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many<br />

of computers usually buy components from specialized firms.<br />

adj. 1 numerous, multitudinous, myriad, profuse, innumerable,<br />

numberless, uncountable: Many people have an irrational fear of<br />

spiders. 2 diverse, multifarious, varied, various, assorted,<br />

sundry, Literary divers: There are many kinds of courage.<br />

--pron., (n.) 3 horde(s), crowd(s), lot(s), swarm(s),<br />

throng(s), mass(es), profusion, multitude(s), abundance, plenty,<br />

shoal(s), flock(s), drove(s), torrent(s), flood(s), number(s),<br />

score(s), hundred(s), (thousand(s), etc.); Colloq ton(s), scads:<br />

A great many will turn out to vote next week. Many are picked<br />

but few are chosen.<br />

mar<br />

v. 1 damage, ruin, mutilate, deface, spoil, scar, disfigure:<br />

The surface of the table was marred by a deep scratch. 2<br />

damage, wreck, ruin, impair, harm, hurt, blight, blot, taint,<br />

stain, tarnish: She claims that her reputation was marred by<br />

the article.<br />

march v. 1 parade, step, stride, strut, tread, pace, walk: They<br />

marched from Baxter Street to the Town Hall.<br />

--n. 2 parade, procession, demonstration, cortege or cortŠge,<br />

walk: The march was organized to protest against the<br />

government's nuclear arms policy. 3 walk, trek, slog, hike: We<br />

had a long march ahead of us to get to Hastings.<br />

margin n. 1 edge, border, perimeter, periphery; rim, lip, side, brink,<br />

verge: Leave a one-inch margin at the left side of the page.<br />

Trees grew at the margin of the pond. 2 limit(s), bound(s),<br />

boundary (line), border, frontier, line, partition line: These<br />

streets form the margin of the inner city. 3 allowance, play,<br />

leeway, latitude, scope, freedom, room, space; compass: These<br />

calculations do not provide much of a margin for error.<br />

marginal adj. 1 borderline, minimal, small, slight, negligible,<br />

insignificant, tiny, infinitesimal: There are marginal<br />

differences in policy on this issue. 2 borderline, on the edge,<br />

disputable, questionable, doubtful, dubious: His qualifications<br />

for the job are marginal.<br />

marine adj. 1 maritime, nautical, naval, seafaring, seagoing,

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