Virginia Definition–noun | 1. | a state in the E United States, on the Atlantic coast: part of the historical South. 5,346,279; 40,815 sq. mi. (105,710 sq. km). Capital: Richmond. Abbreviation: VA (for use with zip code), Va. | | 2. | a town in NE Minnesota. 11,056. | | 4. | a female given name: from a Roman family name. | |
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Child Definition–noun, plural chil⋅dren. | 1. | a person between birth and full growth; a boy or girl: books for children. | | 2. | a son or daughter: All my children are married. | | 5. | a childish person: He's such a child about money. | | 6. | a descendant: a child of an ancient breed. | | 7. | any person or thing regarded as the product or result of particular agencies, influences, etc.: Abstract art is a child of the 20th century. | | 8. | a person regarded as conditioned or marked by a given circumstance, situation, etc.: a child of poverty; a child of famine. | | 9. | British Dialect Archaic. a female infant. | —Idiom | 11. | with child, pregnant: She's with child. | |
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Support Definition–verb (used with object) | 1. | to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for. | | 2. | to sustain or withstand (weight, pressure, strain, etc.) without giving way; serve as a prop for. | | 3. | to undergo or endure, esp. with patience or submission; tolerate. | | 4. | to sustain (a person, the mind, spirits, courage, etc.) under trial or affliction: They supported him throughout his ordeal. | | 5. | to maintain (a person, family, establishment, institution, etc.) by supplying with things necessary to existence; provide for: to support a family. | | 6. | to uphold (a person, cause, policy, etc.) by aid, countenance, one's vote, etc.; back; second. | | 7. | to maintain or advocate (a theory, principle, etc.). | | 8. | to corroborate (a statement, opinion, etc.): Leading doctors supported his testimony. | | 9. | to act with or second (a lead performer); assist in performance: The star was supported by a talented newcomer. | –noun | 10. | the act or an instance of supporting. | | 11. | the state of being supported. | | 12. | something that serves as a foundation, prop, brace, or stay. | | 13. | maintenance, as of a person or family, with necessaries, means, or funds: to pay for support of an orphan. | | 14. | a person or thing that supports, as financially: The pension was his only support. | | 15. | a person or thing that gives aid or assistance. | | 16. | an actor, actress, or group performing with a lead performer. | | 17. | the material, as canvas or wood, on which a picture is painted. | –adjective | 19. | (of hosiery) made with elasticized fibers so as to fit snugly on the legs
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Enforcement Definition–noun | 1. | the act or process of enforcing. | | 2. | something that enforces. | |
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