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  • 11Nonplus Crag — (70°58′S 69°10′W / 70.967°S 69.167°W / 70.967; 69.167) is a prominent rock cliff, 1,250 m, in the LeMay Range, near the head of Jupiter Glacier in the E central part of Alexander Islan …

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  • 12nonplus — I. noun Etymology: Latin non plus no more Date: 1582 a state of bafflement or perplexity ; quandary II. transitive verb ( plussed; also nonplused; plussing; also nonplusing) Date: 1591 to cause to be at a l …

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  • 13nonplus — /non plus , non plus/, v., nonplussed or nonplused, nonplussing or nonplusing, n. v.t. 1. to render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely. n. 2. a state of utter perplexity. [1575 85; (n.) < L non plus lit., not more, no further, i.e., a state in&#8230; …

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  • 14nonplus — 1. noun A state of perplexity or bewilderment. altering Vaudemont, to Vallemontanus, and metamorphosing them, by suting them to the Græcian or Latin tongue, we know not what to make of them, and are often at a non plus. 2. verb to perplex or&#8230; …

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  • 15nonplus — Synonyms and related words: Gordian knot, abecedarian, addle, amaze, answer, answer conclusively, argue down, astonish, astound, baffle, bafflement, balk, bamboozle, beat, bewilderment, blast, boggle, bother, brave, bring up short, buffalo,&#8230; …

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  • 16nonplus — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. perplex, confound, baffle; bring up short or to a standstill, stop dead [in one s tracks], squelch, throw [for a loop]. See hindrance, obscurity, difficulty. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. baffle,&#8230; …

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  • 17nonplus — see PLURAL …

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  • 18nonplus — nÉ‘n plÊŒs / nÉ’n v. perplex, baffle; confuse; amaze, astonish …

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  • 19nonplus — [nɒn plʌs] verb (nonplusses, nonplussing, nonplussed) 1》 surprise and confuse; flummox. 2》 [as adjective nonplussed] N. Amer. informal unperturbed. noun a state of being nonplussed. Origin C16: from L. non plus not more …

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  • 20nonplus — I. n. Puzzle, perplexity, poser, quandary. II. v. a. Puzzle, confound, confuse, disconcert, perplex, pose, put to a stand …

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