Synonyms

ain

Examples

"for your personal use" "do one's own thing" "she makes her own clothes" "`ain' is Scottish"

Used in print

The other bill , by Sen._A._M._Aikin_Jr. of Paris , would relieve real_estate_brokers , who pay their own annual licensing_fee , from the $ 12 annual occupation_license on brokers in such_as stocks and bonds .

The Air_Force's , and the game 's , final play , was a long pass by quarterback Bob_McNaughton which Gannon intercepted on his own 44 and returned 22 yards .

Not satisfied with various unofficial checks on the liveliness of baseballs currently in_use , the major_leagues have ordered their own tests , which are in_progress at Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology .

The brushes can be cleaned and sterilized by boiling and are detachable so_that every member of the family can have his own .

For those who `` like poetry but never get_around_to reading it '' , the Library_of_Congress makes it possible for poets to be heard reading their own work .

Related terms

personal

Synonyms

have possess

Examples

"He owns three houses in Florida" "How many cars does she have?"

Used in print

Later , Shea owned and operated the Long_Island Indians , a minor_league professional football_team .

Those Dodgers won their first 10 games and owned a 21 - 2 mark and a nine game lead by May 8 .

They want to own a junior-grade castle , or a manor_house , or some modest little place where Shakespeare might once have staged a pageant for Great_Elizabeth and all her bearded courtiers .

A small business is defined as one which is independently owned and operated and which is not dominant in its field .

Each applicant is required to own or have sufficient interest in the property to be explored .

Related terms

prepossess have possession owner