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• (computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface
Example sentence • I have a collection of music icons on my computer.
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• freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
Example sentence • He spoke with confidence , knowing he had prepared well for the presentation.
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• an inconvenient discomfort
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• to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
Example sentence • I apologize for the inconvenience caused by the delay in your flight.
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• a large number or amount
Example sentence • I have tons of homework to do tonight.
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• a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
Example sentence • She sewed the buttons onto the shirt.
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• the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply
Example sentence • The garden was filled with an abundance of colorful flowers.
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• a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
Example sentence • Waiting in line at the grocery store tests my impatience .
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• impatience with annoyances
Example sentence • Racial intolerance is a major issue in our society.
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• a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
Example sentence • He was offered a generous severance package when he was laid off from his job.
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• a written account of what transpired at a meeting
Example sentence • The bank records all transactions made by its customers.
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• the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel)
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• restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war
Example sentence • During the war, soldiers were given daily rations of food and water.
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Example sentence • The commons are used for grazing livestock.
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• metal shackles; for hands or legs
Example sentence • He used the irons to press his clothes.
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• women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk)
Example sentence • She wore a pair of black nylons with her new dress.
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• United States sociologist (1902-1979)
Example sentence • The parsons were invited to lead the prayer at the church service.
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• a request to be present
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• call in an official matter, such as to attend court
Example sentence • He received a summons to appear in court.
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• conduct or direct the steering of a ship or plane
Example sentence • One of the cons of living in a big city is the high cost of living.
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• smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having long arms and no tail; of southern Asia and East Indies
Example sentence • The gibbons in the zoo were playful and energetic.
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• hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
Example sentence • The catholicons of the Eastern Orthodox Church include the Nicene Creed.
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• a representation of a facial expression (as a smile or frown) created by typing a sequence of characters in sending email
Example sentence • She always uses emoticons in her text messages to express her emotions.
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Example sentence • The ferrosilicons exhibit excellent magnetic properties.
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Example sentence • My grandsons always come to visit me on Sundays.
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• one of various compounds of carbon and any of the halogens
Example sentence • The emissions of halocarbons contribute to the depletion of the ozone layer.
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• a tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician
Example sentence • The helicons in the orchestra pit were responsible for creating the rich, resonant tones during the concert.
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• a language user's knowledge of words
Example sentence • Linguists study lexicons to understand how words are organized in a language.
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Example sentence • I love creating lyricons because they help me express my emotions through music.
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• a now obsolete picture pickup tube in a television camera; electrons emitted from a photoemissive surface in proportion to the intensity of the incident light are focused onto the target causing secondary emission of electrons
Example sentence • The old television set uses orthicons to generate images.
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• a large moving van (especially one used for moving furniture)
Example sentence • The pantechnicons were loaded with furniture for the charity drive.
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• A DNA molecule or a region of DNA that replicates as an individual unit. A replicon may be, for instance, a chromosome, a plasmid or a phage.
Example sentence • The study focused on characterizing various types of replicons .
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