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Am

noun

1.

A radioactive transuranic metallic element; discovered by bombarding uranium with helium atoms. Synonyms: americium, atomic number 95.

2.

A master's degree in arts and sciences. Synonyms: Artium Magister, MA, Master of Arts.

3.

Modulation of the amplitude of the (radio) carrier wave. Synonym: amplitude modulation.

Be

verb

(past was; past part. been; pres. part. being)

1.

Have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun). "This is not a good answer"

2.

Be identical to; be someone or something. "This is my house"

3.

Occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere. "The toolshed is in the back" , "What is behind this behavior?"

4.

Have an existence, be extant. Synonym: exist.

5.

Happen, occur, take place. "There were two hundred people at his funeral" , "There was a lot of noise in the kitchen"

6.

Be identical or equivalent to. Synonym: equal. Antonym: differ.

7.

Form or compose. Synonyms: comprise, constitute, make up, represent. "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance" , "These constitute my entire belonging" , "The children made up the chorus" , "This sum represents my entire income for a year" , "These few men comprise his entire army"

8.

Work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function. Synonym: follow. "She is our resident philosopher"

9.

Represent, as of a character on stage. Synonyms: embody, personify.

10.

Spend or use time.

11.

Have life, be alive. Synonym: live. "My grandfather lived until the end of war"

12.

To remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form.

13.

Be priced at. Synonym: cost.

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... terror to thieves, for he was able to spot them and mark them in such a way that they were known to be culprits. I am indebted to Mr. Jones, Rector of Bylchau, near Denbigh, for the three following stories, in which the very dread of being marked by Shon was sufficient to make the thieves ...

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... Gentlemen—I am naturally interested in any effort made among Painters to prove that they are alive—but when I find, thrust in the van of your leaders, the body of my dead 'Arry, I know that putrefaction alone can result. When, following 'Arry, there comes ...

— The Gentle Art of Making Enemies • James McNeill Whistler

... written one volume of lives divided into four books; in the fourth of these he says, that a wise man meddles with no business but his own, and is employed about his own affairs. His words are these: "For I am of opinion, that a prudent man shuns affairs, meddles little, and at the same time minds his own occasions; civil persons being both minders of their own affairs and meddlers with little else." He has ...

— Essays and Miscellanies - The Complete Works Volume 3 • Plutarch

... of the G.O.M. I am proud of it as a work of art, and as evidence that the volcano is ...

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