| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A document used in applying, as for a job: application. See SEEK, WORDS. 2. An accepted way of doing something: convention. See USUAL. 3. A hollow device for shaping a fluid or plastic substance: cast, matrix, mold. See SURFACE. 4. The external outline of a thing: cast, configuration, figure, pattern, shape. See SURFACE. 5. A conventional social gesture or act without intrinsic purpose: ceremony, formality, ritual. See RITUAL, USUAL. 6. A state of sound readiness: condition, fettle, fitness, kilter, order, shape, trim. See BETTER. | | VERB: | 1. To be the constituent parts of: compose, constitute, make (up). See BE. 2. To come gradually to have: acquire, develop. See GET. 3. To create by combining parts or elements: build, compose, configure, pattern, shape, structure. See MAKE. 4. To give form to by or as if by pressing and kneading: model, mold, shape. See SURFACE.
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