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  • 51stir — v 1. mix, commix, intermix, scramble; blend, mingle, commingle, intermingle; fuse, merge, amalgamate; beat, whip, churn. 2. move, budge, act; trouble oneself, move an inch, exert oneself, make an effort, lift a finger; shift, change positions,… …

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  • 52(der-3), drā-, dreb-, drem-, dreu- —     (der 3), drā , dreb , drem , dreu     English meaning: to run     Deutsche Übersetzung: “laufen, treten, trippeln”     Material: drü : O.Ind. drü ti “ runs, hurries “, Intens. dáridrüti “ wanders around, is poor “, dári dra “ wandering,… …

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  • 53quiver — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. tremble, shudder, shiver, flutter, vibrate, shake, quaver. See agitation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. shudder, shiver, tremble; see vibration . v. Syn. vibrate, shudder, shiver; see shake 1 , wave 3 .… …

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  • 54shiver — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. tremble, shudder, quiver, shake; shatter, splinter, burst. See agitation, brittleness, cold, disjunction, fear. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. be cold, vibrate, quiver, tremble; see shake 1 , wave 3 . III …

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  • 55wave — I. verb (waved; waving) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wafian to wave with the hands; akin to Old English wæfan to clothe and perhaps to Old English wefan to weave Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to motion with the… …

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  • 56shudder — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. tremble, quake, quiver, shiver, vibrate. See cold, fear. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. tremor, shuddering, shaking, trembling. v. Syn. quiver, quake, shiver; see shake 1 , wave 1 . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 57rock — I [[t]rɒk[/t]] n. 1) a large mass of stone forming a hill, cliff, or the like 2) gel a) mineral matter of variable composition, consolidated or unconsolidated, assembled in masses or considerable quantities in nature, as by the action of heat or… …

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  • 58rock — I. /rɒk / (say rok) noun 1. Geology a. mineral matter of various composition, consolidated or unconsolidated, assembled in masses or considerable quantities in nature, as by the action of heat (igneous rock), or of water, air, or ice (sedimentary …

  • 59vi|bra|tion — «vy BRAY shuhn», noun. 1. a) a rapid or, sometimes, continuous movement to and fro or up and down; quivering or swaying motion; vibrating: »The passing buses shake the house so much that we feel the vibration. b) an instance of this; quiver;… …

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  • 60joggle — joggler, n. /jog euhl/, v., joggled, joggling, n. v.t. 1. to shake slightly; move to and fro, as by repeated jerks; jiggle: She joggled the key in the lock a couple of times before getting the door open. 2. to cause to shake or totter as by a… …

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