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plastic, Colloq phoney or US also phony: Because <strong>of</strong> the animal<br />

rights activists, many women today wear synthetic fur.<br />

system n. 1 organized whole, organization, set, group, combination;<br />

structure, arrangement, pattern, set-up: Some believe that the<br />

universe is a vast ordered system, others that it is chaos in<br />

which only man sees order. It took years to establish the<br />

banking system in this country. 2 scheme, method, approach,<br />

modus operandi, way, procedure, methodology, technique, plan,<br />

process, practice, routine: <strong>The</strong>re is a proper system for doing<br />

the job and you should keep to it.<br />

systematic<br />

adj. organized, systematized, planned, methodical,<br />

businesslike, orderly, well-organized, well-ordered, regular,<br />

routine, standardized, standard: <strong>The</strong>re are several systematic<br />

ways for cataloguing books.<br />

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tab n. 1 flap, tag, loop, ticket, sticker, label, flag, lappet,<br />

strap, handle: Pull on the red tab and the life jacket inflates<br />

automatically. 2 charge, bill, account, reckoning, Chiefly US<br />

check: <strong>The</strong>y left me to pick up the tab at the restaurant for<br />

everyone.<br />

table n. 1 food, victuals, provender, comestible, edibles, eatables,<br />

fare, board, provisions: One can rely on a fine table at Mrs<br />

McGuire's. 2 plain, flatland, mesa, tableland, plateau, steppe:<br />

<strong>The</strong> area is barren lava table from horizon to horizon. 3<br />

(tabular or columnar) list or listing, register, record,<br />

tabulation, chart, catalogue, index, inventory, itemization,<br />

pr‚cis, table <strong>of</strong> contents: <strong>The</strong> figures are easier to understand<br />

when arranged in a table.<br />

--v. 4 submit, present, <strong>of</strong>fer, pr<strong>of</strong>fer, bring forward, bring

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