[QUOTE] [B][SIZE=4]"outstanding"[/SIZE][/B] [B]adjective[/B] [LIST=1] [*]distinguished from others in excellence; "did outstanding work in human relations"; "an outstanding war record" [*]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: [URL=http://www.word.sc/prominent]prominent[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/salient]salient[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/spectacular]spectacular[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/striking]striking[/URL]] [*]of major significance or importance; "a great work of art"; "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th century" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/great]great[/URL]] [*]owed as a debt; "outstanding bills"; "the amount still owed"; "undischarged debts" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/owed]owed[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/owing(p)]owing(p)[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/undischarged]undischarged[/URL]] [/LIST] Source: [URL=http://www.word.sc/outstanding]http://www.word.sc/outstanding[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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