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characteristic
Noun
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A characteristic of something is a typical feature.
Good hearing is one characteristic of dogs.
characteristic
Adjective
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A thing has a characteristic trait if it is typical for its group.
Red is a characteristic color of a rose.
way
Noun
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A way is how someone does something.
The committee made a good decision about which way to make the machine.
One way to cook food is to put it in an oven; another way is with a flame.
I do things my own way.
That way of thinking will not solve the problem.
Farming is a great way of life.
A car crash was the same way my dad died.
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A way is a style.
She dresses that way every day.
I started to see things in a different way.
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A way is a path, a road, or a route; how you get to a certain place.
Do you know the way to the lunch room?
I was on my way to Paris when I got lost.
He went out of his way to bring me the coffee.
It's a long way from where I started.
Could you move your car out of my way?
way
Adverb
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very far
I think that it's way too early to tell what the result will be.
We missed. In fact we were way way off.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
speaking
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noun
the utterance of intelligible speech
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adjective
capable of or involving speech or speaking
human beings--the speaking animals
a speaking part in the play
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noun
(= speechmaking)
delivering an address to a public audience
people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking