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

n. a small part that can be considered separately from the whole; "it was perfect in all details"

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

n. an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information"

n. federate state in the United States of America

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

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

adj. "an exception in this particular case"

adj. separate and distinct from others of the same group or category; "interested in one particular artist"; "a man who wishes to make a particular woman fall in love with him"

adj. holding office; "the in party"

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

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

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

adj. first and most important; "his special interest is music"; "she gets special (or particular) satisfaction from her volunteer work"

adj. surpassing what is common or usual or expected; "he paid especial attention to her"; "exceptional kindness"; "a matter of particular and unusual importance"; "a special occasion"; "a special reason to confide in her"; "what's so special about the year 2000?"

adj. difficult to please

adj. unique or specific to a person or thing or category; "the particular demands of the job"; "has a particular preference for Chinese art"; "a peculiar bond of sympathy between them"; "an expression peculiar to Canadians"; "rights peculiar to the rich"; "the special features of a computer"; "my own special chair"

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

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

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

n. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

n. a distinguishing quality; "it has the distinction of being the cheapest restaurant in town"

n. a distinct feature or element in a problem; "he studied every facet of the question"

n. one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division"

n. an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect); "he was on the heavy side"; "he is on the purchasing side of the business"; "it brought out his better side"

n. a brief version of the essential meaning of something; "get to the point"; "he missed the point of the joke"; "life has lost its point"

n. a level of existence or development; "he lived on a worldly plane"

n. an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech"

n. something of small importance

n. information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; "another consideration is the time it would take"

n. some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police"

n. a feeling of sympathy for someone or something; "She felt strong concern for those less fortunate"

n. something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry"

n. a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?"

n. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"

adj. sharply exact or accurate or delimited; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment"

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. selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas

adj. precise; explicit and clearly defined; "I want a definite answer"; "a definite statement of the terms of the will"; "a definite amount"; "definite restrictions on the sale of alcohol"; "the wedding date is now definite"; "a definite drop in attendance"

adj. broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers"

adj. tending to select; characterized by careful choice; "an exceptionally quick and selective reader"- John Mason Brown

adj. not usual or common or ordinary; "a scene of unusual beauty"; "a man of unusual ability"; "cruel and unusual punishment"; "an unusual meteorite"

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. highly unusual or rare but not the single instance; "spoke with a unique accent"; "had unique ability in raising funds"; "a frankness unique in literature"; "a unique dining experience"

adj. serving to distinguish or identify a species or group; "the distinguishing mark of the species is its plumage"; "distinctive tribal tattoos"; "we were asked to describe any identifying marks or distinguishing features"

adj. characterized by extreme care and great effort; "conscientious application to the work at hand"; "painstaking research"; "scrupulous attention to details"

adj. showing careful forethought; "reserved and cautious; never making swift decisions"; "a cautious driver"

adj. careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment; "a prudent manager"; "prudent rulers"; "prudent hesitation"; "more prudent to hide than to fight"

adj. painstakingly careful and accurate; "our accountant is thorough"; "thorough research"

adj. exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance; "be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through"; "be sure to lock the doors"

adj. sharply exact or accurate or delimited; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment"

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. peculiar to the individual; "we all have our own idiosyncratic gestures"; "Michelangelo's highly idiosyncratic style of painting"

adj. constituting a separate entity or part; "a government with three discrete divisions"; "on two distinct occasions"

adj. being or characteristic of a single thing or person; "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual ways"

adj. precise; explicit and clearly defined; "I want a definite answer"; "a definite statement of the terms of the will"; "a definite amount"; "definite restrictions on the sale of alcohol"; "the wedding date is now definite"; "a definite drop in attendance"

adj. broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers"

adj. serving to distinguish or identify a species or group; "the distinguishing mark of the species is its plumage"; "distinctive tribal tattoos"; "we were asked to describe any identifying marks or distinguishing features"

adj. of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing; "Jerusalem has a distinctive Middle East flavor"- Curtis Wilkie; "that is typical of you!"

adj. not conforming to accepted rules or standards; "her unconventional dress and hair style"

adj. unusual or striking; "a remarkable sight"; "such poise is singular in one so young"

adj. not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind; "uncommon birds"; "frost and floods are uncommon during these months"; "doing an uncommon amount of business"; "an uncommon liking for money"; "he owed his greatest debt to his mother's uncommon character and ability"

adj. constituting a separate entity or part; "a government with three discrete divisions"; "on two distinct occasions"

adj. peculiar to the individual; "we all have our own idiosyncratic gestures"; "Michelangelo's highly idiosyncratic style of painting"

adj. marked by or expressing individuality; "an individualistic way of dressing"

adj. considered individually; "the respective club members"; "specialists in their several fields"; "the various reports all agreed"

adj. being a single and separate person or thing; "can the singular person be understood apart from his culture?"; "every fact in the world might be singular...unlike any other fact and sole of its kind"-William James

adj. for or concerned with one specific purpose; "a coordinated policy instead of ad hoc decisions"

adj. directed toward a specific object; "particularized thinking as distinct from stereotyped sloganeering"

adj. having a specific function or scope; "a special (or specific) role in the mission"

adj. unique or specific to a person or thing or category; "the particular demands of the job"; "has a particular preference for Chinese art"; "a peculiar bond of sympathy between them"; "an expression peculiar to Canadians"; "rights peculiar to the rich"; "the special features of a computer"; "my own special chair"

adj. limited to the thing specified; "the city proper"; "his claim is connected with the deed proper"

adj. highly unusual or rare but not the single instance; "spoke with a unique accent"; "had unique ability in raising funds"; "a frankness unique in literature"; "a unique dining experience"

adj. in the current fashion or style

adj. affectedly trendy and fashionable

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

adj. intensely fashionable for a short time

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

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

adj. initiating or popularizing a trend

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

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

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

adj. appointed but not yet installed in office

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

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

adj. flowing inward

adj. pouring inward; "inpouring throngs of immigrants"

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"

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

adj. having achieved eminence; "an eminent physician"

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

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

adj. yielding positive results

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

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

adj. bringing success; "the winning run"

adj. (of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary; "his work is based on only original, not secondary, sources"

adj. being a regular member of a team; "first-string players"

adj. not frequently used or experienced: "a rare word"; "an unwonted softness in her old face"

adj. excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow"

adj. excessively concerned about niceties

adj. having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures; "fastidious microorganisms"; "certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements"

adj. primly fastidious

adj. for or concerned with one specific purpose; "a coordinated policy instead of ad hoc decisions"

adj. directed toward a specific object; "particularized thinking as distinct from stereotyped sloganeering"

adj. having a specific function or scope; "a special (or specific) role in the mission"

adj. separate and distinct from others of the same group or category; "interested in one particular artist"; "a man who wishes to make a particular woman fall in love with him"

adj. limited to the thing specified; "the city proper"; "his claim is connected with the deed proper"

adj. highly unusual or rare but not the single instance; "spoke with a unique accent"; "had unique ability in raising funds"; "a frankness unique in literature"; "a unique dining experience"

adj. applying to all or most members of a category or group; "the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule"; "in general terms"; "comprehensible to the general reader"

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

adj. having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual; "the common man"; "a common sailor"; "the common cold"; "a common nuisance"; "followed common procedure"; "it is common knowledge that she lives alone"; "the common housefly"; "a common brand of soap"

adj. in accord with regular practice or procedure; "took his regular morning walk"; "her regular bedtime"

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. applying to all or most members of a category or group; "the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule"; "in general terms"; "comprehensible to the general reader"

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