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| to go around |
to be sufficient for the number of people or for some purpose. |
| underweight |
a condition of lacking sufficient or normal weight. [1/2 definitions] |
| voluminous |
of written text, filling or sufficient to fill volumes. [1/2 definitions] |
| water of crystallization |
water in chemical combination with a crystal, which may be removed by sufficient heat, such removal resulting in a change in the crystal's structure. |
| water tower |
an elevated tank used to store water at a height sufficient to maintain pressure in a water system. [1/2 definitions] |
| world-shaking |
of sufficient importance, effect, size, or influence to affect the whole world. |
| wraparound |
something that wraps around or that has overlapping parts, esp. a skirt that wraps around with sufficient overlapping that it covers the body even though it is fastened only at the waist. [1/2 definitions] |
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