cmn: tang - UWN/MENTA

cmn: tang

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Meaning
means	(noun) the common mantis Mantis religioso, praying mantid, praying mantis
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means	(noun) a compound containing metal combined with carbon monoxide carbonyl
means	(noun) an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain carbohydrate, sugar, saccharide
means	(noun) a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection embankment
means	(noun) a small lake; "the pond was too small for sailing" pond, pool
means	(noun) a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts candy, confect
means	(noun) a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative sugar, refined sugar
means	(verb) run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream; "water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"; "reports began to dribble in" dribble, filter, trickle
means	(verb) walk (through relatively shallow water); "Can we wade across the river to the other side?"; "Wade the pond" wade
means	(verb) fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered" flop, founder, fall flat, fall through
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means	(verb) assume a reclining position; "lie down on the bed until you feel better" lie, lie down
means	(verb) wait before acting; "the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment" wait, hold off, hold back
means	(verb) to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery" overstate, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, amplify, overdraw, magnify
means	(verb) burn with a hot liquid or steam; "She scalded her hands when she turned on the faucet and hot water came out" scald
means	(adverb) if there happens to be need; "in case of trouble call 911"; "I have money, just in case" just in case, in case
means	(adverb) in a way that was not expected; "her brother showed up at the wedding out of the blue" unexpectedly, out of the blue

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