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point
The interval of time immediately before a given occurrence; the verge:
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  1. The interval of time immediately before a given occurrence; the verge:
  2. A particular detail or element; item
  3. A specified degree, condition, or limit, as in a scale or course:
matter
A type of such substance:
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  1. A type of such substance:
  2. Trouble or difficulty:
  3. What all (material) things are made of; whatever occupies space and is perceptible to the senses in some way: in modern physics, matter and energy are regarded as equivalents, mutually convertible according to Einstein's formula, E = mc2 (i.e., energy equals mass multiplied by the square of the velocity of light); in dualistic thinking, matter is regarded as the opposite of mind, spirit, etc.
problem
A question proposed for solution or consideration
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  1. A question proposed for solution or consideration
  2. A misgiving, objection, or complaint:
  3. A situation, matter, or person that is hard to deal with or understand:
concern
Regard for or interest in someone or something:
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  1. Regard for or interest in someone or something:
  2. Interest in or regard for a person or thing
  3. A matter of interest or importance to one; that which relates to or affects one; affair; matter; business
bone-of-contention
(Idiomatic) Something that continues to be disputed; something on which no agreement can be reached
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  1. (Idiomatic) Something that continues to be disputed; something on which no agreement can be reached
  2. A matter for argument; subject about which there is disagreement
argument
A set of statements in which one follows logically as a conclusion from the others.
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  1. A set of statements in which one follows logically as a conclusion from the others.
  2. A short statement of subject matter, or a brief synopsis of a plot; summary
  3. (--- Archaic) A reason or matter for dispute or contention:
upshot
The central idea or point; gist.
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  1. The central idea or point; gist.
  2. The conclusion; result; outcome
culmination
The highest point; zenith; climax
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  1. The highest point; zenith; climax
  2. (Astronomy) The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavenly body; passage across the meridian; transit.
  3. Attainment or arrival at the highest pitch of glory, power, etc.
effect
Something that produces a specific impression or supports a general design or intention:
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  1. Something that produces a specific impression or supports a general design or intention:
  2. Production of a desired impression:
  3. The power to produce an outcome or achieve a result:
number
A position in an ordered sequence that corresponds to one of the positive integers:
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  1. A position in an ordered sequence that corresponds to one of the positive integers:
  2. A member of any of the further sets of mathematical objects defined in terms of such numbers, such as negative integers, real numbers, and complex numbers.
  3. A numeral or a series of numerals used for reference or identification:
copy
A thing made just like another; imitation of an original; full reproduction or transcription
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  1. A thing made just like another; imitation of an original; full reproduction or transcription
  2. An imitation or reproduction of an original; a duplicate:
  3. Any of a number of books, magazines, engravings, etc. printed from the same plates or having the same printed matter
impression
All the copies printed in a single operation from a set of unaltered type or plates
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  1. All the copies printed in a single operation from a set of unaltered type or plates
  2. A single copy of such a printing.
  3. (Dentistry) An imprint of the teeth and surrounding tissues, formed with a plastic material that hardens into a mold for use in making dentures, inlays, or plastic models.
issuance
The act of issuing.
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  1. The act of issuing.
  2. The act of issuing, or giving out; as, the issuance of an order; the issuance of rations, and the like.
  3. An issuing; issue
circulation
Movement or passage through a system of vessels, as of water through pipes; flow.
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  1. Movement or passage through a system of vessels, as of water through pipes; flow.
  2. ​The movement of the blood in the blood-vascular system, by which it is brought into close relations with almost every living elementary constituent. Also the movement of the sap in the vessels and tissues of plants.
  3. The flow of fluid, especially blood, through the tissues of an organism to allow for the transport and exchange of blood gases, nutrients, and waste products. In vertebrates, the circulation of blood to the tissues and back to the heart is caused by the pumping action of the heart. Oxygen-rich blood is carried away from the heart by the arteries, and oxygen-poor blood is returned to the heart by the veins. The circulation of lymph occurs in a separate system of vessels (the lymphatic system). Lymph is pumped back to the heart by the contraction of skeletal muscles.
delivery
The act or manner of giving a speech, striking a blow, throwing a ball, etc.
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  1. The act or manner of giving a speech, striking a blow, throwing a ball, etc.
  2. (Now Rare) A setting free, or rescuing
  3. The act or manner of speaking or singing:
stocks
(Plural only) A device, similar to a pillory, formerly used for public humiliation and punishment.
