taxis

Pluraltaxes

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of taxi. Use this form when you mean more than one taxi.

   We waited in line for taxis outside the train station.

   Several taxis were parked near the airport doors.

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2. 2
   verb

   Third-person singular simple present of taxi. Use it with a single subject like a plane or pilot.

   The plane taxis slowly toward the gate after landing.

   The pilot taxis the jet onto the runway before takeoff.

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3. 3
   nouncountable or uncountable

   Movement of a tiny living thing toward or away from something, like light, heat, or a chemical.

   Like a moth flying straight toward a porch light at night.

   Bacteria show taxis when they swim straight toward a source of food.

   The taxis of moth larvae carries them away from bright light.

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4. 4
   nouncountable or uncountable

   Gently pushing a bone or organ back into its normal place by hand.

   Like pushing a stuck drawer back into the cabinet until it fits again.

   The doctor used taxis to ease the hernia back into place.

   With careful taxis, she returned the joint to its proper position.

   Similarreduction

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5. 5
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The way parts are arranged or put in order, such as in buildings or language.

   Like lining up books neatly on a shelf by size.

   The taxis of the columns gave the temple its balanced look.

   Grammar depends on the taxis of words within a sentence.

   Similararrangement, order, ordering, organization

6. 6
   nounrhetoriccountable or uncountable

   The way the parts of a subject are arranged or put in order.

   Like sorting a story into a clear beginning, middle, and end.

   The essay's taxis made each point easy to follow.

   A clear taxis helps readers move through the whole argument.

   Similararrangement, organization, structure

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7. 7
   nounhistoricalcountable or uncountable

   A group of soldiers, much like a brigade, in an army of ancient Greece.

   Each taxis marched into battle under its own commander.

   The general placed his strongest taxis on the right wing.

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