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  • 51boat — [[t]boʊt[/t]] n. 1) naut. a vessel for transport by water, propelled by rowing, sails, or a motor 2) naut. a small ship, generally for specialized use: a fishing boat[/ex] 3) cer a boat shaped serving dish: a gravy boat[/ex] 4) naut. navig. to go …

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  • 52boat — I. noun Etymology: Middle English boot, from Old English bāt; akin to Old Norse beit boat Date: before 12th century 1. a. a small vessel for travel on water b. ship 2. a boat shaped container, utensil, or device < a gravy boat > < a lab …

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  • 53Boat-tailed Grackle — Taxobox name = Boat tailed Grackle status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Icteridae genus = Quiscalus species = Q. major binomial = Quiscalus major binomial&#8230; …

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  • 54boat, ship — A boat is a small vessel, one propelled by oars, sails, or an outboard motor: We rowed our boat to a nearby island. A ship is a large or seagoing craft, powered by engines or sails: The ship required five days to cross the Atlantic. This&#8230; …

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  • 55boat — noun a small vessel propelled by oars, sails, or an engine. ↘a vessel of any size. verb travel in a boat. ↘transport in a boat. Phrases be in the same boat informal be in the same difficult circumstances as others. push the boat out Brit.&#8230; …

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  • 56boat*/*/*/ — [bəʊt] noun [C] 1) a small vehicle for travelling on water The only way to get there was by boat.[/ex] See: rowing boat, sailing boat 2) a ship that carries passengers • in the same boat in the same difficult or unpleasant situation[/ex] See:&#8230; …

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  • 57boat people — noun plural : refugees fleeing by boat * * * noun [plural] : people who leave their country in boats in order to get away from a dangerous situation * * * ˈboat people [boat people] noun plural people who escape from their own country in small&#8230; …

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  • 58boat shoe — noun Etymology: so called from the original use of such shoes on the decks of small boats : a canvas or leather low cut shoe with a sole designed to prevent slipping * * * a moccasinlike shoe with a rubber sole that provides a firm hold on the&#8230; …

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  • 59Small Gods (novel) — infobox Discworld|id=13th novel ndash; 4th individual story characters=Brutha Om locations=Omnia Ephebe motifs=Religion, Philosophy year=1992 publisher=Victor Gollancz ISBNH=ISBN 0 06 017750 0 ISBNP=ISBN 0 552 13890 8 awards= notes= Small Gods is …

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  • 60small — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem ▪ become, get, grow ▪ The gap seemed to be getting smaller …

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