n.
1.the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
2.a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe
3.the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.
4.the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions
5.a particular type of thing
Idiom of the Day
back out (of something)
to withdraw from an agreement or promise, to fail to fulfill a promise or obligation
Our company backed out of the agreement with the foreign firm.
