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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. |
| Canaan |
the Promised Land of the Bible, or any land or region of abundance and fulfillment. [1/2 definitions] |
| consummate |
to bring to perfection or fulfillment; complete. [1/5 definitions] |
| consummation |
the act of consummating; completion; fulfillment. [1/3 definitions] |
| disappoint |
to prevent the fulfillment of (desires, plans, expectations, or the like); thwart; frustrate. [1/2 definitions] |
| expect |
to hope for or look forward to with some reason to believe in fulfillment. [1/6 definitions] |
| faith |
belief in, observance of, or fulfillment of one's religious convictions and obligations. [1/5 definitions] |
| fantasy |
in psychology, an imagined state, event, or sequence of events, usu. acting out or fulfilling a wish; wish fulfillment; daydream. [1/5 definitions] |
| function |
the purpose or role that an object or person fulfills or is suited for, or a typical action or activity carried out in fulfillment of a role. [1/5 definitions] |
| guarantee |
to assure the fulfillment of (an obligation, promise, or the like), or to serve as security for. [2/11 definitions] |
| Messiah |
according to the New Testament, Jesus Christ, regarded as the fulfillment of this prophecy; Christ. [1/3 definitions] |
| mitzvah |
commandment (Hebrew); a Jewish law found in or based on the Bible, or the fulfillment of such a law. [1/2 definitions] |
| nonfulfillment |
combined form of fulfillment. |
| Promised Land |
(often l.c.) heaven, or any place of refuge, happiness, fulfillment, or the like, usu. reached after worldly toil and suffering. [1/2 definitions] |
| recognizance |
an amount of money held in order to ensure fulfillment of such a promise. [1/2 definitions] |
| redemption |
the payment or fulfillment of an obligation or pledge. [1/5 definitions] |
| residue |
the portion of an estate that remains after the fulfillment of all claims and bequests. [1/2 definitions] |
| satisfaction |
a feeling of fulfillment; pleasurable fullness and completion. [1/5 definitions] |
| self-realization |
the fulfillment or development of one's potential. |
| summer |
a period of time characterized by fulfillment, beauty, and completion before the first stage of decline. [1/8 definitions] |
| turnaround |
in business, the time between the receipt of and the fulfillment or completion of an order, document, or the like. [1/4 definitions] |
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