Wordie: Map

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(v): create an image or likeness of

(v): explore or survey for the purpose of making a map

(v): travel to or penetrate into

(v): locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences

(v): determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey

(v): plan, delineate, or arrange in detail

(v): make or work out a plan for; devise

(v): depict as if on a map

(v): show in, or as in, a picture

(v): to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)

(v): change the order or arrangement of

(n): a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)

(n): a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something

(n): (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)

(n): a relation between mathematical expressions (such as equality or inequality)

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8 months ago reesetee said:

What a great site, oroboros--thanks!

8 months ago oroboros said:

Pam in reverse.

8 months ago oroboros said:

Interesting Website featuring oddball maps:

http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/

about 1 year ago billifer said: Usage note: Infinite Jest

Within the novel Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace, the word map refers to a person's face, e.g., "erasing someone's map" means to kill or (possibly) horribly disfigure a person.

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