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A

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

vacuum, vacuum cleaner

n. an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction

vacuum, vacuity

n. a region that is devoid of matter

vacuum, vacuity

n. the absence of matter

inch, in

n. a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot

A, ampere, amp

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

A, angstrom, angstrom unit

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

A, vitamin A, axerophthol, antiophthalmic factor

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

indium, In, atomic number 49

n. a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite

Indiana, Hoosier State, IN

n. federate state in the United States of America

create

v. create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"

create

v. bring into existence; "The company was created 25 years ago"; "He created a new movement in painting"

create, create by artistic means

v. create by artistic means; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses"

make, create

v. make by shaping or bringing together constituents; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones"

vacuum, vacuum-clean, hoover

v. clean with a vacuum cleaner; "vacuum the carpets"

cause, create, originate

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

in, inside an enclosed space

adv. to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door"

in, inward, inwards

adv. to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door"

in

adj. holding office; "the in party"

in

adj. currently fashionable; "the in thing to do"; "large shoulder pads are in"

in

adj. directed or bound inward; "took the in bus"; "the in basket"

in

adj. currently fashionable; "the in thing to do"; "large shoulder pads are in"

emptiness, void, vacancy

n. an empty area or space; "the huge desert voids"; "the emptiness of outer space"; "without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum"

bit, morsel

n. a small quantity of anything; "a bit of paper was all he needed"

dash, style, panache, elan, flair

n. distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"

molecule

n. (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound

particle, speck, atom, molecule, mote

n. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

make, produce

v. create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"

coin

v. make up; "coin phrases or words"

strike, mint, coin

v. form by stamping, punching, or printing; "strike coins"; "strike a medal"

conceive, conceptualize, conceptualise, ideate, conceive of

v. have the idea for; "He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients"; "This library was well conceived"

hatch, think of, think up, concoct, dream up

v. devise or invent; "He thought up a plan to get rich quickly"; "no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software"

concoct, trump up

v. invent; "trump up charges"

formulate, prepare according to a formula

v. prepare according to a formula

forge, devise, formulate, invent, contrive, excogitate

v. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"

raise, rear, put up, set up, erect

v. construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"

project, design, plan, contrive

v. make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"

imagine, ideate, conceive of, envisage

v. form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?"

foresee, envision

v. picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him as President"

plant, institute, establish, found, constitute, lay the groundwork for

v. set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department"

devise, get up, prepare, organize

v. arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office"

design, plan, make a design of

v. make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form; "design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum"

develop, work out, evolve

v. work out; "We have developed a new theory of evolution"

think

v. imagine or visualize; "Just think--you could be rich one day!"; "Think what a scene it must have been!"

equal, be, be identical to

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

coordinate, co-ordinate

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

sham, assume, feign, pretend, dissemble, simulate

v. make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"

fashion, forge

v. make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks"

shape, form, forge, mold, mould

v. make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"

remake, redo, refashion, make over

v. make new; "She is remaking her image"

manufacture, make up, invent, fabricate, cook up

v. make up something artificial or untrue

modish, stylish, in vogue, in style, a la mode, à la mode

adj. in the current fashion or style

chichi

adj. affectedly trendy and fashionable

spruce, jaunty, raffish, rakish, snappy, dapper, dashing, natty

adj. marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"

faddish, faddy

adj. intensely fashionable for a short time

mod, modern, up-to-date, up to date

adj. relating to a recently developed fashion or style; "their offices are in a modern skyscraper"; "tables in modernistic designs";

smart

adj. of or associated with people of fashion; "the fashionable side of town"; "the smart set"

trendsetting, trend-setting

adj. initiating or popularizing a trend

trendy, voguish

adj. in accord with the latest fad; "trendy ideas"; "trendy clothes"; "voguish terminology"

inward, arriving, inbound

adj. directed or moving inward or toward a center; "the inbound train"; "inward flood of capital"

entering, ingoing

adj. "incoming class"; "the ingoing administration"; "ingoing data"

designate

adj. appointed but not yet installed in office

elect

adj. elected but not yet installed in office; "the president elect"

future, succeeding, next

adj. (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president"

inflowing, influent

adj. flowing inward

inpouring

adj. pouring inward; "inpouring throngs of immigrants"

prosperous, flourishing, thriving, booming, roaring, palmy, prospering

adj. very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids"

triple-crown

adj. unofficial championship title for player who heads the league in batting average and home runs and runs batted in

eminent

adj. having achieved eminence; "an eminent physician"

hitless, no-hit

adj. of a game (or the pitching) in which a pitcher allows the opponent no hits; "a no-hit pitcher"; "a no-hit game"

made

adj. successful or assured of success; "now I am a made man forever"- Christopher Marlowe

productive

adj. yielding positive results

self-made

adj. having achieved success or recognition by your own efforts; "a self-made millionaire"

winning, victorious

adj. having won; "the victorious entry"; "the winning team"

winning

adj. bringing success; "the winning run"

destroy

v. do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"

destroy

v. do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"

out

adj. not worth considering as a possibility; "a picnic is out because of the weather"

out

adv. outside of an enclosed space: "She is out"

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