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  • 51form — n 1 Form, figure, shape, conformation, configuration are comparable when they denote the disposition or arrangement of content that gives a particular aspect or appearance to a thing as distinguished from the substance of which that thing is made …

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  • 52cast — [c]/kast / (say kahst) verb (cast, casting) –verb (t) 1. to throw; fling; hurl (away, off, out, etc.) 2. to throw off or away. 3. to direct (the eye, a glance, etc.) 4. to cause (light, etc.) to fall upon something or in a certain direction. 5.… …

  • 53forge — vb forged, forg·ing vt: to make, alter, or imitate (as a writing) falsely with intent to defraud: counterfeit vi: to commit forgery forg·er n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster …

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  • 54build — I (augment) verb add to, aggrandize, amplify, develop, elevate, enhance, enlarge, expand, extend, grow, heighten, increase, lift, magnify, make higher, make larger, parlay, pyramid, raise, rise, swell II (construct) verb achieve, assemble,… …

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  • 55design — I (construction plan) noun blueprint, chart, conception, delineation, depiction, descriptio, diagram, draft, drawing, forma, graph, layout, lineamenta, map, model, outline, picture, plan, preliminary drawing, projection, proof, rendering,… …

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  • 56fashion — index adapt, build (construct), complexion, compose, conduct, contrive, create, crystallize …

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  • 57improvise — index compose, conjure, contrive, create, devise (invent), invent (produce for the first time), make, originate …

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  • 58invenire — index contrive, devise (invent), discover, find (discover), invent (produce for the first time) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. Wil …

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  • 59think — think1 /thingk/, v., thought, thinking, adj., n. v.i. 1. to have a conscious mind, to some extent of reasoning, remembering experiences, making rational decisions, etc. 2. to employ one s mind rationally and objectively in evaluating or dealing… …

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  • 60think — I. /θɪŋk / (say thingk) verb (thought, thinking) –verb (t) 1. to form or conceive in the mind; have in the mind as an idea, conception, or the like. 2. to turn over in the mind; meditate; ponder: he was thinking what it could mean. 3. to have the …