nature
Nouns
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(n) the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
- it is the nature of fire to burn
- the true nature of jealousy
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(n) a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe
- the laws of nature
- nature has seen to it that men are stronger than women
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(n) the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.
- they tried to preserve nature as they found it
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(n) the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions
- it is his nature to help others
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(n) a particular type of thing
- problems of this type are very difficult to solve
- he's interested in trains and things of that nature
- matters of a personal nature