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  2. Glossary of American terms not widely used in the United ...

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    101 (pronounced 'one o one') used to indicate basic knowledge; e.g., "Didn't you learn to sweep the floor in housework 101?" (from the numbering scheme of educational courses where 101 would be the first course in a sequence on the subject).

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    a number of things (or, informal, people) taken collectively fate, fortune a prize in a lottery (the lot) the whole thing a measured plot of land; a portion of land set for a particular purpose ("a building lot"), e.g. for parking ("parking lot") or selling ("used car lot") automotive vehicles. But also a "vacant lot" a film studio lounge

  4. Synonym - Wikipedia

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    A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means precisely or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. [2] For example, in the English language, the words begin, start, commence, and initiate are all synonyms of one another: they are synonymous. The standard test for synonymy is substitution: one form can be ...

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    Oftentimes, the onus is on the tax filer to request them, and they are at the mercy of the organization to provide them," Hetherwick said. ... Is 'free' just another word? Free is a word that many ...

  6. 50 Things People Never Thought They’d Have To Explain To ...

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    Adults share the most surprisingly simple things they had to break down for their peers, revealing just how basic some concepts can be. The post 50 Things People Never Thought They’d Have To ...

  7. Merriam-Webster - Wikipedia

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    Consumers use the service to access definitions, spelling and synonyms via text message. Services also include Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day—and Open Dictionary, a wiki service that provides subscribers the opportunity to create and submit their own new words and definitions. [11]

  8. List of idioms of improbability - Wikipedia

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    1.4 Things that are impossible to find. 1.5 Surprise that a rare or unlikely event has happened. 2 In other languages. 3 See also. 4 References. Toggle the table of ...

  9. Scavenger - Wikipedia

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    Oftentimes, scavenger communities differ in consistency due to carcass size and carcass types, as well as by seasonal effects as consequence of differing invertebrate and microbial activity. [ 4 ] Competition for carrion results in the inclusion or exclusion of certain scavengers from access to carrion, shaping the scavenger community.