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A pipe or channel that carries a liquid or cable, or something that acts as a route for passing things along.
A shape with a flat, round base that narrows smoothly to a single point.
A group of states or organizations joined together for a common purpose, while keeping much of their own independence.
A large meeting where people discuss a particular subject over one or more days.
A feeling of being sure about your own abilities, or trust in someone or something.
Sure of your own abilities or of something being true.
The particular arrangement of the parts of something, especially a system or piece of equipment.
To state or show that something is definitely true or will definitely happen.
To officially take something away from someone, usually as a punishment or because it broke a rule.
The act of officially taking away someone's property, usually as a penalty.
A serious disagreement or a state of fighting between people or groups.
To behave according to accepted rules, standards, or expectations.
To confuse or puzzle someone, often because something doesn't match their expectations.
To make someone unable to understand or think clearly, or to mistake one thing for another.
Unable to think clearly or understand something properly.
Present in a person from birth, often describing a medical condition.
A large corporation made up of several different, often unrelated, companies.
To tell someone you are pleased about something good that has happened to them.
A word used to tell someone you are happy about their success or good news.
A group of people gathered together, especially for religious worship.
A large formal meeting where representatives discuss and decide on important matters, or the elected law-making body of certain countries.
The property of two shapes having exactly the same size and shape.
Having exactly the same size and shape, or, more generally, in agreement with something else.
A tree that produces cones and usually has narrow, needle-shaped leaves that stay green all year.
Relating to trees that produce cones and usually have needle-like leaves that stay green all year.
To join two or more things together, or to link ideas.
A person with expert knowledge and taste in a particular field, especially food, art, or wine.
A feeling or idea that a word suggests beyond its most basic, literal meaning.
To suggest or imply an additional feeling or idea beyond a word's basic meaning.
To take control of a place or people by force.
The act of taking control of a place or people by force.
The inner sense that tells you whether what you're doing is morally right or wrong.
Awake and aware of your surroundings, or deliberately aware of something.
To formally declare something sacred, usually in a religious ceremony.
Following one after another without a break.
Permission for something to happen, given freely.
A result that follows from an action or event, especially an unwelcome one.
The protection and careful use of natural resources such as forests, water, and wildlife.
A scientific principle stating that the total amount of energy in a closed system stays the same, even as it changes form.
Cautious about change, or preferring to keep things as they traditionally are.
To think carefully about something before making a decision.
By a large amount, noticeably more or less.
To hand something over to someone else's care, or to condemn something to a particular fate.
To be made up of certain parts or things.
Always behaving or happening in the same way, without unexpected changes.
Comfort given to someone after a disappointment or loss.
To combine several things into one, or to make something stronger and more secure.
A letter of the alphabet that is not a, e, i, o, or u.