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| accompany |
to put (something) together with another thing to enhance it or support it. [1/4 definitions] |
| accretion |
the growing together of separate parts. [1/3 definitions] |
| add up to |
equal (a certain sum) or point to (a logical conclusion) when looked at together. |
| adherent |
in botany, growing or having grown together. [1/3 definitions] |
| adhesion |
an abnormal growing together of separate body tissues. [1/4 definitions] |
| agglutinant |
causing or producing a gluing or sticking together; adhesive. [1/2 definitions] |
| agglutinate |
to become bonded together, as though by glue. [2/4 definitions] |
| agglutination |
the act or process of gluing or sticking together, or causing to do so. [1/2 definitions] |
| agitator |
a machine, or part of a machine, that automatically shakes or stirs things together, as in a can of paint or a washing machine. [1/2 definitions] |
| along |
in concert or agreement; together (usu. fol. by "with"). [1/5 definitions] |
| amass |
to gather together. [1/3 definitions] |
| America |
(pl.) the continents of North and South America taken together (prec. by "the"). [1/3 definitions] |
| among |
as a part of; together with. [1/5 definitions] |
| ankylose |
to grow together, join, or stiffen by ankylosis, as the bones of a joint. |
| ankylosis |
the joining or growing together of bones or other hard tissues. [1/2 definitions] |
| apposition |
the act of placing together or side by side. [2/3 definitions] |
| arrangement |
the act of putting together in a decided-upon way. [2/6 definitions] |
| assemblage |
the act of putting things, such as machinery parts, together. [2/4 definitions] |
| assemble |
to come together in one group. [1/3 definitions] |
| assembly |
a group of people gathered together, usu. for a specific purpose. [2/4 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. |
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