characteristic
— Noun
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~ any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions
characteristic
— Noun
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~ the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2
characteristic
— Noun
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~ a prominent attribute or aspect of something; "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics"
characteristic
— Noun
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~ a distinguishing quality
characteristically
— Adverb
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~ in characteristic manner; "he arrived characteristically late"
characterization
— Noun
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~ acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture
characterization
— Noun
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~ a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"; "the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters"
characterization
— Noun
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~ the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features; "the media's characterization of Al Gore as a nerd"
characterize
— Verb
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~ describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of; "You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"; "This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover"
characterize
— Verb
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~ be characteristic of; "What characterizes a Venetian painting?"
characterless
— Adjective
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~ lacking distinct or individual characteristics; dull and uninteresting; "women dressed in nondescript clothes"; "a nondescript novel"
charade
— Noun
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~ making a false outward show; "a beggar's masquerade of wealth"
charade
— Noun
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~ a word acted out in an episode of the game of charades
charades
— Noun
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~ guessing game in which one player pantomimes a word or phrase for others to guess
Charadrii
— Noun
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~ shorebirds: plovers; sandpipers; avocets; phalaropes; coursers; stone curlews
charadriiformes
— Noun
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~ large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts and inland waters: shorebirds and coastal diving birds; most feed on anima life
Charadrius
— Noun
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~ type genus of the Charadriidae: plovers