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The first & last letter + meaning
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maintenance
The act of maintaining or the state of being maintained.
The work of keeping something in proper condition; upkeep.
Provision of support or livelihood: took over the maintenance of her family.
Means of support or livelihood: was ordered to pay maintenance for both children.
Law: The wrongful aiding of another in the pursuit or defense of a lawsuit, especially in jurisdictions where nonparties are legally prohibited to provide financial assistance.
The act of maintaining or the state of being maintained.
The work of keeping something in proper condition; upkeep.
Provision of support or livelihood: took over the maintenance of her family.
Means of support or livelihood: was ordered to pay maintenance for both children.
Law: The wrongful aiding of another in the pursuit or defense of a lawsuit, especially in jurisdictions where nonparties are legally prohibited to provide financial assistance.
meteor
= (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
= A streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt, vaporize or explode
= (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
= A streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt, vaporize or explode
format
A plan for the organization and arrangement of a specified production.
The material form or layout of a publication.
Computer Science
The arrangement of data for storage or display.
A method for achieving such an arrangement.
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to format
To plan or arrange in a specified form: They formatted the conference so that each speaker had less than 15 minutes to deliver a paper.
Computer Science To divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data.
To determine the arrangement of (data) for storage or display.
A plan for the organization and arrangement of a specified production.
The material form or layout of a publication.
Computer Science
The arrangement of data for storage or display.
A method for achieving such an arrangement.
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to format
To plan or arrange in a specified form: They formatted the conference so that each speaker had less than 15 minutes to deliver a paper.
Computer Science To divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data.
To determine the arrangement of (data) for storage or display.
onto
On top of; to a position on; upon: The dog jumped onto the chair.
Fully aware of; informed about: The police are onto the robbers' plans.
adj. Mathematics
Of, relating to, or being a mapping such that every element of the target set referred to is the image of an element in the domain.
On top of; to a position on; upon: The dog jumped onto the chair.
Fully aware of; informed about: The police are onto the robbers' plans.
adj. Mathematics
Of, relating to, or being a mapping such that every element of the target set referred to is the image of an element in the domain.
dirt
Earth or soil.
A filthy or soiling substance, such as mud or dust.
Excrement.
A squalid or filthy condition.
One that is mean, contemptible, or vile.
Obscene language or subject matter.
Malicious or scandalous gossip.
Information that embarrasses or accuses.
Unethical behavior or practice; corruption.
Material, such as gravel or slag, from which metal is extracted in mining.
Earth or soil.
A filthy or soiling substance, such as mud or dust.
Excrement.
A squalid or filthy condition.
One that is mean, contemptible, or vile.
Obscene language or subject matter.
Malicious or scandalous gossip.
Information that embarrasses or accuses.
Unethical behavior or practice; corruption.
Material, such as gravel or slag, from which metal is extracted in mining.
straw
A single stalk or stalks of threshed grain.
(used as bedding and food for animals, for thatching, and for weaving or braiding, as into baskets)
Something, such as a hat or basket, made of straw.
A slender tube used for sucking up a liquid.
Something of minimal value or importance.
Something with too little substance to provide support in a crisis: Near the end we were grasping at straws.
adj.Of, relating to, or made of straw: a straw mat.
Containing or used for straw, as a barn or feeding trough.
Of the color of straw; yellowish.
Having little or no value or substance; unimportant.
Of, relating to, or constituting a straw man.
Idioms:
final/last straw
The final annoyance or setback, which even though minor makes one lose patience.
straw in the wind
A slight hint of something to come
A single stalk or stalks of threshed grain.
(used as bedding and food for animals, for thatching, and for weaving or braiding, as into baskets)
Something, such as a hat or basket, made of straw.
A slender tube used for sucking up a liquid.
Something of minimal value or importance.
Something with too little substance to provide support in a crisis: Near the end we were grasping at straws.
adj.Of, relating to, or made of straw: a straw mat.
Containing or used for straw, as a barn or feeding trough.
Of the color of straw; yellowish.
Having little or no value or substance; unimportant.
Of, relating to, or constituting a straw man.
Idioms:
final/last straw
The final annoyance or setback, which even though minor makes one lose patience.
straw in the wind
A slight hint of something to come