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61main — I. a. 1. Chief, principal, leading, cardinal, capital. 2. Important, essential, necessary, requisite, indispensable, vital. 3. Mighty, vast, huge, enormous. 4. Sheer, pure, directly applied. 5. Absolute, mere, direct, entire. II. n. 1 …
62strain — I. v. a. 1. Stretch, draw tightly, make tense, make tight, tighten. 2. Wrench, sprain, injure by stretching. 3. Exert (to the utmost), put to the utmost strength. 4. Pervert (from the true intent), push too far. 5. Squeeze, press, embrace, hug,… …
63gasp — I UK [ɡɑːsp] / US [ɡæsp] verb [intransitive] Word forms gasp : present tense I/you/we/they gasp he/she/it gasps present participle gasping past tense gasped past participle gasped mainly literary * a) to breathe in suddenly, for example because… …
64gasp — [gɑːsp] verb [I] 1) to breathe in suddenly because you are surprised, shocked, or in pain He gasped as the freezing water hit his body.[/ex] 2) to make a violent effort to breathe because you need more air Laura coughed and spluttered as she… …
65force — [[t]fɔrs, foʊrs[/t]] n. v. forced, forc•ing 1) physical power or strength: to pull with all one s force[/ex] 2) strength exerted upon an object; physical coercion; violence: to use force to open a door[/ex] 3) strength; energy; power: the force… …
66writhe — [c]/raɪð / (say ruydh) verb (writhed, writhing) –verb (i) 1. to twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, etc.: a heap of writhing limbs. 2. to shrink mentally, as in acute discomfort, embarrassment, etc. –verb (t) 3. to twist… …
67up·ris·ing — /ˈʌpˌraızıŋ/ noun, pl ings [count] : a usually violent effort by many people to change the government or leader of a country : ↑rebellion an armed uprising The government quickly put down the uprising …
68United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
69education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …
70Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
