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  • 111Nisga’a people — For the Nisga’a language, see Nisga’a language. Nisga’a Nation …

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  • 112North Atlantic right whale — North Atlantic right whale[1] Mother and calf Conservation status …

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  • 113snivel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. snuffle, sniff, blubber; whimper, cry, weep; cower, grovel, crawl, cringe. See lamentation. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To cry] Syn. blubber, sniffle, weep; see cry 1 . 2. [To complain] Syn. whine,… …

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  • 114weep — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. shed tears, cry, lament, wail, sob, blubber; mourn, grieve; rain, flow, drip. See lamentation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. shed tears, cry, sob, grieve for; see cry 1 , mourn 1 . See Synonym Study at cry …

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  • 115cry — vb Cry, weep, wail, keen, whimper, blubber mean to show one s grief, pain, or distress by tears and utterances, usually inarticulate utterances. Cry and weep (the first the homelier, the second the more formal term) are frequently interchanged.… …

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  • 116cry-baby —    The general term used mainly by children to other children who are thought to cry too easily. Parents might also address a child in this way. As the Opies point out in The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren, there are a large number of local… …

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  • 117blubbery — adjective swollen with fat blubber cheeks blubber lips a coarse blubbery individual • Similar to: ↑fat • Derivationally related forms: ↑blubber …

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  • 118blub´ber|like´ — blub|ber «BLUHB uhr», noun, verb, adjective. –n. 1. the fat of whales and some other sea animals. Blubber lies under the skin and over the muscles. The oil obtained from whale blubber was formerly burned in lamps. 2. excess fat on the body. 3.… …

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  • 119blub´ber|ing|ly — blub|ber «BLUHB uhr», noun, verb, adjective. –n. 1. the fat of whales and some other sea animals. Blubber lies under the skin and over the muscles. The oil obtained from whale blubber was formerly burned in lamps. 2. excess fat on the body. 3.… …

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  • 120blub´ber|er — blub|ber «BLUHB uhr», noun, verb, adjective. –n. 1. the fat of whales and some other sea animals. Blubber lies under the skin and over the muscles. The oil obtained from whale blubber was formerly burned in lamps. 2. excess fat on the body. 3.… …

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