| fundamental | | |
| n. (event) | 1. fundamental | any factor that could be considered important to the understanding of a particular business.; "fundamentals include a company's growth, revenues, earnings, management, and capital structure" |
| ~ factor | anything that contributes causally to a result.; "a number of factors determined the outcome" |
| n. (cognition) | 2. first harmonic, fundamental, fundamental frequency | the lowest tone of a harmonic series. |
| ~ harmonic | a tone that is a component of a complex sound. |
| adj. | 3. cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primal | serving as an essential component.; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure" |
| ~ important, of import | of great significance or value.; "important people"; "the important questions of the day" |
| adj. | 4. fundamental, rudimentary, underlying | being or involving basic facts or principles.; "the fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental incomatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths"; "underlying principles" |
| ~ basic | pertaining to or constituting a base or basis.; "a basic fact"; "the basic ingredients"; "basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities" |
| adj. | 5. fundamental, profound | far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something.; "the fundamental revolution in human values that has occurred"; "the book underwent fundamental changes"; "committed the fundamental error of confusing spending with extravagance"; "profound social changes" |
| ~ significant, important | important in effect or meaning.; "a significant change in tax laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant details"; "statistically significant" |
| ladle | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. ladle | a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another. |
| ~ dipper | a ladle that has a cup with a long handle. |
| ~ handgrip, handle, grip, hold | the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it.; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip" |
| ~ scoop | a large ladle.; "he used a scoop to serve the ice cream" |
| ~ soup ladle | a ladle for serving soup. |
| ~ vessel | an object used as a container (especially for liquids). |
| v. (contact) | 2. ladle | put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle.; "ladle soup into the bowl" |
| ~ lay, place, put, set, position, pose | put into a certain place or abstract location.; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" |
| v. (contact) | 3. lade, laden, ladle | remove with or as if with a ladle.; "ladle the water out of the bowl" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| ~ slop | ladle clumsily.; "slop the food onto the plate" |
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