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  1. (Plural only) A device, similar to a pillory, formerly used for public humiliation and punishment.
  2. Plural form of stock
bond-issue
(Law) The offering of bonds for sale to investors.
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  1. (Law) The offering of bonds for sale to investors.
emanate
To send forth; emit
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  1. To send forth; emit
  2. To come or send forth, as from a source:
  3. To come forth; issue, as from a source
proceed
To begin to carry on an action or a process:
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  1. To begin to carry on an action or a process:
  2. To go forward or onward, especially after an interruption; continue:
  3. To come from a source; originate or issue:
spring
To stretch (a spring, etc.) beyond the point where it will spring back fully
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  1. To stretch (a spring, etc.) beyond the point where it will spring back fully
  2. To cause to close or snap shut, as by a spring
  3. To release from a checked or inoperative position:
originate
To bring into being; esp., to create (something original); invent
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  1. To bring into being; esp., to create (something original); invent
  2. To bring into being; create or start:
  3. To come into being; start:
circulate
To move in or flow through a circle or a circuit. Blood circulates through the body as it flows out from the heart to the tissues and back again.
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  1. To move in or flow through a circle or a circuit. Blood circulates through the body as it flows out from the heart to the tissues and back again.
  2. To cause to move about or be distributed:
  3. To move about or flow freely, as air.
announce
To declare one's candidacy:
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  1. To declare one's candidacy:
  2. To declare publicly; give notice of formally; proclaim
  3. To proclaim the presence or arrival of:
allot
To give or assign as one's share
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  1. To give or assign as one's share
  2. To distribute by lot or in arbitrary shares; apportion
  3. To assign or designate as a task or for a purpose
dispense
To administer (laws, for example).
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  1. To administer (laws, for example).
  2. To give or deal out, especially in parts or portions:
  3. To prepare and give out (medicines, prescriptions, etc.)
assign
To allot or give something as a task.
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  1. To allot or give something as a task.
  2. To transfer one’s duty, interest, or right to another, especially regarding property or under a contract, so that the transferee has the same duty, interest, or right as the transferor had. See also assignment and delegate.
  3. To give out as a task; allot:
exude
To diffuse or seem to radiate
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  1. To diffuse or seem to radiate
  2. To pass out in drops through pores, an incision, etc.; ooze; discharge
  3. To discharge or emit (a liquid or gas, for example) gradually.
send forth
(Literary, archaic) To emit; to produce; to let out
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  1. (Literary, archaic) To emit; to produce; to let out
printing
The art, process, or business of producing printed material by means of inked type and a printing press or by similar means.
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  1. The art, process, or business of producing printed material by means of inked type and a printing press or by similar means.
  2. (Uncountable) Material that has been printed.
  3. (Uncountable) Written characters that are not joined up.
publication
The printing and distribution, usually for sale, of books, magazines, newspapers, etc.
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  1. The printing and distribution, usually for sale, of books, magazines, newspapers, etc.
  2. A publishing or being published; public notification
  3. An issue of printed or electronic matter, such as a book or magazine, offered for distribution or sale.
publishing
The business or profession of editing, producing, and marketing books, newspapers, magazines, printed music, and, now also, audiobooks, software, etc.
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  1. The business or profession of editing, producing, and marketing books, newspapers, magazines, printed music, and, now also, audiobooks, software, etc.
  2. The industry of publishing, including the production and distribution of books, magazines, web sites, newspapers, etc.
aftermath
A second growth or crop in the same season, as of grass after mowing.
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  1. A second growth or crop in the same season, as of grass after mowing.
  2. A period of time following a disastrous event:
  3. A consequence, especially of a disaster or misfortune:
consequence
A result of an action, process, etc.; outcome or effect, often, specif., an adverse one
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  1. A result of an action, process, etc.; outcome or effect, often, specif., an adverse one
  2. A logical result or conclusion; inference
  3. The relation of effect to cause
corollary
A proposition that follows with little or no proof required from one already proven.
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  1. A proposition that follows with little or no proof required from one already proven.
  2. A statement that follows with little or no proof required from an already proven statement. For example, it is a theorem in geometry that the angles opposite two congruent sides of a triangle are also congruent. A corollary to that statement is that an equilateral triangle is also equiangular.
