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Meaning of specs
noun
- Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of. Example: I couldn't decide which of the pair of designer shirts I preferred, so I bought the pair.
- Two people in a relationship, partnership or friendship. Example: Spouses should make a great pair.
- Used with binary nouns (often in the plural to indicate multiple instances, since such nouns are plural only, except in some technical contexts) Example: a pair of scissors; two pairs of spectacles; several pairs of jeans
- A couple of working animals attached to work together, as by a yoke. Example: A pair is harder to drive than two mounts with separate riders.
- A poker hand that contains two cards of identical rank, which cannot also count as a better hand.
noun
- A special place (for hiding or viewing)
- A spectacular mark (catch) in Australian rules football.
noun
- A reduction in consumer cost (usually for a limited time) for items or services rendered. Example: We're running a special on turkey for Thanksgiving.
- One of a rotation of meals systematically offered for a lower price at a restaurant. Example: Today's special is our tuna melt on rye.
- Unusual or exceptional episode of a series. Example: Did you see the Christmas special?
- A special constable.
- Anything that is not according to normal practice, plan, or schedule, as an unscheduled run of transportation that is normally scheduled. Example: Thousands came to see the special that carried the President's coffin.
noun
- Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research.
- A physician whose practice is limited to a particular branch of medicine or surgery.
- Any of several non-commissioned ranks corresponding to that of corporal.
- An organism that is specialized for a particular environment. Example: The tree Lepidothamnus laxifolius is a high alpine specialist found in high-altitude bog communities and in scrub.
noun
- The act or process of specializing.
- The area in which someone specializes.
- The adaptation of an organism to a specific environment, or adaptation of an organ to a particular function.
- A proof, axiom, problem, or definition whose cases are completely covered by another, broader concept. Example: A triangle is a specialization of a polygon to one with exactly three sides.
noun
- An explicit set of requirements to be satisfied by a material, product, or service.
- An act of specifying.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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