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  • 11Simmer — Sim mer, v. t. To cause to boil gently; to cook in liquid heated almost or just to the boiling point. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 12Sooterkin — Soot er*kin, n. [Cf. Prov. G. suttern to boil gently.] A kind of false birth, fabled to be produced by Dutch women from sitting over their stoves; also, an abortion, in a figurative sense; an abortive scheme. [1913 Webster] Fruits of dull heat,… …

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  • 13coddle — c.1600, boil gently, probably from caudle warm drink for invalids (c.1300), from Anglo Fr. caudel (c.1300), ultimately from L. calidium warm drink, warm wine and water, neut. of calidus hot, from calere be warm (see CALORIE (Cf. calorie)). Verb… …

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  • 14simmer — v. n. Boil (gently), seethe, stew, bubble …

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  • 15stive — v. a. 1. Stow, stuff close. 2. Make hot, close, or sultry. 3. Stew, seethe, boil gently …

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  • 16simmer — v 1. bubble, boil gently, seethe, stew, poach, cook. 2. be excited, be agitated, be tense, be feverish, be angry, fume, chafe …

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  • 17cook — I UK [kʊk] / US verb Word forms cook : present tense I/you/we/they cook he/she/it cooks present participle cooking past tense cooked past participle cooked *** Other ways of saying cook: boil to cook food in boiling water: Boil the potatoes for… …

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  • 18Rory Storm — Infobox Musical artist Name = Rory Storm Img capt = Photo by Astrid Kirchherr Background = solo singer Birth name = Alan Caldwell Alias = Rory Storm Born = Birth date |df=yes|1939|9|21| Origin = Stoneycroft, Liverpool, England Died = death date… …

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  • 19volcano — /vol kay noh/, n., pl. volcanoes, volcanos. 1. a vent in the earth s crust through which lava, steam, ashes, etc., are expelled, either continuously or at irregular intervals. 2. a mountain or hill, usually having a cuplike crater at the summit,… …

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  • 20Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …

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