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character
Noun
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Someone's character is the combination of things that they do, feel, and believe that makes them a certain type of person.
He's got a really funny character.
He couldn't have done something so mean; it's completely out of character.
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A character is a person in a story, movie, play, etc.
The actor played three different characters in the movie.
I really want to like the main character in the book, but I find I can't.
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Character is the combination of facts and qualities that makes something different
The new factory has certainly changed the character of the city.
They believed the war would be local in character and brief in duration.
It's a boring room, lacking in character.
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A character is one individual mark in a writing system, such as a letter, number, or punctuation mark.
The text was written in a mixture of Chinese characters, Arabic numerals and Roman letters.
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Character is the combination of personal qualities, such as being honest and hard-working, that make you a good person.
It has long been claimed that sports build character.
She was a good judge of character, which made her a good manager.
He is a man, of great character and great faith.
pitch
Noun
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In baseball, a pitch is when the pitcher throws the ball to the batter, who tries to hit it.
Matsuzaka collected 10 strikeouts while throwing 108 pitches during a 4-1 win over Kansas City.
The batter was going to swing at the pitch but it was too high.
Gonzalez reached first in the fifth after being hit by a pitch.
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In football (soccer), a pitch is the place where the game is played.
She kicked the ball halfway down the pitch.
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A pitch is a level of excitement, anger, etc.
The anger over the changes has pushed this feeling to a fever pitch.
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A pitch is a sound at a particular frequency, how high or low a note is.
We need to listen for small changes of pitch and rhythm that lie beyond the limits of Western music.
You can hear their worry in the pitch of their voices.
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Somebody's pitch is how well they can produce or recognize a specific note.
He has perfect pitch; at age eight he played the entire Bach Toccata in D Minor by ear.
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A pitch is an explanation to encourage somebody to do something, often to convince them to buy something.
He was no good at all at fast-talking sales pitches over the telephone.
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Pitch is a sticky, black substance used to seal things like roofs.
The night was pitch black.
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A pitch is the angle, up or down of a surface or vehicle.
pitch
Verb
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If you pitch something, you throw it.
He pitched the ball for his dog.
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If you pitch something, you promote or attempt to sell something.
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If you pitch a tent, you assemble it.
The decided to pitch the tent over there.