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| be |
used with the present participle or infinitive of a verb to show a future action that is required or intended. [1/8 definitions] |
| buy |
something bought or intended for buying. [1/3 definitions] |
| by-product |
some thing or result that comes from an action intended for some other purpose. |
| desktop |
of or intended for use on a desktop. [1/2 definitions] |
| exact |
not allowing for any difference from what is intended. [1/3 definitions] |
| express |
of transportation, making few or no stops before reaching an intended place; rapid. [1/5 definitions] |
| festive |
of, relating to, or intended for a feast or celebration. [1/2 definitions] |
| functional |
serving a purpose or able to serve the intended purpose. [1/2 definitions] |
| leak |
to allow something to pass through an opening or crack in a way that was not intended. [1/5 definitions] |
| lesson |
a period of instruction in a particular thing, or something that is intended to be learned or studied. [1/2 definitions] |
| recycling bin |
a container used for holding discarded items, such as aluminum cans, plastic bottles, and newspapers, which are intended to be recycled. |
| sermon |
a long speech that is intended to teach or scold; lecture. [1/2 definitions] |
| success |
the reaching of something desired or intended. [1/3 definitions] |
| take turns |
to operate in a fair way that lets two or more people share in an activity intended for one person only. One person has a turn, then the next person has a turn, and so on. |
| tip2 |
a British word for a place specifically intended for dumping rubbish and refuse. This meaning of "tip" has the same meaning as "garbage dump." [1/6 definitions] |
| to |
used with; intended for. [1/15 definitions] |
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