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  • 101well-defined — adjective 1. having a clean and distinct outline as if precisely cut along the edges (Freq. 1) a finely chiseled nose well defined features • Syn: ↑chiseled • Similar to: ↑distinct 2. accurately stated or described …

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  • 102well-established — /wel i stab lisht/, adj. permanently founded; settled; firmly set: a well established business; a well established habit. [1700 10] …

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  • 103set back on one's heels — or[knock back on one s heels] {v. phr.}, {informal} To give an unpleasant surprise; upset suddenly; stop or turn back (someone s) progress. * /Jack brags too much and it set him back on his heels when the coach told him he wasn t as good a player …

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  • 104set back on one's heels — or[knock back on one s heels] {v. phr.}, {informal} To give an unpleasant surprise; upset suddenly; stop or turn back (someone s) progress. * /Jack brags too much and it set him back on his heels when the coach told him he wasn t as good a player …

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  • 105well-appointed — adjective Properly equipped with a complete set of whatever equipment is needed a well appointed kitchen …

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  • 106set piece — noun (C) part of a play, piece of music, painting etc that follows a well known formal pattern or style, and is often very impressive: The trial scene at the end of the play is a classic set piece …

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  • 107well point — noun a perforated tube driven into the ground to collect water from the surrounding area • Syn: ↑wellpoint • Hypernyms: ↑tube, ↑tubing * * * noun : a hollow pointed rod with a perforated intake driven into an excavation to lower the water table… …

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  • 108set — I. v. a. 1. Put, place, plant, station, locate. 2. Fix, establish, settle, appoint. 3. Stake, wager, risk. 4. Regulate, adjust, adapt. 5. Stud, variegate, adorn. 6. Place, place upright, cause to sit, put, rest. 7. Arrange, dispo …

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  • 109well-established — adj 1. fixed, set, rooted, grounded, ingrained, entrenched, inveterate; long established, established, longstanding, of long standing, traditional; venerable, time honored, hallowed, immemorial. 2. stable, steady, sound, sturdy; dependable,… …

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  • 110ill-set — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective 1. : not well set : poorly set or placed 2. chiefly Scotland : spiteful …

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