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principle
A basic or essential quality or element determining intrinsic nature or characteristic behavior:
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  1. A basic or essential quality or element determining intrinsic nature or characteristic behavior:
  2. A fundamental truth, law, doctrine, or motivating force, upon which others are based
  3. A rule or law concerning the functioning of natural phenomena or mechanical processes:
essence
A substance that keeps, in concentrated form, the flavor, fragrance, or other properties of the plant, drug, food, etc. from which it is extracted; essential oil
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  1. A substance that keeps, in concentrated form, the flavor, fragrance, or other properties of the plant, drug, food, etc. from which it is extracted; essential oil
  2. The inherent, unchanging nature of a thing or class of things.
  3. An extract that has the fundamental properties of a substance in concentrated form.
tissue
Any of the distinct structural materials of an organism, having a particular function
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  1. Any of the distinct structural materials of an organism, having a particular function
  2. An interwoven or interrelated number of things; a web; a network:
  3. An interwoven or intricate mass or series; mesh; network; web
web
The World Wide Web.
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  1. The World Wide Web.
  2. Something intricately contrived, especially something that ensnares or entangles:
  3. A complex, interconnected structure or arrangement:
textile
Raw material suitable for this, as cotton, wool, nylon, etc.
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  1. Raw material suitable for this, as cotton, wool, nylon, etc.
  2. A cloth, especially one manufactured by weaving or knitting; a fabric.
  3. A fabric made by weaving, knitting, etc.; cloth
ram
To force into place; press or drive down
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  1. To force into place; press or drive down
  2. To strike or drive against with a heavy impact; butt:
  3. Short for random access memory. The main memory of a computer, in which data can be stored or retrieved from all locations at the same (usually very high) speed.
pad
To line or stuff with soft material.
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  1. To line or stuff with soft material.
  2. To lengthen or increase, especially with extraneous or false information:
  3. To lengthen (a speech or piece of writing) with unnecessary or irrelevant material
wad
To roll up (paper, etc.) into a wad
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  1. To roll up (paper, etc.) into a wad
  2. To compress into a wad
  3. To insert a wad into (a firearm).
shove
To push quickly, forcefully, or roughly:
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  1. To push quickly, forcefully, or roughly:
  2. To put (something) roughly in a place:
  3. To move forward roughly, often by shoving someone:
material
What a thing is, or may be, made of; constituent substance; elements, parts, or constituents
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  1. What a thing is, or may be, made of; constituent substance; elements, parts, or constituents
  2. Tools or apparatus for the performance of a given task:
  3. Something, such as an idea or information, that is to be refined and made or incorporated into a finished effort:
matter
Trouble or difficulty:
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  1. Trouble or difficulty:
  2. 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.
  3. A type of such substance:
substance
Material possessions; goods; wealth:
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  1. Material possessions; goods; wealth:
  2. That which has mass and occupies space; matter.
  3. Matter of a particular kind or chemical composition
core
A cylindrical sample of rock, ice, or other material obtained from the center of a mass by drilling or cutting.
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  1. A cylindrical sample of rock, ice, or other material obtained from the center of a mass by drilling or cutting.
  2. (Elec.) A mass of magnetic material placed inside a wire coil, serving to channel and increase the strength of the magnetic field resulting from current in the coil
  3. (Anatomy) The muscles in the trunk of the human body, including those of the abdomen and chest, that stabilize the spine, pelvis, and shoulders.
essence
An extract that has the fundamental properties of a substance in concentrated form.
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  1. An extract that has the fundamental properties of a substance in concentrated form.
  2. (Philos.) The inward nature of anything, underlying its manifestations; true substance
  3. A substance that keeps, in concentrated form, the flavor, fragrance, or other properties of the plant, drug, food, etc. from which it is extracted; essential oil
gist
The central idea; the essence.
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  1. The central idea; the essence.
  2. The essence or main point, as of an article or argument
  3. (Law) The grounds for action in a suit.
heart
Emotional constitution, basic disposition, or character:
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  1. Emotional constitution, basic disposition, or character:
  2. The human heart considered as the center or source of emotions, personality attributes, etc.
  3. The repository of one's deepest and sincerest feelings and beliefs:
kernel
The central, most important part of something; core; essence
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  1. The central, most important part of something; core; essence
  2. A small amount of something, especially when potentially developing into something else:
  3. The usually edible seed inside the hard covering of a nut or fruit stone.
marrow
The inmost, choicest, or essential part; the pith.
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  1. The inmost, choicest, or essential part; the pith.
