or reserved. [1/5 definitions] |
postage meter |
a machine that prints, on each piece of outgoing mail, the amount of postage paid and date shipped, and keeps a record of the number of pieces so processed. |
postbox |
(chiefly British) a public depository for outgoing mail; mailbox. |
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