a thing that prompts or encourages someone; an incentive.

perform in a specified way in a particular situation or over a particular period of time.

important; famous.

a measuring rod a yard long, typically divided into inches.

the state or condition of being preoccupied or engrossed with something.

the health, happiness, and fortunes of a person or group.

a skeptical attitude; doubt as to the truth of something.

add to (something) in a way that enhances or improves it; make perfect.

the process of adapting something to modern needs or habits.

a thing with distinct and independent existence.

the state of thinking or hoping that something, especially something pleasant, will happen or be the case.

In a methodological manner.

be an expression of or give a tangible or visible form to

relating to or concerned with the relation of living organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.

the impression left by a foot or shoe on the ground or a surface.

likely to have a strong or far-reaching effect; radical and extreme.

a thing that is required as a prior condition for something else to happen or exist.

of or based on the meter as a unit of length; relating to the metric system.

relating to or based on mental concepts.

worthy of attention or notice; remarkable.

based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.

a line drawn under a word or phrase for emphasis.

to a satisfactory or acceptable extent.

surround and have or hold within.

the state of being prosperous.