cmn: bu - UWN/MENTA

cmn: bu

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Meaning
means	(noun) a solid silvery grey radioactive transuranic element whose atoms can be split when bombarded with neutrons; found in minute quantities in uranium ores but is usually synthesized in nuclear reactors; 13 isotopes are known with the most important being plutonium 239 Pu, atomic number 94, plutonium
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means	(noun) a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats wharfage, pier, wharf, dock
means	(noun) a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away groin, mole, bulwark, breakwater, seawall, groyne, jetty
means	(noun) artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" cloth, material, textile, fabric
means	(noun) an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety terror, affright, panic
means	(noun) soldiers collectively troops, soldiery, military personnel
means	(verb) add as a supplement to what seems insufficient; "supplement your diet" supplement
means	(verb) take hold of; grab; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals" clutch, prehend, seize
means	(verb) make known; make an announcement; "She denoted her feelings clearly" denote, announce
means	(verb) run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe" decamp, make off, go off, run off, bolt, abscond, absquatulate
means	(adverb) negation of a word or group of words; "he does not speak French"; "she is not going"; "they are not friends"; "not many"; "not much"; "not at all" not, non

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