  3. A natural consequence or effect; a result.
effect
Something that produces a specific impression or supports a general design or intention:
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  1. Something that produces a specific impression or supports a general design or intention:
  2. Anything brought about by a cause or agent; result
  3. The power to produce an outcome or achieve a result:
end product
A final product, especially one resulting from a series of stages or processes.
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  1. A final product, especially one resulting from a series of stages or processes.
  2. The final result of any series of changes, processes, or chemical reactions
event
Something that takes place, especially a significant occurrence.
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  1. Something that takes place, especially a significant occurrence.
  2. (Physics) A phenomenon or occurrence located at a single point in space-time, regarded as the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory.
  3. (Archaic) A result; outcome
fruit
The ripened ovary of a flowering plant that contains the seeds, sometimes fused with other parts of the plant. Fruits can be dry or fleshy. Berries, nuts, grains, pods, and drupes are fruits. &diamf3; Fruits that consist of ripened ovaries alone, such as the tomato and pea pod, are called true fruits. &diamf3; Fruits that consist of ripened ovaries and other parts such as the receptacle or bracts, as in the apple, are called accessory fruits or false fruits.
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  1. The ripened ovary of a flowering plant that contains the seeds, sometimes fused with other parts of the plant. Fruits can be dry or fleshy. Berries, nuts, grains, pods, and drupes are fruits. &diamf3; Fruits that consist of ripened ovaries alone, such as the tomato and pea pod, are called true fruits. &diamf3; Fruits that consist of ripened ovaries and other parts such as the receptacle or bracts, as in the apple, are called accessory fruits or false fruits.
  2. The result, product, or consequence of any action
  3. Result; outcome:
harvest
The outcome or consequence of any effort or series of events
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  1. The outcome or consequence of any effort or series of events
  2. A season's yield of grain, fruit, etc. when gathered in or ready to be gathered in; crop
  3. The result or consequence of an action:
outcome
An end result; a consequence.
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  1. An end result; a consequence.
  2. The way something turns out; result; consequence
precipitate
A solid material precipitated from a solution.
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  1. A solid material precipitated from a solution.
  2. A product resulting from a process, event, or course of action.
ramification
A development or consequence growing out of and sometimes complicating a problem, plan, or statement:
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  1. A development or consequence growing out of and sometimes complicating a problem, plan, or statement:
  2. A derived effect, consequence, or result
  3. The result of ramifying
result
The number, quantity, etc. obtained by mathematical calculation; answer to a problem
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  1. The number, quantity, etc. obtained by mathematical calculation; answer to a problem
  2. The consequence or consequences desired
  3. Something that follows naturally from a particular action, operation, or course; a consequence or outcome.
resultant
(Physics) A force, velocity, etc. with an effect equal to that of two or more such forces, etc. acting together
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  1. (Physics) A force, velocity, etc. with an effect equal to that of two or more such forces, etc. acting together
  2. (Mathematics) A single vector that is the equivalent of a set of vectors.
  3. Something that results; result
sequel
Plural form of sequela
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  1. Plural form of sequela
  2. A literary work, film, etc. complete in itself but continuing a story begun in an earlier work, film, etc.
  3. A result or consequence
sequence
The following of one thing after another in chronological, causal, or logical order; succession or continuity
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  1. The following of one thing after another in chronological, causal, or logical order; succession or continuity
  2. A series of related shots that constitute a complete unit of action in a movie.
  3. A resulting event; consequence; sequel
sequent
Something that follows, esp. as a result; consequence
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  1. Something that follows, esp. as a result; consequence
  2. A result; a consequence.
upshot
The conclusion; result; outcome
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  1. The conclusion; result; outcome
  2. The central idea or point; gist.
brood
A group of a particular breed or kind
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  1. A group of a particular breed or kind
  2. All the children in a family
  3. The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds hatched at one time and cared for together.
get
(Tennis, etc.) A retrieving of a shot seemingly out of reach
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  1. (Tennis, etc.) A retrieving of a shot seemingly out of reach
  2. (Sports) A return, as in tennis, on a shot that seems impossible to reach.
  3. Progeny; offspring:
offspring
A child or animal as related to its parent
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  1. A child or animal as related to its parent
  2. (Figuratively) Another produce, result of an entity's efforts.
