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| assorted |
of different kinds or sorts, collected together; variety. |
| assortment |
a collection of different sorts of things; variety. |
| biodiversity |
the condition of having a wide variety of living things. If an area on the earth has biodiversity, it means that there are many different kinds of animals and plants living there. |
| brown bear |
a bear that is mainly brown in color, found in western North America and northern Europe and Asia. Brown bears vary in size from the small Syrian variety to the giant Kodiak bear and include the North American grizzlies. They are found in more parts of the world than any other kind of bear. |
| description |
kind; sort; variety. [1/3 definitions] |
| diversity |
a variety. [1/2 definitions] |
| encyclopedia |
a book or set of books that has information on a wide variety of subjects, or on many aspects of one subject. |
| garnet |
a common type of hard mineral that can have a variety of colors and includes the dark red stone often used in jewelry. |
| iron |
any alloy of iron with carbon and other elements which can be used to make a variety of tools, containers, and other objects. [1/9 definitions] |
| nature |
kind; variety. [1/3 definitions] |
| Scottish |
the variety of English spoken in Scotland. [1/3 definitions] |
| supermarket |
a large store that carries a wide variety of food and household items. |
| variety |
If a factory makes a variety of products, it makes a number of different products, not just one kind of product. If an ice cream shop sells a large variety of ice cream flavors, they sell many different flavors. If a grocery store has a variety of fruits, there are many different kinds of fruits there. [3 definitions] |
| vary |
to give variety to. [1/4 definitions] |
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