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Lmkiu

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astute


having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage.
 

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hear

To perceive (sound) by the ear: Can you hear the signal?
To learn by hearing; be told by others: I heard she got married.

To listen to attentively: Hear what I have to tell you.
To listen to in an official, professional, or formal capacity: heard the last witness in the afternoon.
To listen to and consider favorably: Lord, hear my prayer!
To attend or participate in: hear Mass.


To be capable of perceiving sound.
To receive news or information; learn: I heard about your accident.
To consider, permit, or consent to something. Used only in the negative: I won't hear of your going!
 

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thank

To express gratitude to; give thanks to: He thanked her for the gift.
To hold responsible; credit: We can thank the parade for this traffic jam.
 

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TKO

= A knockout declared by the referee who judges one boxer unable to continue
 
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TKO =
abbreviation for

technical knock out



T
CO
abbreviation for


(Commerce) total cost of ownership:
the real cost of owning and using a piece of equipment such as a computer, taking into account the price of the hardware, software, maintenance, training, and technical support that may be needed

if TCO is too high for a company, it may sometimes lead to
... declared ... unable to continue
its TKO ;)
 

Lmkiu

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PTO
abbreviation.

Power take off, it is a system comprising a splined output shaft on a tractor or truck, designed so that it can be easily connected or disconnected from an input shaft.
 

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opportunity

A favorable or advantageous circumstance or combination of circumstances.
A favorable or suitable occasion or time.

A chance for progress or advancement.
 

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oyster

= Marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters

= A small muscle on each side of the back of a fow
 

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odor

The property or quality of a thing that affects, stimulates, or is perceived by the sense of smell.
A sensation, stimulation, or perception of the sense of smell.
A strong, pervasive quality: An odor of sadness permeated the gathering.
Esteem; repute: a doctrine that is not currently in good odor.
 

Lmkiu

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Flower

sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering pl
 

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after
Behind in place or order: Z comes after Y in the alphabet.
Next to or lower than in order or importance.

In quest or pursuit of: seek after fame; go after big money.
Concerning: asked after you.
Subsequent in time to; at a later time than: come after dinner.
Subsequent to and because of or regardless of: They are still friends after all their differences.
Following continually: year after year.
In the style of or in imitation of: satires after Horace.
With the same or close to the same name as; in honor or commemoration of: named after her mother.
According to the nature or desires of; in conformity to: a tenor after my own heart.
Past the hour of: five minutes after three.
Irish Used with a present participle to indicate action that has just been completed: "Sure I'm after seeing him not five minutes ago" (James Joyce).
 

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Reason
is the capacity for consciously making sense of things, applying logic, for establishing and verifying facts, and changing or justifying practices, institutions, and beliefs based on new or existing information.

It is closely associated with such characteristically human activities as philosophy, science, language, mathematics, and art, and is normally considered to be a definitive characteristic of human nature.

The concept of reason is sometimes referred to as rationality and sometimes as discursive reason, in opposition to intuitive reason.

Not nonsense....
 

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unreal

Not real or substantial; illusory.
Slang
So remarkable as to elicit disbelief; fantastic.
Surreal.
 

Lmkiu

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ultimate

The last, greatest, or farthest item in a sequence.

The Ultimate (philosophy) or absolute, the concept of an unconditional reality in metaphysics or theology.

The final point or result, a fundamental fact or principle.
 

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fuel

Something consumed to produce energy, especially:
- A material such as wood, coal, gas, or oil burned to produce heat or power.
- Fissionable material used in a nuclear reactor.
- Nutritive material metabolized by a living organism; food.

Something that maintains or stimulates an activity or emotion: "Money is the fuel of a volunteer organization"
 

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fly

to move through the air with wings
to take flight
to operate or travel in an airplane
a winged insect
etc.
 
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