to decide what the intended meaning of something is:

a model of something, or a very clear and typical example of something:

to go further, rise above, or be more important or better than something, especially a limit:

the condition of being or becoming very poor, or the act of making someone very poor:

an expression, often found in literature, that describes a person or object by referring to something that is considered to have similar characteristics to that person or object:

the process of treating milk so that the cream is mixed into other parts of the liquid:

standing or pointing straight up or at an angle of 90° to a horizontal surface or line:

a group of countries, political parties, or people who have agreed to work together because of shared interests or aims:

a piece of equipment with straps and belts, used to control or hold in place a person, animal, or object:

the part of a country's government that is responsible for its legal system, including all the judges in the country's courts:

(in television) the reporting of news and facts in an entertaining and humorous way rather than providing real information:

the quality of being based on truth or reason, or of being able to be accepted:

belonging to or used by a group of people rather than one single person:

to match or be similar or equal:

a connection that allows you to move easily between two computer documents or two pages on the internet

underscore

to describe or explain something in a way that makes it seem more important or serious than it really is:

a device sent up into space to travel around the earth, used for collecting information or communicating by radio, television, etc.:

a situation in which a small number of organizations or companies has control of an area of business, so that others have no share

the state of understanding and realizing something:

able to be seen or understood:

involving more than one country, or having power or authority that is greater than that of single countries:

the practice of growing only one crop or keeping only one type of animal on an area of farm land:

firmly joined together, especially by one part fitting into another: