<b><font size="4">"outstanding"</font></b><br/><b>adjective</b> <ol> <li>distinguished from others in excellence; "did outstanding work in human relations"; "an outstanding war record" </li> <li>having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient traits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and child" [syn: <a href="../prominent.html">prominent</a>, <a href="../salient.html">salient</a>, <a href="../spectacular.html">spectacular</a>, <a href="../striking.html">striking</a>] </li> <li>of major significance or importance; "a great work of art"; "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th century" [syn: <a href="../great.html">great</a>] </li> <li>owed as a debt; "outstanding bills"; "the amount still owed"; "undischarged debts" [syn: <a href="../owed.html">owed</a>, <a href="/">owing(p)</a>, <a href="../undischarged.html">undischarged</a>]</li> </ol> Source: <a href="../outstanding.html">http://www.word.sc/outstanding</a>

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