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  • 101List of Pokémon (152–201) — Contents 1 Chikorita 2 Bayleef 3 Meganium 4 Cyndaquil …

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  • 102List of minor The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy characters — The following is an alphabetical list of the minor characters in the various versions of The Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams. The descriptions of the characters are accompanied by information on details about appearances and… …

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  • 103grate — grate1 grateless, adj. gratelike, adj. /grayt/, n., v., grated, grating. n. 1. a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove. 2. a framework of parallel or crossed bars, used as a partition, guard,… …

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  • 104grind — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. pulverize, crush; sharpen, whet, file, polish; masticate, chew, crunch; rasp, grate; oppress, harass. See friction, powderiness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A difficult or tedious job] Syn. drudgery, toil …

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  • 105contrite — con|trite [ˈkɔntraıt US ˈka:n ] adj formal [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: contrit, from Latin, past participle of conterere to rub together, bruise , from com ( COM ) + terere to rub ] feeling guilty and sorry for something bad that you… …

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  • 106grind — verb (past and past participle ground) 1》 reduce to small particles or powder by crushing. 2》 sharpen, smooth, or produce by crushing or friction.     ↘operate (a mill or machine) by turning the handle. 3》 rub together gratingly.     ↘press or… …

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  • 107halfpenny — noun (C) a small coin worth half of one penny, used in Britain in the past see also: not have two halfpennies to rub together rub 1 (11) …

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  • 108grate — I [[t]greɪt[/t]] n. v. grat•ed, grat•ing 1) bui a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove 2) bui a framework of parallel or crossed bars used as a partition, guard, cover, or the like; grating 3)… …

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  • 109grate — I. /greɪt / (say grayt) noun 1. a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace or furnace. 2. a framework of parallel or crossed bars used as a partition, guard, cover, or the like. 3. a fireplace. –verb (t) (grated,… …

  • 110grind — v. & n. v. (past and past part. ground) 1 a tr. reduce to small particles or powder by crushing esp. by passing through a mill. b intr. (of a mill, machine, etc.) move with a crushing action. 2 a tr. reduce, sharpen, or smooth by friction. b tr.… …

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