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extract collapse: calculate the root of a number; remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram"; separate (a metal) from an ore; get despite difficulties or obstacles; "I extracted a promise from the Dean for two new positions"

taxonomy collapse: practice of classifying plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships; (biology) study of the general principles of scientific classification; a classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc

hanger collapse: anything from which something can be hung; a worker who hangs something

forest collapse: the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area; land that is covered with trees and shrubs

meaning collapse: the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?"; the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous"

appointment collapse: (law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment; "she allocated part of the trust to her church by appointment"; the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"; the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed; "he applied for an appointment in the treasury"; (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)

winnow collapse: the act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was done by women"; blow away or off with a current of air; "winnow chaff"; separate the chaff from by using air currents; "She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field"; blow on; "The wind was winnowing her hair"; "the wind winnowed the grass"

placement collapse: contact established between applicants and prospective employees; "the agency provided placement services"; the act of putting something in a certain place; the spatial property of the way in which something is placed; "the arrangement of the furniture"; "the placement of the chairs"

bush collapse: a large wilderness area; vice president under Reagan and 41st President of the United States (born in 1924); United States electrical engineer who designed an early analogue computer and who led the scientific program of the United States during World War II (1890-1974); 43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946); provide with a bushing

differentiation collapse: the mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a function; a discrimination between things as different and distinct; "it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation"

preference collapse: grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties); the right or chance to choose; "given my druthers, I'd eat cake"; a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"

choice collapse: the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"; the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor"; of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"; appealing to refined taste; "choice wine"

pick collapse: a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body; "he was called for setting an illegal pick"; a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends; "they used picks and sledges to break the rocks"; a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material; "he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks"; a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument; remove in small bits; "pick meat from a bone"; select carefully from a group; "She finally picked her successor"; "He picked his way carefully"; look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"; attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example; "Pick open the ice"; provoke; "pick a fight or a quarrel"; pilfer or rob; "pick pockets"

sift collapse: separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour"; move as if through a sieve; "The soldiers sifted through the woods"

specification collapse: (patent law) a document drawn up by the applicant for a patent of invention that provides an explicit and detailed description of the nature and use of an invention; a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work; naming explicitly

manifestation collapse: a manifest indication of the existence or presence or nature of some person or thing; "a manifestation of disease"; a clear appearance; "a manifestation of great emotion"

wood collapse: a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head; "metal woods are now standard"; United States painter noted for works based on life in the Midwest (1892-1942); English writer of novels about murders and thefts and forgeries (1814-1887); English conductor (1869-1944); United States film actress (1938-1981); the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

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