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  • 71stick — Ⅰ. stick [1] ► NOUN 1) a thin piece of wood that has fallen or been cut off a tree. 2) a piece of trimmed wood used for support in walking or as a weapon. 3) (in hockey, polo, etc.) a long, thin implement used to hit or direct the ball or puck.… …

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  • 72tile — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tigele, from Latin tegula tile; akin to Latin tegere to cover more at thatch Date: before 12th century 1. plural tiles or tile a. a flat or curved piece of fired clay,… …

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  • 73Pinhole camera — A pinhole camera is a very simple camera with no lens and a single very small aperture. Simply explained it is a light proof box with a single hole in one side. Light from a scene passes through this single point and projects an inverted image on …

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  • 74point — point1 W1S1 [pɔınt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(idea)¦ 2¦(main meaning/idea)¦ 3¦(purpose)¦ 4¦(place)¦ 5¦(in time/development)¦ 6¦(quality/feature)¦ 7¦(games/sport)¦ 8¦(sharp end)¦ 9 boiling point/freezing point/melting point etc …

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  • 75wire*/ — [ˈwaɪə] noun [C/U] I 1) a long piece of metal like a very thin piece of string The sticks were tied in bundles with wire.[/ex] a wire fence/cage[/ex] 2) a long thin piece of metal that carries electricity or telephone signals telephone wires[/ex] …

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  • 76Slice — Slice, n. [OE. slice, sclice, OF. esclice, from esclicier, esclichier, to break to pieces, of German origin; cf. OHG. sl[=i]zan to split, slit, tear, G. schleissen to slit. See {Slit}, v. t.] 1. A thin, broad piece cut off; as, a slice of bacon;… …

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  • 77Slice bar — Slice Slice, n. [OE. slice, sclice, OF. esclice, from esclicier, esclichier, to break to pieces, of German origin; cf. OHG. sl[=i]zan to split, slit, tear, G. schleissen to slit. See {Slit}, v. t.] 1. A thin, broad piece cut off; as, a slice of… …

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  • 78slice — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. cut, slash, carve, shave, skive. See layer. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. thin piece, slab, wedge, collop; see part 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n. piece, cut, segment, sliver, wedge, slab, hunk …

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  • 79pin — pin1 S3 [pın] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(for joining/fastening)¦ 2¦(jewellery)¦ 3¦(electrical)¦ 4¦(bowling)¦ 5 you could hear a pin drop 6¦(part of bomb)¦ 7¦(golf)¦ 8 for two pins I d ... 9 pins ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ …

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  • 80sheet — [[t]ʃi͟ːt[/t]] ♦♦♦ sheets 1) N COUNT A sheet is a large rectangular piece of cotton or other cloth that you sleep on or cover yourself with in a bed. Once a week, a maid changes the sheets. ...the luxury of silk sheets. 2) N COUNT A sheet of… …

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