• a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root)
• a composite of mixed origin
• (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species
• a car which runs on two power sources, usually an internal combustion engine and an electronic motor
• of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous
• entirely of one substance with no holes inside
noun
• matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure
• the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape
• a three-dimensional object, structurally rigid, usually resistant to changes of shape or volume
adjective satellite
• characterized by good substantial quality
• of one substance or character throughout
• uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks
• providing abundant nourishment
• of good quality and condition; solidly built
• not soft or yielding to pressure
• having length, breadth and thickness
• impenetrable for the eye
• financially dependable
• of a substantial character and not frivolous or superficial
• a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt
• a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex
• (stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases
verb
• enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
• use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal
• arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid
• increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base
• a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
• an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed
• an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates)
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