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81Velcro — [[t]ve̱lkroʊ[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft N n Velcro is a material consisting of two strips of nylon fabric which you press together to close things such as pockets and bags. [TRADEMARK] …
82clench — verb 1》 (with reference to one s fist or teeth) close or press together tightly, in response to stress or anger. 2》 hold tightly and firmly. 3》 (of muscles or a muscular part of the body) contract sharply. noun the action of clenching or the… …
83purse — [n1] tote for carrying personal items bag, billfold, bursa, carryall, clutch, frame, handbag, hide, leather, lizard, moneybag, pocket, pocketbook, poke, pouch, receptacle, reticule, sack, wallet; concepts 339,446,450,494 purse [n2] award;… …
84clench — ► VERB 1) (with reference to one s fist or teeth) close or press together tightly, in response to stress or anger. 2) (with reference to a set of muscles) contract sharply. 3) grasp tightly. ► NOUN ▪ the action of clenching or the state of being… …
85weld — weld1 [weld] vt. [altered (with unhistoric d) < obs. well, to weld < ME wellen, to weld, WELL1, v.] 1. to unite (pieces of metal, plastic, etc.) by heating until molten and fused or until soft enough to hammer or press together 2. to bring… …
86Plant sexuality — Close up of an Echinopsis spachiana flower, showing both carpels (only the styles and stigmas are visible) and stamens, making it a perfect flower. Plant sexuality covers the wide variety of sexual reproduction systems found across the plant… …
87Cryptanalysis — Close up of the rotors in a Fialka cipher machine Cryptanalysis (from the Greek kryptós, hidden , and analýein, to loosen or to untie ) is the study of methods for obtaining the meaning of encrypted information, without access to the secret… …
88literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
89United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
90France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
