All import synonyms
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I i noun import
- meaning β what is intended to be, or actually is, expressed or indicated; signification; import: the three meanings of a word.
- construction β Construction is the building of things such as houses, factories, roads, and bridges.
- worth β good or important enough to justify (what is specified): advice worth taking; a place worth visiting.
- value β relative worth, merit, or importance: the value of a college education; the value of a queen in chess.
- point β a fraction whose denominator is some power of 10, usually indicated by a dot (decimal point or point) written before the numerator: as 0.4 = 4/10; 0.126 = 126/1000.
- heart β Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- interpretation β the act of interpreting; elucidation; explication: This writer's work demands interpretation.
- gist β the main or essential part of a matter: What was the gist of his speech?
- purport β to present, especially deliberately, the appearance of being; profess or claim, often falsely: a document purporting to be official.
- bearing β Someone's bearing is the way in which they move or stand.
- significance β importance; consequence: the significance of the new treaty.
- drift β a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.
- understanding β mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours.
- thrust β to push forcibly; shove; put or drive with force: He thrust his way through the crowd. She thrust a dagger into his back.
- stuff β the material of which anything is made: a hard, crystalline stuff.
- sense β any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body: My sense of smell tells me that dinner is ready.
- signification β meaning; import; sense.
- score β the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- implication β implies
- meat β the flesh of animals as used for food.
- acceptation β the accepted meaning, as of a word, phrase, etc
- message β a communication containing some information, news, advice, request, or the like, sent by messenger, telephone, email, or other means.
- intention β an act or instance of determining mentally upon some action or result.
- stress β importance attached to a thing: to lay stress upon good manners. Synonyms: significance, meaning, emphasis, consequence; weight, value, worth.
- substance β that of which a thing consists; physical matter or material: form and substance.
- pith β Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- importance β the quality or state of being important; consequence; significance.
- objective β something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target: the objective of a military attack; the objective of a fund-raising drive.
- object β anything that is visible or tangible and is relatively stable in form.
- moment β an indefinitely short period of time; instant: I'll be with you in a moment.
- magnitude β size; extent; dimensions: to determine the magnitude of an angle.
- intent β something that is intended; purpose; design; intention: The original intent of the committee was to raise funds.
- purpose β the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.
- consequence β The consequences of something are the results or effects of it.
- design β When someone designs a garment, building, machine, or other object, they plan it and make a detailed drawing of it from which it can be built or made.
- momentousness β of great or far-reaching importance or consequence: a momentous day.
- weightiness β having considerable weight; heavy; ponderous: a weighty bundle.
- introduction β the act of introducing or the state of being introduced.
- importation β the act of importing.
- ingress β the act of going in or entering.
- weight β the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
- emphasis β Special importance, value, or prominence given to something.
- bottom line β The bottom line in a decision or situation is the most important factor that you have to consider.
- name of the game β the essential element, consideration, or ultimate purpose; key: Profit is the name of the game in business.
- nuts and bolts β the essential or basic aspects: to learn the nuts and bolts of a new job.
- punch line β the climactic phrase or sentence in a joke, speech, advertisement, or humorous story that produces the desired effect.
verb import
- bring in β When a government or organization brings in a new law or system, they introduce it.
- introduce β to present (a person) to another so as to make acquainted.
- trade in β the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign trade.
- smuggle β to import or export (goods) secretly, in violation of the law, especially without payment of legal duty.