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| plain |
without question or doubt. [1/6 definitions] |
| poll |
to question people in order to gather facts or opinions about something. [1/6 definitions] |
| problem |
a question or condition that is difficult to understand or to deal with. [2/3 definitions] |
| punctuation |
the use of question marks, commas, periods, and other marks in writing to help make the meaning clear. [1/2 definitions] |
| punctuation mark |
any of a group of marks that are used to help make the meaning of written material clear. Commas, question marks, and periods are examples of punctuation marks. |
| query |
a question. [2/3 definitions] |
| question |
to ask a question of. [1/5 definitions] |
| question mark |
a punctuation mark (?). It is used at the end of a sentence that asks a question. |
| quiz |
to question in order to test knowledge. [1/3 definitions] |
| riddle1 |
a puzzling, tricky, and often funny question asked as a game or as a test of one's thinking skills. [2 definitions] |
| solution |
the act or process of solving a problem or question. [1/4 definitions] |
| statement |
any sentence that is not a question. [1/3 definitions] |
| what makes one tick |
what causes one's behavior (often used as a question). |
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