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  • 61Pottering — Potter Pot ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pottered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pottering}.] [Cf. W. pwtio to poke, or OD. poteren to search one thoroughly, Sw. p[*a]ta, peta, to pick, E. pother, put.] 1. To busy one s self with trifles; to labor with little… …

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  • 62Stir — Stir, v. i. 1. To move; to change one s position. [1913 Webster] I had not power to stir or strive, But felt that I was still alive. Byron. [1913 Webster] 2. To be in motion; to be active or bustling; to exert or busy one s self. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 63Intermit — In ter*mit , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intermitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Intermitting}.] [L. intermittere; inter between + mittere, missum, to send: cf. OE. entremeten to busy (one s self) with, F. s entremettre. See {Missile}.] To cause to cease for a… …

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  • 64Intermitted — Intermit In ter*mit , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intermitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Intermitting}.] [L. intermittere; inter between + mittere, missum, to send: cf. OE. entremeten to busy (one s self) with, F. s entremettre. See {Missile}.] To cause to… …

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  • 65Intermitting — Intermit In ter*mit , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intermitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Intermitting}.] [L. intermittere; inter between + mittere, missum, to send: cf. OE. entremeten to busy (one s self) with, F. s entremettre. See {Missile}.] To cause to… …

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  • 66Tinker — Tink er, v. i. To busy one s self in mending old kettles, pans, etc.; to play the tinker; to be occupied with small mechanical works. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 67potter — v. n. Trifle, pudder, busy one s self about trifles …

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  • 68literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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  • 69Computers and Information Systems — ▪ 2009 Introduction Smartphone: The New Computer.       The market for the smartphone in reality a handheld computer for Web browsing, e mail, music, and video that was integrated with a cellular telephone continued to grow in 2008. According to… …

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  • 70Conscience — Not to be confused with consciousness. For other uses, see Conscience (disambiguation). Vincent van Gogh, 1890. Kröller Müller Museum. The Good Samaritan (after Delacroix). Conscience is an aptitude, faculty, intuition or judgment of the …

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