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| nature |
basic character and qualities of a person or thing. [1/3 definitions] |
| orderly |
someone who cleans and does other basic work in a hospital. [1/4 definitions] |
| part |
an important basic characteristic or quality. [1/13 definitions] |
| poor |
without money, possessions, or other basic needs. [1/5 definitions] |
| primary color |
any one of the three basic colors of the spectrum from which all other colors can be made by blending. In paint, they are red, yellow, and blue. |
| principle |
a basic law or truth on which action or behavior is based. [1/3 definitions] |
| racist |
a person who believes in the notion that racial groups have basic differences that can make one or more groups superior to others and typically believes that his or her own racial group is superior to all others. [1/3 definitions] |
| radical |
having to do with the root or source; basic; fundamental. [1/4 definitions] |
| sustain |
to provide with the basic necessities of life. [1/2 definitions] |
| word |
a sound, group of sounds, or the symbols for such sounds in writing that have some meaning. Words are a basic unit of language. [1/6 definitions] |
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