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scholarly
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adjective
characteristic of scholars or scholarship
scholarly pursuits
a scholarly treatise
a scholarly attitude
bent
Adjective
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With one part going in one direction and another part going in another direction.
Someone pushed and pulled the metal rod so much that it is now bent -- though it is not broken.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
mind
Noun
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Someone's mind is the part of them that thinks.
In my mind I know I must go, but in my heart I want to stay here.
We will solve this problem. We have the best minds in the country working on it.
mind
Verb
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If you mind some action or thing, you feel negatively about it.
"Do you mind if I sit here?" "No, not at all"
"It's raining outside. You should take an umbrella" "It's OK, I don't mind the rain"
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If you mind someone or something, you look after it.
"Could you mind the children while I go to the bathroom?"