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| cost of living |
the average cost of food, shelter, clothes, and other basic necessities for a household or a single person. |
| crux |
an essential, basic, crucial, or pivotal point. |
| cynic |
one who believes that selfishness is the basic motivation behind all actions. |
| dash |
the longer of the two basic signals in Morse code. [1/12 definitions] |
| drum kit |
a set of percussion instruments arranged for convenient playing by a drummer in a band, the basic set of which usu. includes a bass drum, a tom-tom, a snare drum, a high-hat, and a crash cymbal, also called a drum set. |
| dualism |
in philosophy, the theory that reality consists of, or can be explained in term of, two basic principles, such as mind and body. (Cf. monism, pluralism.) [2/3 definitions] |
| durum |
a variety of wheat whose flour is the basic ingredient of spaghetti and other pasta. |
| dynamic |
a basic and dynamic force. [1/5 definitions] |
| earthshaking |
challenging or upsetting basic principles, beliefs, or assumptions. |
| elemental |
basic. [1/3 definitions] |
| essence |
the basic unchanging nature of a thing or group of things, as opposed to its transitory variations. [1/4 definitions] |
| essential |
that which is vital or basic. [1/4 definitions] |
| ethos |
the basic underlying attitudes and beliefs of a group, movement, or culture, which give it its character. |
| feldspar |
any of a group of crystalline minerals that form the basic constituents of nearly all crystalline rocks, consisting usu. of silicates of aluminum, potassium, sodium, or calcium. |
| fiber |
a basic inner character or strength. [1/5 definitions] |
| foot-pound-second |
of, designating, or pertaining to the system of measurement in which the foot, pound, and second are the basic units of length, mass, and time. |
| fps |
abbreviation of "foot-pound-second," or "foot-pound-seconds," of, designating, or pertaining to the system of measurement in which the foot, pound, and second are the basic units of length, mass, and time. |
| framework |
a basic system, form, or outline. [1/2 definitions] |
| from scratch |
in baking or cooking, combining basic individual ingredients and using traditional methods, as opposed to using store-bought prepared ingredients which allow for reducing steps in the baking or cooking process. [1/2 definitions] |
| fundamental |
serving as a foundation; basic; central. [2/4 definitions] |
| g1 |
abbreviation of "gram," or "grams," the basic unit of weight in the metric system, equal to one thousandth of a kilogram or 15.43 grains. |
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