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| activation code |
a set of characters, consisting of numbers, letters, characters, or a combination of these, that is sent by a website to a user's email so that the website can verify the user's email address and comply with the user's request to begin a new service or change personal information. Once received, the user enters the code into the provided box on the website so that fulfillment of the user's request can begin. |
| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. [1/3 definitions] |
| adjure |
to earnestly request of or appeal to. [1/2 definitions] |
| announcement |
a public or formal notice, statement, or request. [1/3 definitions] |
| appeal |
to request that a higher court change the decision of a lower court. [4/3 definitions] |
| application |
a request in writing. |
| apply |
to make a formal request, often for employment or permission to enter an institution. [1/2 definitions] |
| approach |
to go to with a request. [1/6 definitions] |
| ask |
to make a request of someone. [5/4 definitions] |
| bark1 |
a sharp or brusque retort or request. [1/7 definitions] |
| bark up the wrong tree |
to direct one's attention, efforts, request, or accusation to the wrong person or thing. |
| beg |
to request humbly or desperately. [1/4 definitions] |
| behest |
an urgent request; entreaty. [1/2 definitions] |
| beseech |
to make an important or urgent request to; beg. |
| bug |
(informal) to persistently request. [1/8 definitions] |
| call |
to make a request for someone or something to come; summon. [2/22 definitions] |
| callback |
a request to a worker to return to work, esp. after a layoff or after normal working hours. [2/3 definitions] |
| call for |
to request; summon. [1/3 definitions] |
| caveat |
in law, a formal request to suspend proceedings until the filer of the notice has had a hearing. [1/3 definitions] |
| challenge |
a calling into question; request for an explanation or proof. [1/6 definitions] |
| command performance |
a performance of a play, opera, concert, or the like that is given in response to a royal request or command. |
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