| airmail |
to send by air rather than by land or sea. [1/5 definitions] |
| amateur |
one who does something only for enjoyment rather than for money. [1/3 definitions] |
| automation |
the use of machines rather than people to do work. |
| before |
rather than. [1/6 definitions] |
| bolt1 |
a metal screw with a flat end rather than a point. A bolt screws into a matching nut. [1/8 definitions] |
| born |
since birth; from natural talent rather than practice or education. [1/3 definitions] |
| cable |
a form of television in which the sound and picture signals are sent by cable rather than through the air; cable television. [1/5 definitions] |
| digital |
showing information by a row of numerical digits rather than by numbers on a dial. [1/2 definitions] |
| digital clock |
a clock that shows the time as numbers in a row rather than by hands on a dial. |
| domesticated |
of animals, made suited to the needs of humans and living close to humans rather than in the wild. [1/2 definitions] |
| estimated |
resulting from a careful guess rather than exact counting or calculation. |
| handmade |
made by hand or with hand tools, rather than by machine. |
| heel1 |
(often plural) a women's shoe with a somewhat or rather high heel. [1/6 definitions] |
| herb |
a flowering plant whose stem is soft rather than woody and that dies at the end of a growing season. [1/2 definitions] |
| homemade |
made at home rather than bought. |
| homework |
schoolwork that is to be done at home rather than at school. |
| in person |
being actually present, rather than on the phone or radio, in pictures, or in the movies. |
| instead |
in place of; rather. |
| kind of |
(informal) somewhat or in some way; rather. |
| lovely |
having a beauty that relates to character rather than to appearance. [1/2 definitions] |
| male |
a person or animal of the masculine sex; one that fathers rather than bears offspring. [1/2 definitions] |