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  • 91Preparation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Preparation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 preparation preparation Sgm: N 1 providing providing &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 provision provision providence Sgm: N 1 anticipation anticipation &c.(foresight) 510 Sgm …

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  • 92kʷē̆ d-, kʷō̆ d- —     kʷē̆ d , kʷō̆ d     English meaning: to prick; to drill, sharpen     Deutsche Übersetzung: etwa ‘stacheln (Stachel, Spitz), bohren, wetzen, schärfen; antreiben, anreizen”     Note: (older keu̯ed ?)     Material: O.Ice. hvatr “quick, fast,… …

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  • 93Acadian owl — Saw whet Saw whet , n. (Zo[ o]l.) A small North American owl ({Nyctale Acadica}), destitute of ear tufts and having feathered toes; called also {Acadian owl}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 94Nyctale Acadica — Saw whet Saw whet , n. (Zo[ o]l.) A small North American owl ({Nyctale Acadica}), destitute of ear tufts and having feathered toes; called also {Acadian owl}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 95Slip — Slip, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Slipped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slipping}.] [OE. slippen; akin to LG. & D. slippen, MHG. slipfen (cf. Dan. slippe, Sw. slippa, Icel. sleppa), and fr. OE. slipen, AS. sl[=i]pan (in comp.), akin to G. schleifen to slide, glide …

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  • 96Slipped — Slip Slip, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Slipped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slipping}.] [OE. slippen; akin to LG. & D. slippen, MHG. slipfen (cf. Dan. slippe, Sw. slippa, Icel. sleppa), and fr. OE. slipen, AS. sl[=i]pan (in comp.), akin to G. schleifen to slide,… …

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  • 97Slipping — Slip Slip, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Slipped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slipping}.] [OE. slippen; akin to LG. & D. slippen, MHG. slipfen (cf. Dan. slippe, Sw. slippa, Icel. sleppa), and fr. OE. slipen, AS. sl[=i]pan (in comp.), akin to G. schleifen to slide,… …

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  • 98To let slip — Slip Slip, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Slipped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slipping}.] [OE. slippen; akin to LG. & D. slippen, MHG. slipfen (cf. Dan. slippe, Sw. slippa, Icel. sleppa), and fr. OE. slipen, AS. sl[=i]pan (in comp.), akin to G. schleifen to slide,… …

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  • 99Infinite-loop motif — The infinite loop motif is the concept, typically in a song, picture, or story, of the same content being repeated ( precisely repeated, and endlessly repeated) at the point that would in most works be the end of that content. (This is in… …

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  • 100Porn creep — is the process by which it is claimed sexually explicit content enters Western pop culture. Porn creep also refers to the normalization of porn as part of the wider culture.The term is analogous to Paul Fussell s sociological term, prole drift,… …

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