Word Finder - group

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A number of things or persons being in some relation to one another.

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A group of people gathered in front of the Parliament to demonstrate against the Prime Minister's proposals.

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A set with an associative binary operation, under which there exists an identity element, and such that each element has an inverse.

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An effective divisor on a curve.

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A (usually small) group of people who perform music together.

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Did you see the new jazz group?

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A small number (up to about fifty) of galaxies that are near each other.

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A column in the periodic table of chemical elements.

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A functional group.

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Nitro is an electron-withdrawing group.

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A subset of a culture or of a society.

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An air force formation.

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A collection of formations or rock strata.

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A number of users with same rights with respect to accession, modification, and execution of files, computers and peripherals.

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An element of an espresso machine from which hot water pours into the portafilter.

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A number of eighth, sixteenth, etc., notes joined at the stems; sometimes rather indefinitely applied to any ornament made up of a few short notes.

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A set of teams playing each other in the same division, while not during the same period playing any teams that belong to other sets in the division.

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A commercial organization.

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To put together to form a group.

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group the dogs by hair colour

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To come together to form a group.

He stopped, watching a group of freight wagons.

The group of prisoners had melted away most of all.

A sixth group was talking absolute nonsense.

We have a good group here.

They rounded the corner of the building to see a group of men lounging against the fence, watching a display that made Carmen's blood run cold.

Our little group anguished over our decision once we were back together, alternating between chastising and applauding what we'd done.

In reality, however, it was not, and could not be, possible to explain the burning of Moscow by making any individual, or any group of people, responsible for it.

I took my risks when I joined this group and I'm willing to face up to my responsibilities.

Amid forced conversation, the group plodded their way through shrimp, chicken, and enchiladas to dessert—fried ice cream—but if the Deans thought this final outing would be a celebration, they were mistaken.

There was the customary group of tourists with names like Bud and Ethel and Elmer and Clara— names not assigned to anyone born after World War II.

I prayed our stalwart group of five wasn't down to only me.

Romas's brother spoke to the group.

The little pigs had stood huddled in a group, watching this scene with frightened eyes.

She tore her gaze from the group.

Then came Professor Woggle-Bug, with a group of students from the Royal College of Scientific Athletics.

I will not advise getting in touch with our feelings or even group hugs.

Here we were, caught up in the euphoria of our accomplishments, like a group of dissimilar workers sharing a winning power ball ticket, and thinking that success made us friends for ever.

He followed the group to the courtyard to spar.

On October 22, Denisov (who was one of the irregulars) was with his group at the height of the guerrilla enthusiasm.

Suddenly, a dark form launched itself from behind a group of boulders onto her path.

The group continued without her.

She followed the group down several corridors into a massive conference room filled with people in tight groups talking.

Guess I'm the ugly duckling in this group.

A group of four coeds sat three rows in front of him whispering about the hot guy, until one got up the nerve to talk to him.

They rejoined the group as Sarah passed out dessert and coffee.

Cassandra's group had not seen Elisabeth yet.

The two soldiers moved away, greeting the next group of people before sitting down to talk.

Fred suggested that one of the letters might be in error so the group continued to look at the puzzle on the basis Cynthia had first suggested.

In the confusion of the group's departure, a carload of ice climbers arrived to register.

As the group pulled into the parking lot at Mountain Village, the upper portion of the ski area, Donnie began to look nervous for the first time.

The sole name he retained was Mick, the jolly outgoing spokesman for the group, who seemed to know all of the others.

With Fred's help, and two of the returning guests, the group revived Edith.

How many comprise the group?

We have a group hunting them there.

She led him to the other side, where a group of toddlers were playing with toys carved from the forest's trees.

Kelli waved her over to a small group of four.

You and I are probably the only people who consider cheeseburgers a food group.

The turnstone is about as big as an ordinary snipe; but, compared with most of its allies of the group Limicolae, to which it belongs, its form is somewhat heavy, and its legs are short.

By far the largest area is occupied by the Mongolian group. These have yellow-brown skins, black eyes and hair, flat noses and oblique eyes.

The third group is that of the Australoid type.

I have to be a member of your group, and I have to stay here so the bad guys don't get me.

Added to the group were various newcomers, ignorant until now of the young girl's recent odyssey.

The group lingered, peering into the store to watch the fire and the clerk.

She paused at an intersection to let a group of Immortals through, uninterested in talking to anyone just now.

They made their way to a small group at one side of the bar and squeezed their way into a booth meant for four and already holding four.

He led her down a floor to a large gym where a group of men stood in a loose cluster on a mat.

Rhyn will die-dead otherwise, Gabriel whispered then left her standing by a group of boulders.

A group of boulders nearby offered some escape from the sun.

The quaint streets of Pacific Grove were quiet during the weekday, with a small group of women lingering in the midmorning sun at the café on the corner.

A'Ran was several hundred meters out, surrounded by a group of over a dozen.