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| solid |
uniform, as in color. [1/14 definitions] |
| stamp |
a tool, such as a die or a carved wooden or rubber block, used for stamping or for cutting out uniform shapes. [1/15 definitions] |
| strip2 |
a long, narrow piece or area of mostly uniform width. [1/3 definitions] |
| stripe1 |
a band of cloth or braid worn on a uniform, often as an indication of time served. [1/5 definitions] |
| tunic |
a close-fitting short coat, often with a stiff high collar, worn as part of a uniform by soldiers or the like. [1/4 definitions] |
| umbel |
a flower cluster in which flower stalks of nearly uniform length sprout from the same point on the main stem, as in the carrot plant. |
| uniform |
to cause to be uniform. [2/5 definitions] |
| uniformity |
the state or quality of being uniform; overall sameness. |
| uniform resource locator |
an address identifying the location of a file on the Internet, commonly called a "URL." A uniform resource locator, or URL, consists of the computer on which the file is located and the file's location on that computer. |
| URL |
abbreviation of "uniform resource locator," an address identifying the location of a file on the Internet, consisting of an identifier for the computer on which the file is located and the file's location on that computer. |
| zone |
an area in which one uniform rate is charged for use, as in transportation. [1/11 definitions] |
| Zouave |
a member of any military unit adopting a similar uniform and drill, esp. any of certain volunteers in the U.S. Civil War. [1/2 definitions] |
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