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  • 51Cedarhurst, New York — Infobox Settlement official name = Cedarhurst, New York settlement type = Village nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image pushpin pushpin label position = none pushpin map caption =Location within the state of New York pushpin… …

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  • 52Zipper — A zipper (English: zip fastener or zip) is a popular device for temporarily joining two edges of fabric. It is used in clothing (e.g. jackets and jeans), luggage and other bags, sporting goods, camping gear (e.g., tents and sleeping bags), and… …

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  • 53nuclear 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 …

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  • 54impact — I. n. 1. Impulse, shock, impression, stroke. 2. Collision, impinging, contact, striking. II. v. a. Pack together, pack close, press close together, drive firmly together …

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  • 55Throng — Throng, n. [OE. [thorn]rong, [thorn]rang, AS. ge[thorn]rang, fr. [thorn]ringan to crowd, to press; akin to OS. thringan, D. & G. dringen, OHG. dringan, Icel. [thorn]ryngva, [thorn]r[ o]ngva, Goth. [thorn]riehan, D. & G. drang a throng, press,… …

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  • 56compress — I. v. a. 1. Press together, close tightly, shut firmly. 2. Bind tightly, wrap closely. 3. Squeeze or press together or into smaller compass, condense. 4. Squeeze, force, crowd, press. 5. Make brief, abbreviate, condense, make terse or pithy. II.… …

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  • 57Flat Holm — Infobox Islands name = Flat Holm image caption = image size = 240px locator map custom = no native name = Ynys Echni native name link = nickname = location = Bristol Channel coordinates = coord|51.37687| 3.12207|type:landmark… …

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  • 58serried — [17] The phrase serried ranks is first recorded in William Wilkie’s Epigoniad 1757, but it was clearly inspired by Milton’s ‘Nor serv’d it to relax their serried files’ in Paradise Lost 1667. It means ‘rows crowded close together’, and serried is …

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  • 59serried — [17] The phrase serried ranks is first recorded in William Wilkie’s Epigoniad 1757, but it was clearly inspired by Milton’s ‘Nor serv’d it to relax their serried files’ in Paradise Lost 1667. It means ‘rows crowded close together’, and serried is …

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  • 60run — v. & n. v. (running; past ran; past part. run) 1 intr. go with quick steps on alternate feet, never having both or all feet on the ground at the same time. 2 intr. flee, abscond. 3 intr. go or travel hurriedly, briefly, etc. 4 intr. a advance by… …

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