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UK
/ɪsˈɛnʃəl/
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[ US /ɛˈsɛnʃəɫ, iˈsɛnʃəɫ/ ]
[ US /ɛˈsɛnʃəɫ, iˈsɛnʃəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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basic and fundamental
the essential feature -
of the greatest importance
crucial information
the all-important subject of disarmament
in chess cool nerves are of the essence -
being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc
essential oil -
absolutely necessary; vitally necessary
funds essential to the completion of the project
an indispensable worker
essential tools and materials -
defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established
substantive law
NOUN
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anything indispensable
allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions
a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained
food and shelter are necessities of life
the essentials of the good life
How To Use essential In A Sentence
- They are essential atmospheric cladding which prevents the earth from becoming a frozen planet.
- For verrucae and warts place a drop of neat Tea Tree Essential Oil in the centre and cover with a plaster once a day, this procedure can take a couple of weeks before you will see the results.
- This report is one in a long line showing how essential aspects of care are being neglected. Times, Sunday Times
- I guess I'm essentially a kind of deist of some kind as well. There Is A God
- According to CAF, the Museum precinct will essentially encompass the buildings, hangars and aprons on the airfield side of Williams Road.
- Furthermore, in order to assess the special disability and whether there has been unconscionable conduct, it is essential to also examine the actual actions of those against whom that conduct is impugned.
- Reaching a maximum height of 56cm the pygmy goat is essentially a pet.
- A belief in it is not only not naïve; it is the essential precondition for civilized society, and our best defense against the arbitrary use of power.
- Essential tools include a bird identification field guide, a map of the airfield with a superimposed grid system for locating birds, and a pair of binoculars.
- [12] The original reference to experience from which the meaning of the term astronavigation should be derived is not essentially "space-travel," but forms of transoceanic navigation which take into account the effects specific to changes in specific astronomical experiences, from fixed to variable, which are relevant to transoceanic navigation within what had appeared, initially, as a permanently fixed set of changes within the ordering of the planets or specifically stellar phenomena. LaRouche's Latest