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| amount |
to be equivalent to, consist of, or result in (usu. fol. by "to"). [1/4 definitions] |
| aster |
any of a large family of plants whose white, pink, blue, or purple flowers consist of numerous narrow petals around a yellow center. |
| comprise |
to consist of. [1/2 definitions] |
| lie2 |
to consist (fol. by "in"). [1/8 definitions] |
| loess |
a fine-grained chalky soil, usu. yellowish brown or gray, believed to consist of windblown dust. |
| money-market fund |
a mutual fund whose investments are of a short-term nature and consist of commercial paper or treasury bills, usu. giving a fairly high interest rate. |
| motile |
in psychology, a person whose mental images consist mainly of body motions, rather than sights or sounds. [1/2 definitions] |
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