Plural form of trade, Steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator, A publication intended for participants in an industry or related group of industries, verb_ Third-person singular simple present indicative form of trade

A meeting or conference for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations, Hence, in a loose use, any collection of opinions, as of commentators on a disputed passage; in a recent use, a collection of short articles, as in a magazine, by several writers, on various aspects of a given topic_ as, a symposium on the Indian question, A drinking party, especially one with intellectual discussion

Present participle of ski, noun_ sports A group of sports utilizing skis as primary equipment, a sport in which participants must travel on skis

Plural form of friend,Participants in a two-way friendship relationship

The creative imagination; unrestrained fancy, A work of this genre, Fancy; imagination; especially, a whimsical or fanciful conception; a vagary of the imagination; whim; caprice; humor, verb_ indulge in fantasies, literary To fantasize (about), transitive verb_ obsolete To have a fancy for; to be pleased with; to like; to fancy, adjective_ Relating to or being a game in which participants act as owners of imaginary sports teams whose personnel consists of actual players selected from a professional sports league and team performance is determined by the combined statistics of the players

To make easy or easier, To lead (a discussion), as by asking questions, mediating between opposing viewpoints, or ensuring that all participants' views are heard, verb_ To make easy or easier, increase the likelihood of (a response), be of use

Plural form of participant

Difference in favor of one and against another; excess of one of two things or numbers over the other; inequality; advantage; superiority; hence, excess of chances; probability. The odds are often expressed by a ratio, The ratio of winnings to stake in betting situations, the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring, noun plural_ The ratio of the probability of an event's occurring to the probability of its not occurring, A certain number of points given beforehand to a weaker side in a contest to equalize the chances of all participants, An amount or degree by which one thing exceeds or falls short of another

ny long and arduous undertaking, straining the endurance of the participants, An event or activity that requires prolonged effort, endurance, or attention, A long-distance race other than a footrace

limited to or in the interests of a particular nation, concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country, the official common name of a class of banking corporations established under the laws of the United States, noun_ A citizen of a particular nation, A contest or tournament involving participants from all parts of a nation, A country-wide sports competition; for a series of competitions, the plural form is usually used