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appointment |
an arrangement to meet or to do something. [1/3 definitions] |
array |
a correct or proper arrangement. [1/5 definitions] |
design |
pattern or arrangement. [1/5 definitions] |
disorder |
lack of order or arrangement. [1/3 definitions] |
display |
a careful arrangement of items for viewing. [1/6 definitions] |
formation |
a particular arrangement of people. [1/4 definitions] |
gear |
a particular arrangement of gears, especially in a vehicle. [1/4 definitions] |
geometry |
the shape, arrangement, or design of an object. [1/2 definitions] |
irregular |
uneven in shape, arrangement, surface, or some other way. [1/4 definitions] |
lighting |
the type and arrangement of lights in an area. |
make |
to put in proper order or arrangement. [1/11 definitions] |
melody |
musical sounds in a pleasant order and arrangement. [1/2 definitions] |
pattern |
an arrangement of shapes, lines, letters, numbers, or colors that can be repeated or used again and again. [1/4 definitions] |
place |
a particular point or position among things having a certain order or arrangement. [1/12 definitions] |
regular |
even in shape, arrangement, surface, or the like. [1/7 definitions] |
reservation |
(often plural) an arrangement to have something saved for a particular person, such as a seat on a plane, a hotel room, or a table in a restaurant. [1/3 definitions] |
rig |
the arrangement and number of masts and sails of a particular type of boat or ship. [1/5 definitions] |
symmetry |
a state in which both sides of something are balanced in size, form, or arrangement. |
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