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  • 11pace — pace1 /pays/, n., v., paced, pacing. n. 1. a rate of movement, esp. in stepping, walking, etc.: to walk at a brisk pace of five miles an hour. 2. a rate of activity, progress, growth, performance, etc.; tempo. 3. any of various standard linear… …

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  • 12tread — I. v. n. 1. Set the foot. 2. Walk, go. II. v. a. 1. Set the foot on, walk on, step on. 2. Stamp upon, press down with the foot, beat with the foot. 3. Crush under foot, trample. 4. Subdue, subject …

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  • 13pace — I [[t]peɪs[/t]] n. v. paced, pac•ing 1) a rate of movement, esp. in stepping, walking, etc.: to hike at a rapid pace[/ex] 2) a rate of activity, progress, growth, etc.; tempo 3) wam any of various standard linear measures representing the space… …

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  • 14pace — I. /peɪs / (say pays) noun 1. rate of stepping, or of movement in general: a pace of ten kilometres an hour. 2. rate or style of doing anything: they live at a tremendous pace. 3. a linear measurement of variable extent, representing the space… …

  • 15List of capoeira techniques — This is a list of techniques used in capoeira. Capoeira has a variety of different techniques that make use of the hands, feet, legs, arms and head. Both kicks, punches and takedowns are among the offensive movements, but the emphasis is normally …

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  • 16skeleton — skeletonless, adj. skeletonlike, adj. /skel i tn/, n. 1. Anat., Zool. the bones of a human or an animal considered as a whole, together forming the framework of the body. 2. any of various structures forming a rigid framework in an invertebrate.… …

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  • 17japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… …

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  • 18Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… …

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  • 19arts, East Asian — Introduction       music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature.       Some studies of East Asia… …

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  • 20step — /stɛp / (say step) noun 1. a movement made by lifting the foot and setting it down again in a new position, as in walking, running, marching, or dancing. 2. the space passed over or measured by one movement of the foot in stepping: *Two short… …