Crossword-Solution: TERM
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Term | n. | That which limits the extent of anything; limit; extremity; bound; boundary. |
| Term | n. | The time for which anything lasts; any limited time; as, a term of five years; the term of life. |
| Term | n. | In universities, schools, etc., a definite continuous period during which instruction is regularly given to students; as, the school year is divided into three terms. |
| Term | n. | A point, line, or superficies, that limits; as, a line is the term of a superficies, and a superficies is the term of a solid. |
| Term | n. | A fixed period of time; a prescribed duration |
| Term | n. | The limitation of an estate; or rather, the whole time for which an estate is granted, as for the term of a life or lives, or for a term of years. |
| Term | n. | A space of time granted to a debtor for discharging his obligation. |
| Term | n. | The time in which a court is held or is open for the trial of causes. |
| Term | n. | The subject or the predicate of a proposition; one of the three component parts of a syllogism, each one of which is used twice. |
| Term | n. | A word or expression; specifically, one that has a precisely limited meaning in certain relations and uses, or is peculiar to a science, art, profession, or the like; as, a technical term. |
| Term | n. | A quadrangular pillar, adorned on the top with the figure of a head, as of a man, woman, or satyr; -- called also terminal figure. See Terminus, n., 2 and 3. |
| Term | n. | A member of a compound quantity; as, a or b in a + b; ab or cd in ab - cd. |
| Term | n. | The menses. |
| Term | n. | Propositions or promises, as in contracts, which, when assented to or accepted by another, settle the contract and bind the parties; conditions. |
| Term | n. | In Scotland, the time fixed for the payment of rents. |
| Term | n. | A piece of carved work placed under each end of the taffrail. |
| Term | n. | To apply a term to; to name; to call; to denominate. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| TERM | anagram | METR, TREM |
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One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
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Sentences with TERM (5)
Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons.
Yet, with all this scope of precedent, I now enter upon the same task for the brief Constitutional term of four years under great and peculiar difficulty.
For this purpose, they divided the term of his life between them, and each endowed one portion of it with the qualities which chiefly characterized himself.
The liberation of Kuwait in early 1991 has improved short- to medium-term prospects and has raised investors' confidence.
Apparently he had some time ago reached that entrance to middle age at which a man’s aspect naturally ceases to alter for the term of a dozen years or so; and, artificially, a woman’s does likewise.
Quotes with TERM (3)
We have just witnessed a classic example of what I like to call 'misdirected rage'. I believe the technical term is being an ass.
Obviously, if I was serious about having a relationship with someone long-term, the last people I would introduce him to would be my family.
Yes. Reyn is our resident horse master. He has an excellent seat." I grinned. "I've noticed." Reyn's face tightened and Nell flushed, looking embarrassed. "It's an equestrian term.""Really? I thought you were talking about his ass.
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Appears in: Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Chronicle, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, Rock & Roll, Slate, The Atlantic, Three Across, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 583 times in crossword archives (1952–2025).