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Advantage Definition–noun | 1. | any state, circumstance, opportunity, or means specially favorable to success, interest, or any desired end: the advantage of a good education. | | 2. | benefit; gain; profit: It will be to his advantage to learn Chinese before going to China. | | 3. | superiority or ascendancy (often fol. by over or of): His height gave him an advantage over his opponent. | | 4. | a position of superiority (often fol. by over or of): their advantage in experienced players. | | 5. | Tennis. the first point scored after deuce. | –verb (used with object) | 6. | to be of service to; yield profit or gain to; benefit. | | 7. | to cause to advance; further; promote: Such action will advantage our cause. | | 8. | to prove beneficial to; profit: It would advantage him to work harder. | —Idioms | 9. | have the advantage of, to be in a superior or advantageous position; possess an advantage over: By virtue of independent wealth, he has the advantage of his opponents. | | 10. | take advantage of, | a. | to make use of for gain: to take advantage of an opportunity. | | b. | to impose upon, esp. unfairly, as by exploiting a weakness: to take advan
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tage of someone. | | | 11. | to advantage, to good effect; advantageously: The paintings were arranged to advantage on one wall. | |
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Bar Definition–noun | 1. | a relatively long, evenly shaped piece of some solid substance, as metal or wood, used as a guard or obstruction or for some mechanical purpose: the bars of a cage. | | 2. | an oblong piece of any solid material: a bar of soap; a candy bar. | | 3. | the amount of material in a bar. | | 4. | an ingot, lump, or wedge of gold or silver. | | 5. | a long ridge of sand, gravel, or other material near or slightly above the surface of the water at or near the mouth of a river or harbor entrance, often constituting an obstruction to navigation. | | 6. | anything that obstructs, hinders, or impedes; obstacle; barrier: a bar to important legislation. | | 7. | a counter or place where beverages, esp. liquors, or light meals are served to customers: a snack bar; a milk bar. | | 9. | (in a home) a counter, small wagon, or similar piece of furniture for serving food or beverages: a breakfast bar. | | 10. | the legal profession. | | 11. | the practicing members of the legal profession in a given community. | | 12. | any tribunal: the bar of public opinion. | <
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| 14. | a railing in a courtroom separating the general public from the part of the room occupied by the judges, jury, attorneys, etc. | | 16. | Music. | a. | Also called bar line. the line marking the division between two measures of music. | | c. | the unit of music contained between two bar lines; measure. | | | 18. | Law. | a. | an objection that nullifies an action or claim. | | b. | a stoppage or defeat of an alleged right of action. | | | 19. | Typography. a horizontal stroke of a type character, as of an A, H, t, and sometimes e. | | 20. | Architecture. (in tracery) a relatively long and slender upright of stone treated as a colonette or molded. | | 21. | Building Trades. | a. | an iron or steel shape: I-bar. | | | 22. | Military. one of a pair of metal or cloth insignia worn by certain commissioned officers. | | 23. | bars, the transverse ridges on the roof of the mouth of a horse. | | 24. | a space between the molar and canine teeth of a horse into which the bit is fitted. | | 25. | (in a bridle) the mouthpiece connecting the cheeks. | | 27. | Heraldry. a horizontal band, narrower than a fess, that crosses the field of an escutcheon. | | 28. | Obsolete. a gateway capable of being barred. | –verb (used with object) | 29. | to equip or fasten with a bar or bars: Bar the door before retiring for the night. | | 30. | to block by or as if by bars: The police barred the exits in an attempt to prevent the thief's escape. | | 31. | to p
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revent or hinder: They barred her entrance to the club. | | 32. | to exclude or except: He was barred from membership because of his reputation. | | 33. | to mark with bars, stripes, or bands. | –preposition | 34. | except; omitting; but: bar none. | —Idioms | 35. | at bar, Law. | a. | before the court and being tried: a case at bar. | | b. | before all the judges of a court: a trial at bar. | | | 36. | behind bars, in jail: We wanted the criminal behind bars. | |
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