maturity
Webster Dictionary
the state or quality of being mature; ripeness; full development; as, the maturity of corn or of grass; maturity of judgment; the maturity of a plan
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anovulation
(anovulation)
Princeton's WordNet
the absence of ovulation due to immaturity or post-maturity or pregnancy or oral contraceptive pills or dysfunction of the ovary
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post
Webster Dictionary
to attach to a post, a wall, or other usual place of affixing public notices; to placard; as, to post a notice; to post playbills
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autumn
(ˈɔ təm)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a time of full maturity, esp. the late stages of maturity or the early stages of decline.
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general post office
(ˈdʒɛn ər ə li)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
(in the U.S. postal system) the main post office of a city, county, etc., that also has branch post offices.
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post
Webster Dictionary
a station, office, or position of service, trust, or emolument; as, the post of duty; the post of danger
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gatepost
Webster Dictionary
a post to which a gate is hung; -- called also swinging / hinging post
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stall
Webster Dictionary
the space left by excavation between pillars. See Post and stall, under Post
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post
Webster Dictionary
to place in the care of the post; to mail; as, to post a letter
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gatepost
Webster Dictionary
a post against which a gate closes; -- called also shutting post
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tetherball
(ˈtɛð ərˌbɔl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a game in which two players hit in opposite directions a ball attached by a cord to a post, the object being to coil the cord completely around the post.
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post
Webster Dictionary
with post horses; hence, in haste; as, to travel post
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quintain
(ˈkwɪn tn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an object mounted on a post or attached to a movable crossbar mounted on a post, used as a target in the medieval sport of tilting.
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distance
(ˈdɪs təns)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
(in a heat race) the space measured back from the winning post that a horse must reach by the time the winner passes the winning post or be eliminated from subsequent heats.
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gatepost
(ˈgeɪtˌpoʊst)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the vertical post on which a gate is suspended by hinges, or the post against which the gate is closed.
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hanging
Webster Dictionary
adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging post of a gate, the post which holds the hinges
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post
(post)
Princeton's WordNet
assign to a post; put into a post
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post
Webster Dictionary
a piece of timber, metal, or other solid substance, fixed, or to be fixed, firmly in an upright position, especially when intended as a stay or support to something else; a pillar; as, a hitching post; a fence post; the posts of a house
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king-post
Webster Dictionary
a member of a common form of truss, as a roof truss. It is strictly a tie, intended to prevent the sagging of the tiebeam in the middle. If there are struts, supporting the main rafters, they often bear upon the foot of the king-post. Called also crown-post
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newel
Webster Dictionary
the upright post about which the steps of a circular staircase wind; hence, in stairs having straight flights, the principal post at the foot of a staircase, or the secondary ones at the landings. See Hollow newel, under Hollow
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mature
(əˈtʊər, -ˈtyʊər, -ˈtʃʊər, -ˈtʃɜr)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
expressive of maturity:
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grown-up
(ʊn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
having reached the age of maturity.
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rear
(ɪər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to take care of and support up to maturity:
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deliquesce
(ˌdɛl ɪˈkwɛs)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to become liquid in the course of maturity, as certain fungi.
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jejune
(ʒɪˈdʒun)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
lacking maturity; childish:
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mellow
(ˈmɛl oʊ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
made gentle by age or maturity.
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develop
(ɪˈvɛl əp)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to reach sexual maturity.
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maturescent
Webster Dictionary
approaching maturity
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maturer
Webster Dictionary
one who brings to maturity
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age
(ɪdʒ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to bring to maturity; make ready for use:
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