regards (noun)

  • 1regards — noun a) A greeting to pass on to another person. Give my regards to your brother when you next see him. b) A greeting at the end of a letter or e mail communication. regards, John. Kind regards, Peter …

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  • 2regards — [plural noun] good wishes, best wishes, compliments, greetings, respects * * * plural of regard present third singular of regard * * * (kind) regards phrase used for ending a letter or email in a friendly but slightly formal way Thesaurus:… …

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  • 3compliments — noun (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone s welfare give him my kind regards my best wishes • Syn: ↑regard, ↑wish • Derivationally related forms: ↑wish (for: ↑ …

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  • 4homozygosis — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from hom + zygosis 1. : the union of gametes identical for one or more pairs of genes : the act or process of becoming a homozygote 2. : homozygosity * * * …

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  • 5stem cell — noun an undifferentiated cell whose daughter cells may differentiate into other cell types (such as blood cells) • Hypernyms: ↑somatic cell, ↑vegetative cell • Hyponyms: ↑hematopoeitic stem cell * * * noun : an unspecialized and usually embryonic …

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  • 6launching pad — noun a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched • Syn: ↑launchpad, ↑launch pad, ↑launch area, ↑pad • Hypernyms: ↑platform • Part Holonyms: ↑launching site …

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  • 7male chauvinist — noun a man with a chauvinistic belief in the inferiority of women • Syn: ↑sexist • Derivationally related forms: ↑sexist (for: ↑sexist), ↑sexism (for: ↑sexist) …

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  • 8governor — noun 1》 an official appointed to govern a town or region.     ↘the elected executive head of a US state.     ↘the representative of the British Crown in a colony or in a Commonwealth state that regards the monarch as head of state. 2》 the head of …

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  • 9black humor — noun the juxtaposition of morbid and farcical elements (in writing or drama) to give a disturbing effect • Syn: ↑black humour • Topics: ↑drama • Hypernyms: ↑expressive style, ↑style * * * noun …

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  • 10elliptic geometry — noun (mathematics) a non Euclidean geometry that regards space as like a sphere and a line as like a great circle Bernhard Riemann pioneered elliptic geometry • Syn: ↑Riemannian geometry • Topics: ↑mathematics, ↑math, ↑maths …

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