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  • 11sail — [sāl] n. [ME seil, sail < OE segl, akin to Ger segel, prob. ult. < IE base * sek , to cut > L secare, to cut, segmentum, segment] 1. any of the shaped sheets of canvas or other strong material spread to catch or deflect the wind, by… …

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  • 12make sail — (Naut.) Set the sails, hoist the sails, spread the sails …

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  • 13set sail — phrasal : to begin a voyage : start out we are setting sail for England next week * * * set sail 1. To spread the sails 2. To set forth on a voyage (with for) • • • Main Entry: ↑sail set sail see unde …

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  • 14We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea — infobox Book | name = We Didn t Mean To Go To Sea title orig = translator = image caption = author = Arthur Ransome cover artist = Arthur Ransome country = United Kingdom language = English series = Swallows and Amazons genre = Children s books… …

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  • 15set — set1 verb (sets, setting; past and past participle set) 1》 put, lay, or stand (something) in a specified place or position.     ↘(be set) be situated in a specified place or position.     ↘represent (a story) as happening at a specified time or… …

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  • 16Set — 1. v. (setting; past and past part. set) 1 tr. put, lay, or stand (a thing) in a certain position or location (set it on the table; set it upright). 2 tr. (foll. by to) apply (one thing) to (another) (set pen to paper). 3 tr. a fix ready or in… …

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  • 17set — 1. v. (setting; past and past part. set) 1 tr. put, lay, or stand (a thing) in a certain position or location (set it on the table; set it upright). 2 tr. (foll. by to) apply (one thing) to (another) (set pen to paper). 3 tr. a fix ready or in… …

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  • 18trim — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. neat, well ordered, compact, tidy, spruce, smart; slim, lean. v. order, tidy, adjust, dress, arrange; decorate, ornament, adorn; defeat; cheat; balance, equalize; cut, lop, shear, prune, barber;… …

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  • 19garr — An expletive describing frustration, disappointment, upsettedness, etc. (Not to be confused with Yarr which is pirate slang for I begin every sentence with this word. Yarr, I be a pirate. Yarr, hoist the sails, maties!) Garr...I lost my keys… …

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  • 20garr — An expletive describing frustration, disappointment, upsettedness, etc. (Not to be confused with Yarr which is pirate slang for I begin every sentence with this word. Yarr, I be a pirate. Yarr, hoist the sails, maties!) Garr...I lost my keys… …

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