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prostration |
Noun
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the act of assuming a prostrate position |
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prostration |
Noun
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abject submission |
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prostration |
Noun
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an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion |
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pivot |
Noun
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the act of turning on, or as if on, a pivot |
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pivot |
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axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns |
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pivot |
Noun
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the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver |
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pivot |
Verb
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turn on a pivot |
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pronation |
Noun
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rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face downward |
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pirouette |
Noun
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(ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet) |
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pirouette |
Verb
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do a pirouette, usually as part of a dance |
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pervaporation |
Noun
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the concentration of a colloidal solution whose colloid will not pass through a semipermeable membrane |
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price reduction |
Noun
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the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise |
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pay cut |
Noun
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the act of reducing a salary |
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price cutting |
Noun
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cutting the price of merchandise to one lower than the usual or advertised price |
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price cut |
Noun
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cutting the price of merchandise to one lower than the usual or advertised price |
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palliation |
Noun
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to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious |
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palliation |
Noun
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easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause |
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pruning |
Noun
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the act of trimming a plant |
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pruning |
Noun
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something that has been pruned off of a plant |
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parcellation |
Noun
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the division into parcels |
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partition |
Noun
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the act of dividing or partitioning |
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partition |
Noun
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a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) |
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partition |
Noun
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(anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism |
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partition |
Noun
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(computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit |
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partition |
Verb
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separate or apportion into sections |
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partition |
Verb
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divide into parts, pieces, or sections |
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percussion |
Noun
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the act of exploding a percussion cap |
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percussion |
Noun
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the act of playing a percussion instrument |
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percussion |
Noun
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tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes |
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percussion |
Noun
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the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments |
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partitioning |
Noun
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the act of dividing or partitioning |
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partitioning |
Noun
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an analysis into mutually exclusive categories |
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pairing |
Noun
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the act of grouping things or people in pairs |
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pairing |
Noun
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the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes |
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punctuation |
Noun
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the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases |
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punctuation |
Noun
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the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases |
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punctuation |
Noun
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something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions |
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physical rehabilitation |
Noun
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providing help for disabled persons |
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physical restoration |
Noun
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providing help for disabled persons |
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picket |
Noun
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a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake |
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picket |
Noun
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a wooden strip forming part of a fence |
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picket |
Noun
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a vehicle performing sentinel duty |
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picket |
Noun
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a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack |
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picket |
Noun
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a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event |
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picket |
Noun
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a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work |
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picket |
Verb
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fasten with a picket |
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picket |
Verb
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serve as pickets or post pickets |
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playfulness |
Noun
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activities that are enjoyable or amusing |
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playfulness |
Noun
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a disposition to find or make causes for amusement |
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playfulness |
Noun
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a festive merry feeling |