scraping

  • 101scrape — verb 1》 drag or pull a hard or sharp implement across (a surface or object).     ↘use a sharp or hard implement to remove (dirt or unwanted matter). 2》 rub or cause to rub against a rough or hard surface.     ↘humorous play a violin tunelessly.… …

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  • 102scrape — [[t]skreɪp[/t]] v. scraped, scrap•ing, n. 1) to rub (a surface) with something rough or sharp, as to clean or smooth it 2) to remove by rubbing with something rough or sharp 3) to scratch, injure, or mar by brushing against something rough or… …

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  • 103scuff — [[t]skʌf[/t]] v. t. 1) to mar by scraping or hard use, as shoes or furniture 2) to scrape (something) with one s foot or feet 3) to rub or scrape (one s foot or feet) over something 4) to shuffle 5) to scrape or rub one s foot back and forth over …

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  • 104καταξύσει — κατάξυσις scraping fem nom/voc/acc dual (attic epic) καταξύσεϊ , κατάξυσις scraping fem dat sg (epic) κατάξυσις scraping fem dat sg (attic ionic) …

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  • 105grate — grate1 [grāt] vt. grated, grating [ME graten < OFr grater (Fr gratter) < Frank * kratton, akin to OHG chrazzōn (Ger kratzen), to scratch < IE base * gred > Alb gërrusë, scraper] 1. to grind into shreds or particles by rubbing or… …

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  • 106curettage — cu ret*tage (k[=u] r[e^]*t[aum]zh or k[=u]*r[e^]t [asl]j), n. surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette; the act of scraping with a curette. Syn: curettement. [WordNet 1.5] || …

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  • 107Cymbal — A suspended cymbal …

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  • 108IBM 3270 — The IBM 3270 is a class of terminals made by IBM since 1972 (known as display devices ) normally used to communicate with IBM mainframes. As such, it was the successor to the IBM 2260 display terminal. Due to the text color on the original models …

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  • 109Vellum — (from the Old French Vélin, for calfskin [ [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=vellum Online Etymological Dictionary] ] ) is mammal skin prepared for writing or printing on single pages, scrolls, codices or books. It is generally thin,… …

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  • 110Spamdexing — For spam on Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Spam and Wikipedia:WikiProject Spam. In computing, spamdexing (also known as search spam, search engine spam, web spam or Search Engine Poisoning)[1] is the deliberate manipulation of search engine indexes. It …

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