circuit
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(verb) make a circuit: "They were circuiting about the state" |
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Related Words: go, locomote, move, travel |
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(noun) a path for electrical current to flow |
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Synonyms: electric circuit, electrical circuit |
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Related Words: bridge, bridge circuit, bridged-T, clipper, closed circuit, computer circuit, data link, delay line, electrical device, feedback circuit, limiter, link, loop, open circuit, pulse timing circuit, resonator, tank circuit, wiring |
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(noun) (law) one of the twelve groups of states in the U.S. that is covered by a particular circuit court of appeals |
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Related Words: group, grouping |
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(noun) an extended journey |
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Synonyms: tour |
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Related Words: grand tour, journey, journeying, pub crawl, walkabout |
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(noun) (British) a racetrack for automobile races |
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Synonyms: racing circuit |
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Related Words: racecourse, racetrack, raceway, track |
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(noun) a regular route for a sentry or policeman; "in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name" |
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Synonyms: beat, round |
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Related Words: path, route |
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(noun) anything with a round or oval shape that is closed or nearly closed |
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Synonyms: loop |
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Related Words: belt, noose, round shape, running noose, slip noose |
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(noun) movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just for insurance" |
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Synonyms: circle, lap |
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Related Words: locomotion, pace lap, travel |
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