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  • 111Austria: history —    Prehistory and Antiquity    The terrain covered by modern Austria has had some form of human habitation since the Early Stone Age. The first evidence for humans into the alpine valleys comes from around 150,000 years BCE. During the    Early… …

    Historical dictionary of Austria

  • 112shoot — [[t]ʃut[/t]] v. shot, shoot•ing, n. 1) to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon 2) to send forth or discharge (a missile) from a weapon 3) to discharge (a weapon) 4) to send forth (questions, ideas, etc.)… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 113Mesopotamia, history of —    The history and cultural legacy of ancient Mesopotamia is central to the history and development of humanity in general, especially Western societies and those of the Middle East, called the Near East when used to describe ancient or medieval… …

    Ancient Mesopotamia dictioary

  • 114sweep — ► VERB (past and past part. swept) 1) clean (an area) by brushing away dirt or litter. 2) move or push with great force. 3) (sweep away/aside) remove or abolish swiftly and suddenly. 4) search or survey (an area). 5) pass or traverse swiftly and… …

    English terms dictionary

  • 115flash — [flash] vi. [ME flashen, to splash, sprinkle; of echoic orig.] 1. to send out or reflect a sudden, brief blaze or light, esp. at intervals 2. to sparkle or gleam [eyes flashing with anger] 3. to speak abruptly, esp. in anger: usually with out 4.… …

    English World dictionary

  • 116fly — fly1 [flī] vi. FLEW or, for vi. 10, flied, flown or, for vi. 10, flied, flying, flew [ME flien, flegen < OE fleogan, akin to MDu vlegen, Ger fliegen < IE * pleuk < base * pleu : see FLOW] 1. to move through the air; specif., a) …

    English World dictionary

  • 117race — race1 [rās] n. [ME (North) ras(e) < ON rās, a running, rush, akin to OE ræs, swift movement, attack < IE * eras , to flow, move rapidly < base * er , *or , to set in motion > RUN, ORIENT] 1. a competition of speed in running, skating …

    English World dictionary

  • 118rush — rush1 [rush] vi. [ME ruschen < Anglo Fr russher < MFr ruser, to repel, avert, orig., to mislead < OFr reuser: see RUSE] 1. a) to move or go swiftly or impetuously; dash b) to dash recklessly or rashly 2. to make a swift, sudden attack or …

    English World dictionary

  • 119shoot — [sho͞ot] vt. shot, shooting [ME shoten < OE sceotan, akin to ON skjōta, Ger schiessen < IE base * (s)keud , to throw, shoot > SHUT, OSlav is kydati, to throw out] 1. a) to move swiftly over, by, across, etc. [to shoot the rapids in a… …

    English World dictionary

  • 120skim — [skim] vt. skimmed, skimming [ME skimen, prob. akin to SCUM] 1. a) to clear (a liquid) of floating matter b) to remove (floating matter) from a liquid 2. to coat or cover with a thin layer [a pond skimmed with ice] …

    English World dictionary