n. the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen

n. the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps"

n. a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation

n. any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes

n. an item of information that is representative of a type; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10"

n. a member of the United States House of Representatives

n. a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element

n. an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"

n. a person who represents others

n. operating system company

v. spend or use time; "I may be an hour"

v. exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"

v. have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"

v. have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

v. occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"

v. be identical to; be someone or something; "The president of the company is John Smith"; "This is my house"

v. be priced at; "These shoes cost $100"

v. have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war"

v. form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army"

v. occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"

v. be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!"

v. represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"

adj. standing for something else; "the bald eagle is representative of the United States"

adj. serving to represent or typify; "representative moviegoers"; "a representative modern play"

adj. (of a cargo shipment) the seller arranges transport and pays all costs until the cargo has been loaded, after which the buyer pays all costs

adj. having the supreme power resting not with a monarch but with the body of citizens entitled to vote and exercised by them through elected officers and representatives

n. an occurrence of something; "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths"

n. the actual state of things; "that was not the case"

n. a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws

n. a leader engaged in civil administration

n. a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs

n. an official engaged in international negotiations

n. a worker who holds or is invested with an office

n. an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"

n. someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins"

n. a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another

n. a person who represents others

n. a person who carries a message

n. an authoritative person who divines the future

n. a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs

n. an official engaged in international negotiations

n. a worker who holds or is invested with an office

n. a member of the United States House of Representatives

n. a human female who does housework; "the char will clean the carpet"

n. a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man; "he was faithful to his woman"

n. a person who is present and participates in a meeting; "he was a regular attender at department meetings"; "the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees"

n. an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"

n. an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"

n. an employee who performs manual or industrial labor

n. a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"

n. a hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand"

n. a worker who is hired to perform a job

n. any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau

n. an assistant subject to the authority or control of another

n. a person authorized to act for another

n. a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others

n. a person who deals tactfully with others

n. a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs

n. a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another

n. an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"

n. someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins"

v. put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

v. persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather lasted for three days"

v. satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?"

v. duplicate or match; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse"

v. be parallel to; "Their roles are paralleled by ours"

v. be co-ordinated; "These activities coordinate well"

v. make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"

v. give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months"

v. represent in bodily form; "He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist"

v. have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' "

v. express or state indirectly

v. suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic

v. mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?"

v. convey or express a meaning; "These words mean nothing to me!"; "What does his strange behavior signify?"

adj. typical or distinctive; "heard my friend's characteristic laugh"; "red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn"; "stripes characteristic of the zebra"

adj. subject to popular election; "elective official"

adj. (used especially of art) depicting objects, figures,or scenes as seen; "representational art"; "representational images"

adj. being or serving as an illustration of a type; "the free discussion that is emblematic of democracy"; "an action exemplary of his conduct";

adj. conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal; "serve wine at normal room temperature"; "normal diplomatic relations"; "normal working hours"; "normal word order"; "normal curiosity"; "the normal course of events"

adj. often used as intensifiers; "a regular morass of details"; "a regular nincompoop"; "he's a veritable swine"

adj. conforming to definitive criteria; "the horseshoe crab is not a true crab"; "Pythagoras was the first true mathematician"

adj. opposed to authoritarianism

adj. favoring social equality; "a classless society"

adj. having the supreme legislative power resting with a body of cabinet ministers chosen from and responsible to the legislature or parliament; "parliamentary government"

adj. in accord with rules and customs of a legislative or deliberative assembly; "parliamentary law"

adj. affording the opportunity for individual participation; "participatory democracy"

adj. carried on by or for the people (or citizens) at large; "the popular vote"; "popular representation"; "institutions of popular government"

adj. having the supreme power lying in the body of citizens entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them or characteristic of such government; "the United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government"- United States Constitution; "a very republican notion"; "so little republican and so much aristocratic sentiment"- Philip Marsh; "our republican and artistic simplicity"-Nathaniel Hawthorne

v. be different; "These two tests differ in only one respect"

adj. not standing for something else

adj. not representative of a group, class, or type; "a group that is atypical of the target audience"; "a class of atypical mosses"; "atypical behavior is not the accepted type of response that we expect from children"