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To have a particular quality or thing

seem

verb

to appear to be something, or to appear to have a particular quality

tend

verb

to usually have a particular quality

possess

verb

to have a quality or ability

wear

verb

to have a particular appearance or expression

have

verb

used for saying what the physical features of someone or something are

bear

verb

to seem to be a particular kind of thing or to have particular qualities

bear

verb

to have features or qualities that show that something happened in the past

rate

verb

to be considered as having a particular quality

grow in

to begin to have more of a particular quality

bristle with

to have a lot of something

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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