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[ noun ] something owned; any tangible possession that is owned by someone |
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belongings
material_possession
holding
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"that hat is my property"
"he is a man of property";
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possession
estate
things
real_property
trust
personal_property
wealth
lease
worldly_possessions
heirloom
commonage
landholding
community_property
hereditament
ratables
public_property
trade-in
stockholding
spiritualty
salvage
intellectual_property
shareholding
must
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2. |
[ noun ] a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class |
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"a study of the physical properties of atomic particles"
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attribute
manner
age
strength
concentration
magnitude
olfactory_property
constitution
consistency
size
chemical_property
weakness
physical_property
viability
spatial_property
analyticity
tactile_property
duality
vascularity
connectivity
hydrophobicity
primality
sustainability
bodily_property
temporal_property
visual_property
disposition
taste_property
sound_property
anisotropy
selectivity
isotropy
characteristic
edibility
saltiness
compositeness
heredity
extension
actinism
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3. |
[ noun ] (geography) any area set aside for a particular purpose |
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place
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"who owns this place?"
"the president was concerned about the property across from the White House"
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geographical_area
center
sanctuary
hatchery
locate
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4. |
[ noun ] a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished |
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dimension
attribute
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"self-confidence is not an endearing property"
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concept
feature
quality
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5. |
[ noun ] (theater) any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie |
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prop
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"before every scene he ran down his checklist of props"
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object
whatchamacallit
custard_pie
mise_en_scene
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proper
Propper
properly
propriety
Probert
propertied
preparatory
prop_root
prefer
properness
Provera
prepare
proverb
proper_name
preferably
preparative
preparation
preferment
proper_noun
Proffer
prepared
proverbs
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