  2. The soft, vascular, fatty tissue that fills the cavities of most bones
  3. (Geordie, informal) A friend, pal, buddy, mate.
meat
The flesh of animals used as food, esp. the flesh of mammals or, often, of fowl
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  1. The flesh of animals used as food, esp. the flesh of mammals or, often, of fowl
  2. The essence, substance, or gist:
  3. (Vulgar Slang) The human body regarded as an object of sexual desire.
nub
The essence; the core:
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  1. The essence; the core:
  2. A small piece
  3. (Informal) The point of a story or gist of a matter
pith
The soft, spongy tissue in the center of certain plant stems
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  1. The soft, spongy tissue in the center of certain plant stems
  2. The soft core of various other things, as of a bone or feather
  3. The soft, spongy tissue in the center of the stems of most flowering plants, gymnosperms, and ferns. Pith is composed of parenchyma cells. In plants that undergo secondary growth, such as angiosperms, the pith is surrounded by the vascular tissues and is gradually compressed by the inward growth of the vascular tissue known as xylem. In plants with woody stems, the pith dries out and often disintegrates as the plant grows older, leaving the stem hollow.
quintessence
The most nearly perfect or most typical manifestation of a quality or thing
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  1. The most nearly perfect or most typical manifestation of a quality or thing
  2. A form of dark energy due to a hypothetical scalar field that permeates all space, the energy density of which varies across space and time, in contrast to the cosmological constant.
  3. In ancient and medieval philosophy, the fifth and highest essence after the four elements of earth, air, fire, and water, thought to be the substance of the heavenly bodies and latent in all things.
root
The source, origin, or cause of an action, quality, condition, etc.
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  1. The source, origin, or cause of an action, quality, condition, etc.
  2. (Linguis.) The fundamental element of a word or form, exclusive of all affixes and inflectional phonetic changes
  3. A plant part that usually grows underground, secures the plant in place, absorbs minerals and water, and stores food manufactured by leaves and other plant parts. Roots grow in a root system. Eudicots and magnoliids have a central, longer, and larger taproot with many narrower lateral roots branching off, while monocots have a mass of threadlike fibrous roots , which are roughly the same length and remain close to the surface of the soil. In vascular plants, roots usually consist of a central cylinder of vascular tissue, surrounded by the pericycle and endodermis, then a thick layer of cortex, and finally an outer epidermis or (in woody plants) periderm. Only finer roots (known as feeder roots) actively take up water and minerals, generally in the uppermost meter of soil. These roots absorb minerals primarily through small epidermal structures known as root hairs. In certain plants, adventitious roots grow out from the stem above ground as aerial roots or prop roots, bending down into the soil, to facilitate the exchange of gases or increase support. Certain plants (such as the carrot and beet) have fleshy storage roots with abundant parenchyma in their vascular tissues.
soul
A sense of emotional strength or spiritual vitality held to derive from black and especially African-American cultural experience, expressed in areas such as language, social customs, religion, and music.
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  1. A sense of emotional strength or spiritual vitality held to derive from black and especially African-American cultural experience, expressed in areas such as language, social customs, religion, and music.
  2. A person considered as the embodiment of an intangible quality; a personification:
  3. The spirit of a dead person, thought of as separate from the body and leading an existence of its own
spirit
A person as characterized by a stated quality:
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  1. A person as characterized by a stated quality:
  2. Strong loyalty or dedication:
  3. A force or principle believed to animate humans and often to endure after departing from the body of a person at death; the soul.
substance
Matter of a particular kind or chemical composition
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  1. Matter of a particular kind or chemical composition
  2. Material possessions; goods; wealth:
  3. That which is real or practical in quality or character; practical value:
gravamen
(Law) The essential part of a complaint or accusation
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  1. (Law) The essential part of a complaint or accusation
  2. The main claim or most important aspect of a complaint against a defendant.
  3. The substance or core argument of a legal document or position taken. The substance or core argument of a legal document or position taken.
belonging
(Countable) (almost always used in the plural) Something physical that is owned.
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  1. (Countable) (almost always used in the plural) Something physical that is owned.
  2. (Uncountable) The action of the verb to belong.
  3. A thing that belongs to one
effect
Advantage; avail:
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  1. Advantage; avail:
  2. The basic or general meaning; import:
  3. Something, as a design, aspect of nature, etc., that produces a particular impression
good
(Slang) Incriminating information or evidence:
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  1. (Slang) Incriminating information or evidence:
  2. A good, valuable, or useful part or aspect.
  3. Welfare; benefit:
lares and penates
The household gods of the ancient Romans
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  1. The household gods of the ancient Romans
  2. The treasured belongings of a family or household
  3. Treasured household possessions.
personal effects
(Usually plural) plural form of personal effect Items of personal property that one carries on one's person, including identification, jewelry, and clothing.
