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| blank |
with spaces remaining to be filled in, as a printed form. [1/12 definitions] |
| calx |
the crumbly ash remaining after a metal or mineral has undergone controlled heating. |
| deductible |
an insurance policy containing a stipulation that the insurer will pay only amounts remaining after a given amount is paid by the insured party. [1/5 definitions] |
| dock2 |
the solid or fleshy part of an animal's tail, or the part remaining after the tail has been clipped. [1/3 definitions] |
| eluvium |
a deposit of soil, dust, or gravel caused by the weathering and disintegration of rocks, and usu. remaining at the site. (Cf. alluvium.) |
| equanimity |
the quality of remaining calm, serene, or unruffled, esp. under stress; composure. |
| filterable virus |
a virus capable of passing through bacteria-retaining filters and thus remaining infectious. |
| freeware |
software given away at no charge by its author but remaining under the author's copyright. |
| Great Pyramid of Giza |
a limestone and granite pyramid, which is the oldest and only remaining of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, built circa 2500 B.C.E. as a memorial and tomb for King Khufu, the second king of the fourth Egyptian dynasty. |
| greaves |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) the remaining residue when animal fat is melted down for tallow or the like; cracklings. |
| intact |
remaining complete, whole, or undamaged; not changed or impaired. |
| last1 |
being the only one remaining. [1/12 definitions] |
| last-minute |
suddenly occurring or seeming to need doing at a point where there is little remaining time to consider or take action. |
| left over |
still remaining, not having been consumed, used, or finished at an earlier time (used in the predicate only; not used before a noun). [1/2 definitions] |
| marc |
the pulp remaining from grapes, apples, or the like that have been pressed for juice. [1/3 definitions] |
| mop up |
of a military force, to clear an area of the few remaining enemy forces. |
| net2 |
of weight, remaining after adjustments. [1/5 definitions] |
| odd |
left over; remaining. [1/7 definitions] |
| on (one's) last legs |
having very little remaining energy, strength, hope, or ability to function; liable to collapse or die. |
| other |
being the remaining one out of two or more. [2/14 definitions] |
| out of time |
having no time remaining. |
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