Scrabble Points: | Base[5] | DW[10] | TW[15]
WWF Points: | Base[7] | DW[14] | TW[21] |
noun |
1. Mathematics An amount obtained as a result of adding numbers. |
2. Mathematics An arithmetic problem: a child good at sums. |
3. An amount of money: paid an enormous sum. |
4. A summary: my view of the world, in sum. |
5. The central idea or point; the gist. |
6. See Table at currency. |
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phrasal-verb |
1. sum up To describe or assess concisely: an epithet that sums up my feelings. |
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verb-transitive |
1. Mathematics To add. |
2. To give a summary of; summarize. |
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| Example Sentence with sum |
| Draining me of the last cent of my hard earnings, he would, however, occasionally -- when I brought {252} home an extra large sum -- dole out to me a sixpence or a shilling, with a view, perhaps, of kindling up my gratitude; but this practice had the opposite effect -- it was an admission of my right to the whole sum . |
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Resist - v
- Resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor"
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