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More or less has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adverb

Definitions
Adverb
1

(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

"lasted approximately an hour"

"in just about a minute"

"he's about 30 years old"

"I've had about all I can stand"

"we meet about once a month"

"some forty people came"

"weighs around a hundred pounds"

"roughly $3,000"

"holds 3 gallons, more or less"

"20 or so people were at the party"

2

to a small degree or extent

"his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory"

"the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other"

3

Approximately.

Example Sentences
"lasted approximately an hour" adverb
"in just about a minute" adverb
"he's about 30 years old" adverb
"I've had about all I can stand" adverb
"we meet about once a month" adverb
"some forty people came" adverb
"weighs around a hundred pounds" adverb
"roughly $3,000" adverb
"holds 3 gallons, more or less" adverb
"20 or so people were at the party" adverb
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Rhyming Words
ess 1ess ress ness tess hess kess wess jess fess yess sess less bess cess mess guess 1aess gless cress
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