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cachet collapse: a seal on a letter; a warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal; an indication of approved or superior status

keynote collapse: a fundamental or central idea; the principal theme in a speech or literary work; set the keynote of; "Comfort keynotes this designer's Fall collection"; give the keynote address to (an audience)

tang collapse: any of various coarse seaweeds; the imperial dynasty of China from 618 to 907

differential collapse: a quality that differentiates between similar things; relating to or showing a difference; "differential treatment"; involving or containing one or more derivatives; "differential equation"

configuration collapse: an arrangement of parts or elements; "the outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time"

quirk collapse: a narrow groove beside a beading; twist or curve abruptly; "She quirked her head in a peculiar way"

characteristic collapse: a distinguishing quality; any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions; the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2; typical or distinctive; "heard my friend's characteristic laugh"; "red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn"; "stripes characteristic of the zebra"

particularity collapse: the quality of being particular and pertaining to a specific case or instance; "the particularity of human situations"

gust collapse: a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust"

idiosyncrasy collapse: a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual

singularity collapse: the quality of being one of a kind; "that singularity distinguished him from all his companions"; strangeness by virtue of being remarkable or unusual

attribute collapse: an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity

divisional collapse: constituting a division or an aliquot part of the basic monetary unit; "American divisional (fractional) coins include the dime and the nickel"; "fractional currency is currency in denominations less than the basic monetary unit"; of or relating to a military division; "divisional artillery"

audible collapse: a football play is changed orally after both teams have assumed their positions at the line of scrimmage; heard or perceptible by the ear; "he spoke in an audible whisper"

peculiarity collapse: a distinguishing trait; an odd or unusual characteristic

badge collapse: any feature that is regarded as a sign of status (a particular power or quality or rank); "wearing a tie was regarded as a badge of respectability"; an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.); "they checked everyone's badge before letting them in"; put a badge on; "The workers here must be badged"

marking collapse: the act of making a visible mark on a surface; evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score; "what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do"; a pattern of marks

individualism collapse: the doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs; a belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal independence

special collapse: a television production that features a particular person or work or topic; "the last of a series of BBC specials on Iran is being shown tonight"; a special offering (usually temporary and at a reduced price) that is featured in advertising; "they are having a special on pork chops"; a dish or meal given prominence in e.g. a restaurant; for a special service or occasion; "a special correspondent"; "a special adviser to the committee"; "had to get special permission for the event"; adapted to or reserved for a particular purpose; "a special kind of paint"; "a special medication for arthritis"

fixings collapse: the accessories that normally accompany (something or some activity); "an elaborate formal dinner with all the fixings"; "he bought a Christmas tree and trimmings to decorate it"

quality collapse: an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare; a degree or grade of excellence or worth; "the quality of students has risen"; "an executive of low caliber"; a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something; "each town has a quality all its own"; "the radical character of our demands"; high social status; "a man of quality"; of high social status; "people of quality"; "a quality family"

distinguishing collapse: 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"

feature collapse: an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles; the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin; "an expression of pleasure crossed his features"; "his lineaments were very regular"; a prominent aspect of something; "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics"; a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine; "they ran a feature on retirement planning"; the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater; "the feature tonight is `Casablanca'"

visualize collapse: make visible; "With this machine, ultrasound can be visualized"; imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy"; form a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract; "Mathematicians often visualize"; view the outline of by means of an X-ray; "The radiologist can visualize the cancerous liver"

nature collapse: the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; "it is his nature to help others"; the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized; "it is the nature of fire to burn"; "the true nature of jealousy"; a particular type of thing; "problems of this type are very difficult to solve"; "he's interested in trains and things of that nature"; "matters of a personal nature"; the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.; "they tried to preserve nature as they found it"; a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe; "the laws of nature"; "nature has seen to it that men are stronger than women"

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