DreamerSupreme9 Jul 2003

Heres the basic DMTR That I Came Up With:

OneFingerAnswer Dissected:

One

1: being a single unit or thing <one day at a time>
2a: being one in particular <early one morning>
b: being preeminently what is indicated <one fine person>
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Finger

1: any of the five terminating members of the hand: a digit of the forelimb; especially:
one other than the thumb

2c: a projecting piece (as a pawl for a ratchet) brought into contact with an object to affect
its motion

4: INTEREST, SHEAR -- often used in the phrase have a finger in the pie

5: BIRD 10 -- usually used with the
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Answer

2: a reply to a legal charge or suit: PLEA; also: DEFENSE (these two words dont need dissection)

3: something done in response or reaction

5: one that imitates, matches, or corresponds to another
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Secondary Dissections:

interest

3 : ADVANTAGE, BENEFIT; also : SELF-INTEREST
5 a : a feeling that accompanies or causes special attention to an object or class of
objects: CONCERN (Dissection not required)
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shear

1 : to cut through something with or as if with a sharp instrument
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bird

7 (chiefly British) [a]: a hissing or jeering expressive of disapproval
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Final Dissections:


advantage

1: superiority of position or condition

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self-interest

1: a concern for one's own advantage and well-being


[Benefit i felt wasnt needed in the dissection.]