The Great Wall: Symbol of Chinese Civilization and World Cultural Heritage

verb

1. exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away

e.g. the gravitational pull of a planet attracts other bodies

2. direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes

e.g. Her good looks attract the stares of many men
The ad pulled in many potential customers
This pianist pulls huge crowds
The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers

Synonym: pullpull indrawdraw in

3. be attractive to

e.g. The idea of a vacation appeals to me
The beautiful garden attracted many people

Synonym: appeal

noun

1. hereditary succession to a title or an office or property

Synonym: inheritance

2. any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors

e.g. my only inheritance was my mother's blessing
the world's heritage of knowledge

Synonym: inheritance

3. practices that are handed down from the past by tradition

e.g. a heritage of freedom

4. that which is inherited
a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner

Synonym: inheritance

adj

1. characterized by grandeur

e.g. the brilliant court life at Versailles
a glorious work of art
magnificent cathedrals
the splendid coronation ceremony

Synonym: brilliantglorioussplendid

adj

1. highly important to or an integral part of a strategy or plan of action especially in war

e.g. a strategic chess move
strategic withdrawal
strategic bombing missions

2. relating to or concerned with strategy

e.g. strategic weapon
the islands are of strategic importance
strategic considerations

Synonym: strategical