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  • 91thin — [[t]θɪ̱n[/t]] ♦♦♦ thinner, thinnest, thins, thinning, thinned 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is thin is much narrower than it is long. A thin cable carries the signal to a computer... James s face was thin, finely boned, and sensitive. 2) ADJ… …

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  • 92vigorous — [[t]vɪ̱gərəs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Vigorous physical activities involve using a lot of energy, usually to do short and repeated actions. Very vigorous exercise can increase the risk of heart attacks... African dance is vigorous, but full of subtlety …

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  • 93cock the leg —    to urinate    Normally of a dog, but not of a bitch:     The poodle... shivered and cocked its leg nervously against the front door. (Bogarde, 1978)    Sometimes used humorously by and of …

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  • 94brittle — a. Fragile, crumbling, shivery, frail, frangible, brash, easily broken (into pieces), easily shivered …

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  • 95broken — a. 1. Shattered, shivered, rent, severed, separated. 2. Weakened, impaired, feeble, enfeebled, shattered, shaken, spent, wasted, exhausted. 3. Imperfect, defective, hesitating, stammering, halting, stumbling. 4. Humble, lowly, penitent, contrite …

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  • 96break — I. v. a. 1. Rend, sever, part, dispart, fracture, tear asunder. 2. Shatter, shiver, smash, batter, dash to pieces. 3. Enfeeble, enervate, weaken, impair. 4. Tame, make tractable, make docile. 5. Make bankrupt, bankrupt. 6. Discard, dismiss,… …

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  • 97drizzle — 1. noun 1) they shivered in the drizzle Syn: fine rain, light shower, spray, mist 2) a drizzle of syrup Syn: trickle, dribble, drip, stream, rivulet; sprinkle, sprinkling 2 …

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  • 98shiver — I 1. verb he was shivering with fear Syn: tremble, quiver, shake, shudder, quaver, quake See note at shake 2. noun she gave a shiver as the door opened Syn: tremble, quiver, shake, shudder …

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  • 99offensive# — offensive adj 1 attacking, aggressive (see under ATTACK n) Analogous words: invasive, incursive (see corresponding nouns at INVASION): assaulting, assailing, attacking, bombarding, storming (see ATTACK vb) 2 Offensive, loathsome, repulsive,… …

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  • 100ache */ — I UK [eɪk] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms ache : present tense I/you/we/they ache he/she/it aches present participle aching past tense ached past participle ached 1) if part of your body aches, you feel a continuous pain there that is… …

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