towards an object

  • 91Isabella I — • Queen of Castile (1451 1504) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Isabella I     Isabella I     † …

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  • 92displacement — A process whereby strong negative or positive emotions directed towards an object or person are, because they are for some reason blocked, redirected on to another object or person. See also defence mechanisms ; psychoanalysis …

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  • 93attitude — The way in which a person views and evaluates something or someone. Attitudes determine whether people like or dislike things and therefore how they behave towards them. Attitude is traditionally divided into cognitive, behavioural, and affective …

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  • 94side*/*/*/ — [saɪd] noun [C] I 1) either of the two parts or areas that something consists of Motorists in Japan drive on the left side of the road.[/ex] 2) a surface of an object or shape, especially one that is not its front, back, bottom, or top The ship… …

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  • 95concentrate — [c]/ˈkɒnsəntreɪt / (say konsuhntrayt) verb (concentrated, concentrating) –verb (t) 1. to bring or draw to a common centre or point of union; cause to come close together; bring to bear on one point; direct towards one object; focus. 2. to… …

  • 96lay — I. /leɪ / (say lay) verb (laid, laying) –verb (t) 1. to put or place in a position of rest or recumbency: to lay a book on a desk. 2. to bring, throw, or beat down, as from an erect position: to lay a person low. 3. to cause to subside: to lay… …

  • 97objectless — /ˈɒbdʒɛktləs/ (say objektluhs) adjective 1. having no object. 2. not directed towards any object; purposeless …

  • 98obvert — /ɒbˈvɜt/ (say ob vert) verb (t) 1. to turn (something) towards an object. 2. Logic to change (a proposition) by obversion. {Latin obvertere turn towards or against} …

  • 99from all sides — phrase from all directions towards one object or person Suddenly the crowd came at him from all sides. Thesaurus: describing movement towards a place or personsynonym Main entry: side * * * on/from all ˈsides | on/from every ˈside …

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  • 100Aim — Aim, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Aimed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Aiming}.] [OE. amen, aimen, eimen, to guess at, to estimate, to aim, OF. esmer, asmer, fr. L. aestimare to estimate; or perh. fr. OF. aesmer; ? (L. ad) + esmer. See {Estimate}.] 1. To point or… …

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