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  • 121stagger — staggerer, n. /stag euhr/, v.i. 1. to walk, move, or stand unsteadily. 2. to falter or begin to give way, as in an argument or fight. 3. to waver or begin to doubt, as in purpose or opinion; hesitate: After staggering momentarily, he recognized… …

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  • 122tilt — tilt1 tiltable, adj. tilter, n. /tilt/, v.t. 1. to cause to lean, incline, slope, or slant. 2. to rush at or charge, as in a joust. 3. to hold poised for attack, as a lance. 4. to move (a camera) up or down on its vertical axis for photographing… …

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  • 123toddle — /tod l/, v., toddled, toddling, n. v.i. 1. to move with short, unsteady steps, as a young child. n. 2. the act of toddling. 3. an unsteady gait. [1490 1500; TO(TTER) + (WA)DDLE] * * * …

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  • 124alcohol consumption — Introduction  the drinking of beverages containing ethyl alcohol. alcoholic beverages are consumed largely for their physiological and psychological effects, but they are often consumed within specific social contexts and may even be a part of… …

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  • 125stagger — 1. noun a) An unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing, as if one were about to fall; a reeling motion; vertigo; often in the plural; as, the stagger of a drunken man. b) A disease of horses and other animals, attended by reeling,… …

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  • 126dribble — 1. verb a) To let saliva drip from the mouth, to drool b) To fall in drops or an unsteady stream, to tri …

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  • 127lurch — 1. noun A sudden or unsteady movement. Yet I hoped by grouting at the earth below it to be able to dislodge the stone at the side; but while I was considering how best to begin, the candle flickered, the wick gave a sudden lurch to one side, and… …

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  • 128Labile — Unstable, unsteady, not fixed. In psychology or psychiatry, labile denotes free and uncontrolled moods or behaviors expressing emotions. In biochemistry, labile means easily removable as, for example, a labile hydrogen molecule. In the context of …

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