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  • 81dance — dancingly, adv. /dans, dahns/, v., danced, dancing, n. v.i. 1. to move one s feet or body, or both, rhythmically in a pattern of steps, esp. to the accompaniment of music. 2. to leap, skip, etc., as from excitement or emotion; move nimbly or… …

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  • 82fantastic — fantastically, adv. fantasticalness, fantasticality, n. /fan tas tik/, adj. 1. conceived or appearing as if conceived by an unrestrained imagination; odd and remarkable; bizarre; grotesque: fantastic rock formations; fantastic designs. 2.… …

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  • 83instinct — instinct1 /in stingkt/, n. 1. an inborn pattern of activity or tendency to action common to a given biological species. 2. a natural or innate impulse, inclination, or tendency. 3. a natural aptitude or gift: an instinct for making money. 4.… …

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  • 84passeriform — /pas euhr euh fawrm , peuh ser euh /, adj. of or pertaining to the order Passeriformes; passerine. [ < NL Passeriformes, equiv. to L passer sparrow + iformes IFORMES] * * * ▪ bird Introduction also called  passerine  or  perching bird     any&#8230; …

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  • 85superconductivity — superconduction /sooh peuhr keuhn duk sheuhn/, n. superconductive /sooh peuhr keuhn duk tiv/, superconducting, adj. superconductor /sooh peuhr keuhn duk teuhr/, n. /sooh peuhr kon deuhk tiv i tee/, n. Physics. the phenomenon of almost perfect&#8230; …

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  • 86Yemen — /yem euhn, yay meuhn/, n. 1. Republic of, a country in S Arabia, formed in 1990 by the merger of the Yemen Arab Republic and the People s Democratic Republic of Yemen. 13,972,477; 207,000 sq. mi. (536,130 sq. km). Cap.: (political) San a. Cap.:&#8230; …

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  • 87Gustav II Adolf — Latin Gustavus Adolphus born Dec. 9, 1594, Stockholm, Swed. died Nov. 6, 1632, Lützen, Saxony King of Sweden (1611–32) who made Sweden a major European power. The son of Charles IX, Gustav inherited his father s dynastic quarrels with Sigismund&#8230; …

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  • 88Horkheimer, Max — born Feb. 14, 1895, Stuttgart, Ger. died July 7, 1973, Nürnberg German philosopher and social theorist. He received his Ph.D. in philosophy at the University of Frankfurt in 1922. In 1930 he became director of the university s newly founded&#8230; …

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  • 89Southeast Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines. The classical literatures of Southeast Asia can be divided into three major regions: the Sanskrit region of&#8230; …

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  • 90Brooks & Dunn — ▪ 2008 Leon Eric [“Kix”] Brooks and Ronnie Gene Dunn  born May 12, 1955, Shreveport, La., and born June 1, 1953, Coleman, Texas  In 2007 Brooks & Dunn were the favourite vocal duo in country music. In fact, every year since 1991 the eminent pair&#8230; …

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