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positive
Adjective
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If something is positive, it is good, happy, or wanted.
A balanced diet, exercise, and a positive attitude are all things that give you a sense of well being.
After using the new skin cream for four weeks, most women showed positive results, reporting that their skin felt smoother and softer and looked better.
The changes in the prices were all positive.
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If you are positive about something, you are sure that you are not mistaken.
The guard at Euston was positive that on that particular day he had locked the door.
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If a test result is positive, the test found what it was testing for.
I'm sorry, the HIV test is positive.
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A positive electrical charge is one carried by a proton.
Attach the wire to the positive pole of the battery.
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A positive number or value is more than zero.
A positive number multiplied by a negative number results in a negative.
The Kelvin scale of temperature is absolute since only positive temperatures are possible.
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A positive symptom is one where something is there that should not be. Usually this is for schizophrenia.
His positive symptoms included hearing voices of people that were not there.
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Based on something being there or being true, in some other way.
I tie-bleached my shirt to make a negative image, then tie-dyed it to add a positive image.
There were negative rules, telling us what not to do, as well as positive ones telling us what to do.
positive
Noun
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A positive is a good thing or part of something.
It's been a bad week, but at least the sun is one positive.
clearance
Noun
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Clearance is the process of getting official permission for something.
She needs to get top-secret security clearance before working on the secret program.
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Clearance is the permission for an aircraft to take off or land.
We'll have to circle for a few minutes while we wait for landing clearance.
You have clearance for take off.
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Clearance is a period when goods are sold cheaply to make space for new goods.
The shops here often hold clearance sales after Christmas.
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Clearance is the space between two objects so that one can move without touching the other.
The truck only had two inches of clearance going under the bridge.
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Clearance is the process of removing unwanted materials.
Cities in Canada have to pay a good deal for snow clearance.
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Clearance is the process that a cheque has to go through before the person who deposits it can use the money.
For cheques deposited on Friday, clearance is not until Monday.
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A clearance is the action of getting a ball away from your goal.
On each of the six attacks, a Fulham player made a headed clearance.