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| auction bridge |
a version of bridge in which players bid for the right to specify which suit will be trump, any extra tricks won beyond the contract being scored toward a game. |
| circumscribe |
to determine, mark, or specify the limits of; delimit; define. [1/3 definitions] |
| classify |
to specify (documents or other information) as being highly restricted in accessibility. [1/3 definitions] |
| covenant |
to specify as part of an agreement; stipulate. [1/6 definitions] |
| define |
to clearly specify. [1/4 definitions] |
| designate |
to distinguish by means of description, marks, name, or the like; specify. [1/5 definitions] |
| destine |
to specify for or send toward a particular place, end, or purpose. [1/2 definitions] |
| fourth dimension |
the dimension of time, required according to the theory of relativity to completely specify an event in space-time. |
| from |
used to specify origin. [1/5 definitions] |
| nail down |
to specify or settle. |
| name |
to call, specify, or mention by name. [2/9 definitions] |
| particularize |
to state or specify in detail. [2/3 definitions] |
| person |
in grammar, any of three pronoun categories that specify the speaker, the ones spoken to, and the ones spoken about, as first, second, and third person. [1/4 definitions] |
| point |
to show direction or location, or to specify, by pointing one's finger. [1/18 definitions] |
| prespecify |
combined form of specify. |
| stipulate |
to specify or arrange as a condition of an agreement. [2/3 definitions] |
| the1 |
used before nouns or noun phrases in order to specify something already understood. [1/11 definitions] |
| unanimous consent agreement |
a means by which the U.S. Senate expedites legislative proceedings, calling for members to agree upon a set of terms by which procedures surrounding a piece of legislation will be conducted. Unanimous consent agreements specify items such as a time limit for debate on a bill and who will control the debate. |
| variance |
in physics or chemistry, the number of independent thermodynamic variables required to specify equilibrium in a given system. [1/7 definitions] |
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