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  1. (Usually plural) plural form of personal effect Items of personal property that one carries on one's person, including identification, jewelry, and clothing.
personal property
(Law) Any property that is movable, that is, not real estate.
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  1. (Law) Any property that is movable, that is, not real estate.
  2. Property owned by a person that is not real estate; chattels or movable goods.
  3. Property that is movable, unlike real estate or things attached to the real estate. However, things attached to real estate may be considered as personal property, also known as personalty, if they can be relocated without doing irrevocable damage—a shed, perhaps, or even a mobile home. Personal property encompasses tangible and intangible non-real property. Property that is movable, unlike real estate or things attached to the real estate. However, things attached to real estate may be considered as personal property, also known as personalty, if they can be relocated without doing irrevocable damage—a shed, perhaps, or even a mobile home. Personal property encompasses tangible and intangible non-real property.
possession
The state of being occupied or obsessed with something, such as an idea.
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  1. The state of being occupied or obsessed with something, such as an idea.
  2. Exercising dominion over property; having custody and control of property. See also custody and ownership. Exercising dominion over property; having custody and control of property. See also custody and ownership.
  3. Occupation or control of a piece of property, with or without ownership.
property
Something regarded as being possessed by, or at the disposal of, a person or group of persons
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  1. Something regarded as being possessed by, or at the disposal of, a person or group of persons
  2. Any trait or attribute proper to a thing or, formerly, to a person; characteristic quality; peculiarity; specif., any of the principal characteristics of a substance, esp. as determined by the senses or by its effect on another substance
  3. A thing or things owned; possessions collectively; esp., land or real estate owned
thing
A particular state of affairs; a situation:
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  1. A particular state of affairs; a situation:
  2. (Informal) A complex, often neurotic liking, fear, aversion, etc. with regard to some person, thing, or activity
  3. (Informal) Used to refer to something with disapproval or contempt:
chattel
Any interest in real estate less than a freehold
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  1. Any interest in real estate less than a freehold
  2. A movable item of personal property, as a piece of furniture, an automobile, or a head of livestock
  3. Any tangible property that is moveable or transferable. See also personal property and real property. Any tangible property that is moveable or transferable. See also personal property and real property.
movable
(Law) A piece of property that is movable, as furniture; personal property
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  1. (Law) A piece of property that is movable, as furniture; personal property
  2. Something, especially a piece of furniture, that can be moved.
material
A person who is qualified or suited for a position or activity:
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  1. A person who is qualified or suited for a position or activity:
  2. Something, such as an idea or information, that is to be refined and made or incorporated into a finished effort:
  3. Tools or apparatus for the performance of a given task:
timber
A dressed piece of wood, especially a beam in a structure.
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  1. A dressed piece of wood, especially a beam in a structure.
  2. Wood used as a building material; lumber.
  3. Building material in general
cram
To fill (a space) beyond normal capacity by pressing or squeezing; pack full or too full
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  1. To fill (a space) beyond normal capacity by pressing or squeezing; pack full or too full
  2. To force, press, or squeeze (something) into an insufficient or barely sufficient space; stuff.
  3. To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to crowd; to fill to superfluity; as, to cram anything into a basket; to cram a room with people.
crowd
To come together in a large group; throng
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  1. To come together in a large group; throng
  2. To gather together in a limited space:
  3. To press, cram, or force tightly together:
jam
To become locked or stuck in an unworkable position:
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  1. To become locked or stuck in an unworkable position:
  2. To fill (a container or space) to overflowing:
  3. To push, shove, or crowd
load
To put (something) into or onto a structure or conveyance:
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  1. To put (something) into or onto a structure or conveyance:
  2. To add weight to, esp. so as to make one end or one side heavier
  3. To supply in large quantities; give much of something to
mob
To fill with many people; throng
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  1. To fill with many people; throng
  2. To crowd into:
  3. To crowd around and jostle or annoy, especially in anger or excessive enthusiasm:
pack
(Medicine) To wrap (a patient) in a pack.
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  1. (Medicine) To wrap (a patient) in a pack.
  2. To fill up with items:
  3. To bring together (persons or things) closely; crowd together:
jam-pack
Alternative spelling of jam-pack.
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  1. Alternative spelling of jam-pack.
  2. To crowd to capacity:
  3. To pack or fill something tightly
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  • While you're heating that stuff up, I think I'll go out and lock Princess in the barn.

  • He refused to do stuff like that.

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