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furtherance |
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encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something |
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foundation |
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the act of starting something for the first time |
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foundation |
Noun
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lowest support of a structure |
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foundation |
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a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body |
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foundation |
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the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained |
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foundation |
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education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge |
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foundation |
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an institution supported by an endowment |
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foundation |
Noun
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the basis on which something is grounded |
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first base |
Noun
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the initial stage in accomplishing something |
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first base |
Noun
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the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield |
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first base |
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the base that must be touched first by a base runner in baseball |
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formation |
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the act of forming or establishing something |
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formation |
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the act of fabricating something in a particular shape |
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formation |
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creation by mental activity |
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formation |
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a particular spatial arrangement |
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formation |
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an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit |
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formation |
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(geology) the geological features of the earth |
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formation |
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natural process that causes something to form |
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frying |
Noun
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cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle |
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fusion cooking |
Noun
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cooking that combines ingredients and techniques and seasonings from different cuisines |
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first appearance |
Noun
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the act of beginning something new |
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face-off |
Noun
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(ice hockey) the method of starting play |
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face-off |
Noun
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a hostile disagreement face-to-face |
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first step |
Noun
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the first of a series of actions |
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figuration |
Noun
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decorating with a design |
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figuration |
Noun
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representing figuratively as by emblem or allegory |
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fixation |
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(histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body |
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fixation |
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the activity of fastening something firmly in position |
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fixation |
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an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone |
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fixation |
Noun
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an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely |
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fortification |
Noun
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the addition of an ingredient for the purpose of enrichment (as the addition of alcohol to wine or the addition of vitamins to food) |
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fortification |
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defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it |
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fortification |
Noun
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the art or science of strengthening defenses |
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forward motion |
Noun
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the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) |
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face lift |
Noun
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a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes |
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face lift |
Noun
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plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face |
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facelift |
Noun
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a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes |
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facelift |
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plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face |
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face lifting |
Noun
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a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes |
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face lifting |
Noun
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plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face |
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fixing |
Noun
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the act of putting something in working order again |
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fixing |
Noun
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(histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body |
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fixing |
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the sterilization of an animal |
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fixing |
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restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place |
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fixture |
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the act of putting something in working order again |
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fixture |
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an object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household) |
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fixture |
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the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment |
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fixture |
Noun
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a regular patron |
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ford |
Noun
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the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse |
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ford |
Noun
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a shallow area in a stream that can be forded |