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11How to Make a Monster (2001 film) — Infobox Film name = How to Make a Monster caption = DVD cover for How to Make a Monster director = George Huang producer = Lou Arkoff Colleen Camp Stan Winston writer = George Huang narrator = starring = Clea DuVall Steven Culp Tyler Mane Jason… …
12many hands make light work — Cf. HESIOD Works & Days 380 πλείων μὲν πλεόνων μελέτη, more hands mean more work; ERASMUS Adages II. iii. 95 multae manus onus levius reddunt, many hands make a burden lighter. c 1330 Sir Beves (EETS) 1. 3352 Ascopard be strong and sterk… …
13brighten — bright|en [ˈbraıtn] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(make lighter)¦ 2¦(make more attractive)¦ 3¦(make more enjoyable)¦ 4¦(become lighter/brighter)¦ 5¦(become sunny)¦ 6¦(become happy)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(MAKE LIGHTER)¦ [T] also brighten sth<=>up …
14nuclear weapon — an explosive device whose destructive potential derives from the release of energy that accompanies the splitting or combining of atomic nuclei. [1945 50] * * * or atomic weapon or thermonuclear weapon Bomb or other warhead that derives its force …
15List of nanotechnology applications — Part of a series of articles on Nanotechnology …
16light´en|er — light|en1 «LY tuhn», intransitive verb. 1. to grow light; become brighter: »The sky lightens before the dawn. 2. Figurative. to brighten: »Her face lightened. 3. to become lighter in color. 4. to flash with lightning: »It thundered and lightened… …
17light|en — light|en1 «LY tuhn», intransitive verb. 1. to grow light; become brighter: »The sky lightens before the dawn. 2. Figurative. to brighten: »Her face lightened. 3. to become lighter in color. 4. to flash with lightning: »It thundered and lightened… …
18lighten — I. /ˈlaɪtn/ (say luytn) verb (i) 1. to become lighter or less dark; brighten. 2. to shine, gleam, or be bright. 3. to flash as or like lightning. 4. to brighten or light up, as the face, eyes, etc. –verb (t) 5. to illuminate. 6. to brighten (the… …
19lighten — lighten1 lightener, n. /luyt n/, v.i. 1. to become lighter or less dark; brighten: The sky lightened after the storm. 2. to brighten or light up, as the eyes or features: Her face lightened when she heard the good news. 3. to flash as or like… …
20commute — com·mute /kə myüt/ vt com·mut·ed, com·mut·ing 1: to convert (as a payment) into another form 2: to change (a penalty) to one less severe esp. out of clemency compare pardon com·mu·ta·tion /ˌkä myə tā shən/ n …
