Bachelor

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1. a man who has never been married

2. a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon

Verb: bachelor

1. lead a bachelor's existence

Estate

1. everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities

2. extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use

"the family owned a large estate on Long Island"

3. a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country and formerly possessing distinct political rights

Render

1. a substance similar to stucco but exclusively applied to masonry walls

Verb: render

1. cause to become

"The shot rendered her immobile"

2. provide or furnish with

"We provided the room with an electrical heater"

3. give an interpretation or rendition of

"The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully"

4. give or supply

"The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family"

5. pass down

"render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment"

6. make over as a return

"They had to render the estate"

7. give back

"render money"

8. to surrender someone or something to another

"the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money"

9. show in, or as in, a picture

"This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting"

10. coat with plastic or cement

"render the brick walls in the den"

11. bestow

"give hommage"; "render thanks"

12. restate (words) from one language into another language

"I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S."; "Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?"; "She rendered the French poem into English"; "He translates for the U.N."

13. melt (fat, lard, etc.) in order to separate out impurities

"try the yak butter"; "render fat in a casserole"

Services

1. performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others

"the mayor tried to maintain city services"; "the medical services are excellent"

Delay

1. time during which some action is awaited

"instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"

2. the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time