  3. The result or product of something:
posterity
All succeeding generations
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  1. All succeeding generations
  2. All of a person's descendants
  3. Future generations:
progeny
A result or product:
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  1. A result or product:
  2. A child or children of a parent or parents:
  3. A person's descendants considered as a group.
seed
Something that resembles a seed, as:
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  1. Something that resembles a seed, as:
  2. A mature fertilized ovule of angiosperms and gymnosperms that contains an embryo and the food it will need to grow into a new plant. Seeds provide a great reproductive advantage in being able to survive for extended periods until conditions are favorable for germination and growth. The seeds of gymnosperms (such as the conifers) develop on scales of cones or similar structures, while the seeds of angiosperms are enclosed in an ovary that develops into a fruit, such as a pome or nut. The structure of seeds varies somewhat. All seeds are enclosed in a protective seed coat. In certain angiosperms the embryo is enclosed in or attached to an endosperm , a tissue that it uses as a food source either before or during germination. All angiosperm embryos also have at least one cotyledon . The first seed-bearing plants emerged at least 365 million years ago in the late Devonian Period. Many angiosperms have evolved specific fruits for dispersal of seeds by the wind, water, or animals.
  3. Something tiny, like a seed
hornets' nest
A violent or highly contentious situation:
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  1. A violent or highly contentious situation:
problem
A question, matter, situation, or person that is perplexing or difficult
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  1. A question, matter, situation, or person that is perplexing or difficult
  2. A question to be considered, solved, or answered:
  3. A question proposed for solution or consideration
question
A problem; matter open to discussion or inquiry
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  1. A problem; matter open to discussion or inquiry
  2. A matter of concern or difficulty; a problem:
  3. Uncertainty; doubt:
can of worms
(Idiomatic) A complex, troublesome situation arising when a decision or action produces considerable subsequent problems.
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  1. (Idiomatic) A complex, troublesome situation arising when a decision or action produces considerable subsequent problems.
  2. (Idiomatic) A troublesome situation; an issue whose resolution is difficult or contentious, but not necessarily complex.
discharge
(Archit.) To relieve (a wall, etc.) of excess pressure by distribution of weight
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  1. (Archit.) To relieve (a wall, etc.) of excess pressure by distribution of weight
  2. To unload or empty (contents).
  3. To shoot:
empty
To remove the contents of:
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  1. To remove the contents of:
  2. To transfer or pour off completely:
  3. To unburden or discharge (oneself or itself)
flow
(Geol.) To change in shape under pressure without breaking or splitting, as ice in a glacier or rocks deep in the earth
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  1. (Geol.) To change in shape under pressure without breaking or splitting, as ice in a glacier or rocks deep in the earth
  2. To release as a flow:
  3. To cause to flow:
emit
To issue (paper money or the like); put into circulation
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  1. To issue (paper money or the like); put into circulation
  2. To give or send out (matter or energy):
  3. To give out as sound; utter:
give
To place in the hands of; pass:
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  1. To place in the hands of; pass:
  2. To accord or tender to another:
  3. To perform for an audience:
give forth
To give off an emanation.
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  1. To give off an emanation.
  2. To emit or release something.
let off
To cause to explode.
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  1. To cause to explode.
  2. (Idiomatic) To forgive and not punish.
let out
To release.
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  1. To release.
  2. (Informal) Of sound, to emit.
  3. (Of clothing) To enlarge by adjusting one or more seams.
release
(Telephony) (of a call) To hang up.
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  1. (Telephony) (of a call) To hang up.
  2. To let go (of); to cease to hold or contain.
  3. (Law) To give up or surrender to someone else (a claim, right, etc.)
send forth
(Literary, archaic) To emit; to produce; to let out
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  1. (Literary, archaic) To emit; to produce; to let out
vent
To vent one's feelings or opinions:
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  1. To vent one's feelings or opinions:
  2. To relieve or unburden (oneself) by giving vent to feelings
  3. To give release or expression to (thoughts or feelings)
appear
To be published or made available to the public:
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  1. To be published or made available to the public:
  2. To become visible:
  3. To give the impression of being in a certain way; seem:
emerge
To come into existence:
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  1. To come into existence:
  2. To become apparent or known
  3. To come forth into view; become visible
loom
To weave (a tapestry, for example) on a loom.
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  1. To weave (a tapestry, for example) on a loom.
  2. To seem imminent; impend:
  3. To appear, take shape, or come in sight indistinctly as through a mist, esp. in a large, portentous, or threatening form
materialize
To cause to take physical form, or to cause an object to appear.
