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| a2 |
one, as a quantity. [1/3 definitions] |
| amount |
measure; quantity. [1/3 definitions] |
| drink |
a quantity of liquid that one swallows. [1/6 definitions] |
| extensive |
very large in size or quantity. [1/2 definitions] |
| lower1 |
to make less in amount or quantity. [1/6 definitions] |
| manufacture |
to make by machine in a large quantity. [1/3 definitions] |
| manufacturing |
the process or business of producing a large quantity of products, often from raw materials, using machines and human labor. |
| meter3 |
a device that measures or records distance, speed, time, quantity, or degree. |
| negative |
being a number or quantity less than zero. [2/7 definitions] |
| number |
a quantity that is equal to at least a few and perhaps more. [1/11 definitions] |
| overharvest |
(of crops or natural products) to harvest or gather in too much quantity or in too great frequency so that the supply becomes reduced or eliminated. [1/2 definitions] |
| plus sign |
a mathematical sign (+) indicating addition or a positive quantity. |
| rate1 |
a quantity calculated with regard to another measured quantity, as, for example, "miles per hour" or "beats per minute." [1/6 definitions] |
| sip |
a quantity of liquid sipped. [1/3 definitions] |
| sizable |
of large size or quantity; big. |
| size1 |
amount, quantity, or dimension. [1/3 definitions] |
| under |
fewer or less in number or quantity. [1/15 definitions] |
| volume |
amount; quantity. [1/5 definitions] |
| zero |
being none or nothing in number or quantity. [1/4 definitions] |
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