promise etc

  • 51token — to|ken1 [ˈtəukən US ˈtou ] n [: Old English; Origin: tacen, tacn sign, token ] 1.) a round piece of metal that you use instead of money in some machines 2.) formal something that represents a feeling, fact, event etc a token of your… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 52writing — writ|ing W3S2 [ˈraıtıŋ] n [U] 1.) words that have been written or printed ▪ What does the writing on the back say? ▪ a T shirt with Japanese writing on it 2.) books, poems, articles etc, especially those by a particular writer or about a… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 53token — 1 noun (C) 1 a round piece of metal that you use instead of money in some machines 2 formal something that represents a feeling, fact, event etc: a token of your gratitude/respect/appreciation etc: Please accept this gift as a small token of our… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 54break — [[t]breɪk[/t]] v. broke, bro•ken, break•ing, n. 1) to smash, split, or divide into parts violently 2) to disable or destroy by or as if by shattering or crushing: I broke my watch[/ex] 3) to violate or disregard (a law, promise, etc.) 4) to… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 55Abolish — A*bol ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abolished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abolishing}.] [F. abolir, L. abolere, aboletum; ab + olere to grow. Cf. {Finish}.] 1. To do away with wholly; to annul; to make void; said of laws, customs, institutions, governments,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 56Abolished — Abolish A*bol ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abolished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abolishing}.] [F. abolir, L. abolere, aboletum; ab + olere to grow. Cf. {Finish}.] 1. To do away with wholly; to annul; to make void; said of laws, customs, institutions,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 57Abolishing — Abolish A*bol ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abolished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abolishing}.] [F. abolir, L. abolere, aboletum; ab + olere to grow. Cf. {Finish}.] 1. To do away with wholly; to annul; to make void; said of laws, customs, institutions,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 58pin — /pin/, n., v., pinned, pinning. n. 1. a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things. 2. a short, slender piece of wire with a point at one end and a head at the other, for fastening things… …

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  • 59fulfilled — fulfil ful‧fil [fʊlˈfɪl] , fulfill verb fulfilled PTandPP fulfilling PRESPART [transitive] 1. if a hope, promise etc is fulfilled, the thing that you had hoped for, promised etc happens or is done …

    Financial and business terms

  • 60fulfilling — fulfil ful‧fil [fʊlˈfɪl] , fulfill verb fulfilled PTandPP fulfilling PRESPART [transitive] 1. if a hope, promise etc is fulfilled, the thing that you had hoped for, promised etc happens or is done …

    Financial and business terms