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  1. To cause to take physical form, or to cause an object to appear.
  2. To appear, especially suddenly:
  3. To appear suddenly or unexpectedly
show
(Theater) To give a performance; appear
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  1. (Theater) To give a performance; appear
  2. To be or become seen or visible; appear
  3. To enter (animals, flowers, etc.) in a competitive show
derive
To trace from or to a source; show the derivation of
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  1. To trace from or to a source; show the derivation of
  2. (Chem.) To obtain or produce (a compound) from another compound by replacing one element with one or more other elements
  3. (Linguistics) To trace the origin or development of (a word).
descend
To be related by genetic descent from an individual or individuals in a previous generation:
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  1. To be related by genetic descent from an individual or individuals in a previous generation:
  2. To come down from a source; derive:
  3. To arrive or attack in a sudden or overwhelming manner:
spring
To stretch (a spring, etc.) beyond the point where it will spring back fully
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  1. To stretch (a spring, etc.) beyond the point where it will spring back fully
  2. To cause to close or snap shut, as by a spring
  3. To release from a checked or inoperative position:
publish
To issue a book, newspaper, software, recorded music, etc. in an electronic form, as on a CD-ROM or on the Internet
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  1. To issue a book, newspaper, software, recorded music, etc. in an electronic form, as on a CD-ROM or on the Internet
  2. To issue a publication.
  3. To write books, scholarly papers, etc. that are published
arise
To result, issue, or proceed:
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  1. To result, issue, or proceed:
  2. To result or spring (from)
  3. To come into being; originate
come
To be due or owed (to)
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  1. To be due or owed (to)
  2. In the first person, with relation to the person addressed
  3. To get to be; become
derive
(Chem.) To obtain or produce (a compound) from another compound by replacing one element with one or more other elements
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  1. (Chem.) To obtain or produce (a compound) from another compound by replacing one element with one or more other elements
  2. To get or receive (something) from a source
  3. To come (from); be derived; originate
emanate
To send forth; emit
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  1. To send forth; emit
  2. To come or send forth, as from a source:
  3. To come forth; issue, as from a source
flow
(Geol.) To change in shape under pressure without breaking or splitting, as ice in a glacier or rocks deep in the earth
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  1. (Geol.) To change in shape under pressure without breaking or splitting, as ice in a glacier or rocks deep in the earth
  2. To move or run smoothly with unbroken continuity, as in the manner characteristic of a fluid.
  3. To come in; rise, as the tide
originate
To bring into being; esp., to create (something original); invent
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  1. To bring into being; esp., to create (something original); invent
  2. To bring into being; create or start:
  3. To come into being; begin; start
proceed
To begin to carry on an action or a process:
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  1. To begin to carry on an action or a process:
  2. To go forward or onward, especially after an interruption; continue:
  3. To come forth, issue, or arise (from)
rise
To originate, begin, or spring up
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  1. To originate, begin, or spring up
  2. To puff up or become larger; swell up:
  3. To come into existence; originate:
spring
To move out of place; come loose, as parts of a mechanism.
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  1. To move out of place; come loose, as parts of a mechanism.
  2. To cause (a game bird) to leap or come forth suddenly
  3. To come or arise as from some source
stem
To turn (a ski) in stemming
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  1. To turn (a ski) in stemming
  2. The main, often long or slender part of a plant that usually grows upward above the ground and supports other parts, such as branches and leaves. Plants have evolved a number of tissue arrangements in the stem. Seedless vascular plants (such as mosses and ferns) have primary vascular tissue in an inner core, a cylindrical ring, or individual strands scattered amid the ground tissue. In eudicots, magnoliids, and conifers, the stem develops a continuous cylindrical layer or a ring of separate bundles of vascular tissue (including secondary vascular tissue) embedded in the ground tissue. In monocots and some herbaceous eudicots, individual strands of primary vascular tissue are scattered in the ground tissue.
  3. To have or take origin or descent:
upspring
To spring up, as from the soil.
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  1. To spring up, as from the soil.
  2. (Intransitive) To spring up, rise up, originate.
  3. To come into being; arise.
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  • Three days later the issue was settled.

  • I'll issue the orders.

  • "Boss, we have a bigger issue," Landon's voice was hushed.

  • Her response to the issue about a son was indication that she was ready to break from the past.

  • "There's no saving Ne'Rin from whatever his issue is?" she asked, upset.

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