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  • 1file — I. n. 1. Toothed or threaded tool, rasp. 2. (Mil.) Row (of soldiers ranged one behind another). 3. Bundle of papers. II. v. a. 1. Rasp, rub down with a file, smooth or finish with a file. 2 …

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  • 2file — file1 [ faıl ] noun count *** 1. ) a set of papers, documents, or records that you keep because they contain information: The insurance company may want to check your medical files. file on: The police file on this particular case has now been… …

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  • 3file — I UK [faɪl] / US noun [countable] Word forms file : singular file plural files *** 1) a) a set of papers, documents, or records that you keep because they contain information The insurance company may want to check your medical files. keep/hold a …

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  • 4rub — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. buff, abrade, scour, polish; chafe, massage, stroke, graze; annoy, disturb. See friction, smoothness, discontent. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A rubbing action] Syn. massage, rubdown, brushing, stroke,… …

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  • 5file — file1 W2S1 [faıl] n [Sense: 1 3, 5; Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: fil thread , from Latin filum (because documents were stored on pieces of string).] [Sense: 4; Origin: Old English feol] 1.) a set of papers, records etc that contain… …

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  • 6file — 1 /faIl/ noun (C) 1 information about a particular person or subject that is kept by an official organization (+ on): Mendoza read over the file on the murders again. | keep a file on (=collect and store information): The government keeps a file… …

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  • 7Wacky Wales — Infobox The Goodies episode name = Wacky Wales number = 38 airdate = 3 March, 1975 (Monday 9 p.m.) director = producer = guests = Jon Pertwee as the Reverend Llewellyn Llewellyn Llewellyn Llewellyn Marcelle Samett as the Fan Dancer Alun Williams… …

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  • 8Stakeout (NCIS) — Infobox Television episode Title = Stakeout Colour = Series = NCIS Season = 5 Episode = 12 Airdate = 8 April 2008 Production = 106 Writer = George Schenck Frank Cardea Director = Tony Wharmby Guests = Susan Kelechi Watson NCIS Intel Analyst Nikki …

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  • 9cricket — cricket1 cricketlike, adj. /krik it/, n. 1. any of several jumping, orthopterous insects of the family Gryllidae, characterized by long antennae and stridulating organs on the forewings of the male, as one of the species commonly found in… …

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  • 10New Year's Eve — For other calendars, see New Year. For other articles with similar names, see New Year (disambiguation). New Year s Eve Also called Hogmanay (Scotland), Calennig (Wales), Silvester (Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary,… …

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