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claim | chrome |

As a noun claim

is claim.

As a verb chrome is

.

As an adjective chrome is

chrome / chromium (attributive).

claim

English

Alternative forms

* claym (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A demand of ownership made for something (e.g. claim ownership, claim victory).
  • A new statement of truth made about something, usually when the statement has yet to be verified.
  • A demand of ownership for previously unowned land (e.g. in the gold rush, oil rush)
  • (legal) A legal demand for compensation or damages.
  • Usage notes

    * Demand ownership of land not previously owned. One usually stakes a claim. * The legal sense. One usually makes a claim. See

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To demand ownership of.
  • To state a new fact, typically without providing evidence to prove it is true.
  • To demand ownership or right to use for land.
  • (legal) To demand compensation or damages through the courts.
  • To be entitled to anything; to deduce a right or title; to have a claim.
  • * John Locke
  • We must know how the first ruler, from whom anyone claims , came by his authority.
  • To proclaim.
  • (Spenser)
  • To call or name.
  • (Spenser)

    Anagrams

    * English reporting verbs ----

    chrome

    English

    (wikipedia chrome)

    Noun

    (-)
  • Chromium, when used to plate other metals.
  • (computing, graphical user interface) The basic structural elements used in a graphical user interface, such as window frames and scroll bars, as opposed to the content.
  • Synonyms

    * chromium

    Derived terms

    * bright chrome * chrome alum * chrome-ammonia alum * chrome black * chrome blue * chrome brick * chrome colour * chrome diopside * chrome dome * chrome furnace * chrome garnet * chrome green * chrome handler * chrome ink * chrome iron * chrome iron ore * chromel * chrome leather * chromeless * chrome maker * chrome-nickel steel * chrome ocher, chrome ochre * chrome orange * chrome red * chrome spinel * chrome solid * chrome-tanned * chrome-tanning * chrome tape * chrome violet * chrome yellow * chromic * chromite * chromous * ferrochrome * hard chrome * mercurochrome * Nichrome * lemon chrome * orange chrome * zinc chrome

    Verb

    (chrom)
  • To plate with chrome.
  • Synonyms

    * chromium-plate