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total
Noun
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A total is the final amount of something. It is a term used in math.
total
Verb
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If you total something, you add them up.
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If something totals something, it adds up to that; it amounts to.
The total of your purchase comes to $53.
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If you total something, you destroy it; you wreck it.
total
Adjective
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If something is total, it is complete; it is finished.
He is a total failure
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If something is total, it is entire.
The total book was very bad.
hours
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noun
a period of time assigned for work
they work long hours
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noun
an indefinite period of time
they talked for hours
spent
Adjective
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If something is spent it is used up, exhausted, depleted.
After running 10 miles, I'm completely spent.
working
Noun
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The workings of something is how it functions.
He showed us the machine's inner workings.