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RESOURCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed
Example:
the local library is a valuable resource
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("resource" is a kind of...):
asset; plus (a useful or valuable quality)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "resource"):
aid; assistance; help (a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do)
recourse; refuge; resort (something or someone turned to for assistance or security)
resourcefulness (the quality of being able to cope with a difficult situation)
inner resource (a resource provided by the mind or one's personal capabilities)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems
Example:
a man of resource
Synonyms:
imagination; resource; resourcefulness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("resource" is a kind of...):
cleverness; ingeniousness; ingenuity; inventiveness (the power of creative imagination)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "resource"):
armory; armoury; inventory (a collection of resources)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("resource" is a kind of...):
assets (anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "resource"):
natural resource; natural resources (resources (actual and potential) supplied by nature)
labor resources (resources of available manpower)
bread and butter; keep; livelihood; living; support; sustenance (the financial means whereby one lives)
backing; financial backing; financial support; funding; support (financial resources provided to make some project possible)
ways and means (resources available to meet expenses (especially legislation for raising revenue for a government))
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb resource
Context examples:
The ONS is an excellent resource for current trends in cancer care and therapies.
(Oncology Nurse Specialist, NCI Thesaurus)
Thus situated, my only resource was to drive before the wind.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
To that end it supports the development of resources and technology that will accelerate genome research and its application to human health.
(National Human Genome Research Institute, NCI Thesaurus)
The National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations is a New York-based non-profit education and information resource on breast cancer in the US.
(National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations, NCI Thesaurus)
The findings could help researchers understand the origin of the Moon’s water and how easy it would be to use as a resource.
(On Second Thought, the Moon's Water May Be Widespread and Immobile, NASA)
They are a resource for research materials, including Web-accessible data and tools, vialed and plated compounds, tumor cells, animals, and Investigational New Drug (IND)-directed studies.
(Developmental Therapeutics Program, NCI Thesaurus)
A URI is a compact string of characters used to identify or name a resource.
(Document Version Uniform Resource Locator, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)
The resources of G. E. C. are not yet exhausted, my young friend.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Scientists temporarily have no other resource providing views of the sun from the opposite side of the solar system from Earth.
(Curiosity Mars Rover Tracks Sunspots, NASA)
Her only resource was to get out of the subject as fast as possible, and turn the current of Sir Thomas's ideas into a happier channel.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
