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article

n. one of a class of artifacts; "an article of clothing"

article

n. nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication

article

n. (grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase

article, clause

n. a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)

article

v. bind by a contract; especially for a training period

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object, physical object

n. a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"

device

n. any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)

thing

n. a separate and self-contained entity

doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gizmo, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget

n. something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known; "she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"; "there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use"

appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget

n. a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

element

n. one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe; "the alchemists believed that there were four elements"

item

n. a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection; "they reduced the price on many items"

piece

n. a separate part of a whole; "an important piece of the evidence"

piece

n. an artistic or literary composition; "he wrote an interesting piece on Iran"; "the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests"

point, gunpoint

n. the gun muzzle's direction; "he held me up at the point of a gun"

floor, level, storey, story

n. a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?"

newspaper, paper

n. a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements; "he read his newspaper at breakfast"

comment, commentary

n. a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material; "he wrote an extended comment on the proposal"

point

n. one percent of the total principal of a loan; it is paid at the time the loan is made and is independent of the interest on the loan

recapitulation

n. (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) in which musical themes that were introduced earlier are repeated

report, news report, story, account, write up

n. a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"

provision

n. a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms)

essay

n. an analytic or interpretive literary composition

tract, pamphlet

n. a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet

treatise

n. a formal exposition

composition, paper, report, theme

n. an essay (especially one written as an assignment); "he got an A on his composition"

dissertation, thesis

n. a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree

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