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Federal Definition–adjective | 1. | pertaining to or of the nature of a union of states under a central government distinct from the individual governments of the separate states: the federal government of the U.S. | | 2. | of, pertaining to, or noting such a central government: federal offices. | | 3. | (initial capital letter ) U.S. History. | a. | of or pertaining to the Federalists or to the Federalist party. | | b. | supporting the principles of the Federalist party. | | c. | (in the Civil War) pertaining to or supporting the Union government. | | d. | relating to or adhering to the support of the Constitution. | | | 4. | (initial capital letter ) pertaining to or designating the styles of the decorative arts and architecture current in the U.S. from c1780 to c1830. | | 5. | of or pertaining to a compact or a league, esp. a league between nations or states. | –noun | 6. | an advocate of federation or federalism. | | 7. | (initial capital letter) U.S. History. | b. | an adherent of the Union government during the Civil War; Unionist. | | c. | a soldier in the Federal army. | | |
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Pay Definition–verb (used with object) | 1. | to settle (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by transferring money or goods, or by doing something: Please pay your bill. | | 2. | to give over (a certain amount of money) in exchange for something: He paid twenty dollars for the shirt. | | 3. | to transfer money as compensation or recompense for work done or services rendered; to satisfy the claims of (a person, organization, etc.), as by giving money due: He paid me for my work. | | 4. | to defray (cost or expense). | | 5. | to give compensation for. | | 6. | to yield a recompense or return to; be profitable to: Your training will pay you well in the future. | | 7. | to yield as a return: The stock paid six percent last year. | | 8. | to requite, as for good, harm, or an offense: How can I pay her for her kindness and generosity? | | 9. | to give or render (attention, respects, compliments, etc.), as if due or fitting. | | 10. | to make (a call, visit, etc.). | | 11. | to suffer in retribution; undergo: You'll pay the penalty for your stubbornness! | | 12. | Nautical. to let (a ship) fall off to leeward. | –verb (used without object) | 13. | to transfer money, goods, etc., as in making a purchase or settling a debt. | | 14. | to discharge a debt or obligation. | | 15. | to yield a return, profit, or advantage; be worthwhile: It pays to be courteous. | | 16. | to give compensation, as for damage or loss sustained. | | 17. | to suffer or be punished for something: The murderer paid with his life. | –noun | 18. | the act of paying or being paid; payment. | | 19. | wages, salary, or a stipend. | | 20. | a person with reference to solvency or reputation for meeting obligations: The bank regards him as good pay. | | 21. | paid employment: in the pay of the enemy. | | 22. | reward or punishment; requital. | | 23. | a rock stratum from which petroleum is obtained. | –adjective | 24. | requiring subscribed or monthly payment for use or service: pay television. | | 25. | operable or accessible on deposit of a coin or coins: a pay toilet. | | 26. | of or pertaining to payment. | —Verb phrases | 27. | pay down, | a. | to pay (part of the total price) at the time of purchase, with the promise to pay the balance in installments: On this plan you pay only ten percent down. | | b. | to pay off or back; amortize: The company's debt is being paid down rapidly. | | | 28. | pay for, to suffer or be punished for: to pay for one's sins. | | 29. | pay off, | a. | to pay (someone) everything that is due that per
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son, esp. to do so and discharge from one's employ. | | b. | to pay (a debt) in full. | | d. | to retaliate upon or punish. | | e. | Nautical. to fall off to leeward. | | f. | to result in success or failure: The risk paid off handsomely. | | | 30. | pay out, | a. | to
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distribute (money, wages, etc.); disburse. | | b. | to get revenge upon for an injury; punish. | | c. | to let out (a rope) by slackening. | | | 31. | pay up, | b. | to pay on demand: The gangsters used threats of violence to force the shopkeepers to pay up. | | —Idioms | 32. | pay as you go, | a. | to pay for (goods, services, etc.) at the time of purchase, as opposed to buying on credit. | | b. | to spend no more than income permits; keep out of debt. | | c. | to pay income tax by regular deductions from one's salary or wages. | | | 33. | pay back, | a. | to repay or return: to pay back a loan. | | b. | to retaliate against or punish: She paid us back by refusing the invitation. | | | 34. | pay one's or its way, | a. | to pay one's portion of shared expenses. | | b. | to yield a return on one's investment sufficient to repay one's expenses: It will take time for the restaurant to begin paying its way. | | |
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Scale Definition–noun | 1. | Zoology. | a. | one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins. | | b. | one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes. | | | 2. | any thin, platelike piece, lamina, or flake that peels off from a surface, as from the skin. | | 3. | Botany. | a. | Also called bud scale. a rudimentary body, usually a specialized leaf and often covered with hair, wax, or resin, enclosing an immature leaf bud. | | b. | a thin, scarious or membranous part of a plant, as a bract of a catkin. | | | 5. | a coating or incrustation, as on the inside of a boiler, formed by the precipitation of salts from the water. | | 6. | Often, scales. Metallurgy. | a. | an oxide, esp. an iron oxide, occurring in a scaly form on the surface of metal brought to a high temperature. | | b. | Also called mill scale. such scale formed on iron or steel during hot-rolling. | | | 7. | scales, | a. | a cause of blindness or ignorance, as regarding the true nature of a person, situation, etc.: You're infatuated with her now, but the scales
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will soon fall from your eyes. | | b. | Bible. an unspecified affliction that caused Paul to become temporarily blind. Acts 9:18. | | –verb (used with object) | 8. | to remove the scales or scale from: to scale a fish. | | 9. | to remove in scales or thin layers. | | 10. | to cover with an incrustation or scale. | | 11. | to skip, as a stone over water. | | 12. | D
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entistry. to remove (calculus) from the teeth with instruments. | –verb (used without object) | 13. | to come off in scales. | | 15. | to become coated with scale, as the inside of a boiler. | |
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