beauty  /ˈbju ti/ ? Meaning of "beauty"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
  2. (n) a very attractive or seductive looking woman
  3. (n) an outstanding example of its kind

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Usage(s):

  1. Two Texans give beauty contestants their winning form.
  2. A few times every century, a great beauty is born.
  3. Najibullah Zazi went from Pakistan to suburban Denver beauty shops in a hunt for the supplies and skill to make hydrogen peroxide bombs.

Quotes

  1. "We need a long-term plan to restore the unique beauty and bounty of this region," Obama says. "The oil spill represents just the latest blow to a place that has already suffered multiple economic disasters and decades of environmental...
    on Jun 29, 2010 By: Barack Obama Source: Greater Baton Rouge Business Report

  2. And some of the most memorable moments were the lighter ones, as when former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee joked that the Congress had "spent money like John Edwards at a beauty shop," an allusion to reports that the Democratic candidate had...
    on May 15, 2007 By: Mike Huckabee Source: Washington Post

  3. "You definitely feel pressure, but you know, I feel pressure playing for a hundred bucks against a mate. So that's the beauty of the game," said Immelman. "The thing is, you've just got to go out there and play as well as you can play. And...
    on Apr 12, 2008 By: Trevor Immelman Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer

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