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| capital1 |
A capital is a large form of a letter. "T" is the capital for the letter "t." "C" is the capital for the letter "c." The first word of a sentence begins with a capital. [1/4 definitions] |
| dove1 |
A dove is a pure white pigeon. The bird is considered to be a symbol of peace. Images of the bird that you might see in a work of art or on a poster or T-shirt are also used as symbols that express the meaning of peace. [1/2 definitions] |
| fast1 |
If the color of your T-shirt is fast, it means that the color will not wash out or fade easily. [1/9 definitions] |
| homograph |
a word that has the same spelling as another but a different meaning and history. Homographs are often pronounced differently from each other. In the sentence, "She shed a tear over the tear in her dress," the two words spelled "t-e-a-r" are homographs. |
| informal |
When something is informal, it is relaxed in style and feeling. A T-shirt is an informal type of clothing, but a suit that someone wears to work is not. If you go to a very informal wedding, it might be OK to wear a T-shirt, but most weddings require more formal clothes. [1/2 definitions] |
| souvenir |
A souvenir is something that you keep so that you will remember a place, event, or other thing in your life. Many places that people visit sell souvenirs such as hats, small toys, T-shirts, or flags. |
| spell1 |
When you spell a word, you write or say the letters of the word from the first letter to the last letter. When you spell the word "two," you write or say the letters T, W, O. [1/3 definitions] |
| T-shirt |
A T-shirt is a soft shirt with short sleeves and no buttons. Sometimes people wear a T-shirt under another shirt. |
| unless |
If you say you are going swimming today unless it rains, it means that rain is the only reason you might not go swimming. In other words, you will go swimming except if it rains. If you are going to buy a T-shirt unless it's too expensive, then the only reason why you would not buy the T-shirt is if it is too expensive. |
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