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resource
A	noun
	1	resource
			a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed; "the local library is a valuable resource"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚quality ╚asset; plus ╚resource ╚inner resources ╚resourcefulness ╚recourse; refuge; resort ╚aid; assistance; help
	2	resource, resourcefulness, imagination
			the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems; "a man of resource"
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚ability; power ╚creativity; creativeness; creative thinking ╚inventiveness; ingeniousness; ingenuity; cleverness ╚resource, resourcefulness, imagination ╚armory; armoury; inventory
	3	resource
			available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
		Category Tree: possession ╚assets ╚resource ╚ways and means ╚support; financial support; funding; backing; financial backing ╚support; keep; livelihood; living; bread and butter; sustenance ╚labor resources ╚natural resource; natural resources