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| addict |
to cause to depend on something that is hard to give up. [1/3 definitions] |
| be up to |
to be the choice or responsibility of (someone or something); depend on. |
| color |
a quality of light as our eyes see it. Light is made up of waves, which hit objects and are reflected from their surfaces. The colors we see, such as red, blue, and yellow, depend on how these light waves are reflected. Objects of different colors reflect different kinds of light waves. [1/5 definitions] |
| count on |
to depend or rely on. [1/2 definitions] |
| hinge |
to depend (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). [1/3 definitions] |
| keystone |
something upon which other things depend; necessary and very important part. [1/2 definitions] |
| lean1 |
to very strongly, sometimes too strongly, depend on someone else's aid. [1/4 definitions] |
| rely |
to trust or depend (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| Third World |
countries that are poor and that depend on farming rather than business and industry for income. |
| trust |
to rely upon; depend on (usually followed by "in" or "to"). [1/8 definitions] |
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