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| child care |
the practice, service, or business of caring for other people's children, esp. young children whose parents work outside the home. |
| Continental Congress |
the revolutionary assembly, made up of landed representatives of the American colonies, that met between 1774 and 1789 to work out a plan of government and adopted both the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. |
| fall back on |
to have another choice if something does not work out; resort to. |
| mature |
to work out or think out completely; perfect. [1/9 definitions] |
| optimistic |
likely to be hopeful that things will work out well. |
| psych |
to ascertain or work out with reasoning or psychological skills (usu. fol. by "out"). [1/3 definitions] |
| puzzle out |
to work out a solution to. |
| solve |
to work out the answer to. [1/2 definitions] |
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