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abstract
Adjective
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If something is abstract, you cannot touch it, and it is difficult to imagine or think about.
A lot of abstract painting uses harsh shapes and most people do not like it.
More abstract ideas like "democracy" are not possible for animals.
Houses and books are things you can touch. Honesty, patience and courage are abstract.
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If something is abstract, it is general.
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If something is abstract, it is thought of as apart from any other use with an object; it is removed from it; it is separate or abstracted.
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If something is abstract, it is not practical or realistic; it is not concrete; it is theoretical; it is vague.
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If something is abstract, it does not have all of the facts; it is not factual.
abstract
Noun
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An abstract is a short text that tells you the main ideas of a longer text, especially of scientific papers; it is a summary of something longer.
The abstract of Isaac Newton's laws of gravity may be no more than 150 words.
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An abstract is an abstraction; it is an abstract word.
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An abstract is a piece of art that is made in the abstract fashion of art.
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An abstract is a powdered solid extract of a vegetable that is then mixed with the sugar of milk.
abstract
Verb
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If you abstract something, you summarize it; you abridge it.
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If you abstract something, you separate it; you remove it.
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If you abstract something, you withdraw it.
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If you abstract something, you make abstractions of it in art.
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If you abstract something, you take it away from someone without permission; you steal it.
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If you abstract something, you think about it separate from everything else; you consider it abstractly.
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If you abstract something, you go through the process or abstraction.
service
Noun
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An action or work by one person that can be consumed by another person.
Hair care is a service industry.
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A function that is provided by one program or machine for another.
This machine provides the name service for the LAN.
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The military.
I did three years of service before coming here.
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A set of dishes or utensils.
She brought out the silver tea service.
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The act of initially starting, or serving, the ball in play in tennis, volleyball, and other games.
The player had four service faults in the set.
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A religious rite or ritual.
The funeral service was good.
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The serving, or delivery, of a document requiring someone to appear in a court of law.
The service happened yesterday.
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That which is provided by the government or its agents.
The Job Centre provides a service to the unemployed.
service
Verb
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If you service something, you serve them.
They service the customer base.
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If you service something, you perform maintenance on them.
He is going to service the car.