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| apply |
to make use of or put to use. [1/6 definitions] |
| arrangement |
a group of things that have been put together in a decided-upon way. [1/6 definitions] |
| assembly |
a collection of parts, as of machinery, put together to form a whole. [1/4 definitions] |
| assembly line |
a set-up in a factory whereby a product being put together passes, in moving along a track, conveyor belt, or the like, a succession of stations with workers, each of whom adds, adjusts, or secures apart to the whole. |
| bed |
to put to bed (often fol. by "down"). [1/10 definitions] |
| cascade |
a series of electrical components arranged so that the output of one serves as the input to the next. [1/5 definitions] |
| chase1 |
to force in a given direction by pursuit or the like; put to flight. [1/9 definitions] |
| confect |
to make up, put together, or manufacture by combining materials or ingredients. [1/2 definitions] |
| confound |
to put to shame; abash. [1/6 definitions] |
| constitution |
that which makes up something, or the way that something is put together or composed. [1/6 definitions] |
| construct |
to put together by assembling component parts; build. [1/2 definitions] |
| construction |
something that is put together or constructed; structure. [1/4 definitions] |
| crazy quilt |
a patchwork quilt in which pieces of varying color, shape, and size are put together in no specific pattern. [1/2 definitions] |
| cross |
such a structure upon which persons once were put to death. [1/16 definitions] |
| death chamber |
the room in which someone has died, is dying, or is to be put to death. |
| decimate |
in former times, to put to death one tenth of (a conquered army or populace). [1/2 definitions] |
| disassociate |
to put to an end an association with (persons, causes, or the like); dissociate. |
| energy |
power or heat from sources such as the sun, wind, petroleum, natural gas, or coal that can be put to use by humans. [1/4 definitions] |
| execute |
to carry out an execution of; put to death. [1/4 definitions] |
| fabricate |
to put together by assembling. [1/3 definitions] |
| fanzine |
(informal) a magazine, usu. not of professional quality, put together for a specific population, as for fans with a common interest. |
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