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| practical |
having to do with real life and experience rather than theory. [1/3 definitions] |
| proof |
any material that proves something is true or real. [1/7 definitions] |
| property |
a piece of land or real estate. [1/3 definitions] |
| reality |
the state or quality of being real. [2 definitions] |
| realization |
the act of being made real; achievement. [1/2 definitions] |
| realize |
to make real or make happen. [1/2 definitions] |
| recognition |
acceptance that something is true or real. [1/4 definitions] |
| remorse |
a feeling of guilt and real sorrow over having done something wrong. |
| supposed |
believed or thought to be a certain thing without real proof. [1/3 definitions] |
| tale |
an account of a real or made-up event; story. [1/2 definitions] |
| true |
real or genuine. [1/5 definitions] |
| truth |
agreement with the facts or what is real. [1/4 definitions] |
| truthful |
keeping to what is real or true. [1/2 definitions] |
| virtual |
not actually being true or real, but seeming to be, or having the same result as if true or real. |
| vouch |
to promise to be true, real, or correct (usually followed by "for"). |
| would |
used with the same meaning as "will1" but showing that the action or state being talked about is not real. [1/3 definitions] |
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