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  • 111pine — I [[t]paɪn[/t]] n. 1) pln any evergreen tree of the genus Pinus, having needlelike leaves borne in bundles and woody cones enclosing winged seeds: valued for their wood and their resinous products, as turpentine 2) fur the wood of a pine tree •… …

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  • 112burn — [v1] be on fire; set on fire bake, be ablaze, blaze, brand, broil, calcine, cauterize, char, combust, conflagrate, cook, cremate, enkindle, flame, flare, flash, flicker, glow, heat, ignite, incinerate, kindle, light, melt, parch, reduce to ashes …

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  • 113hnn — Definition: Central Semitic (?), to weep, yearn. Gehenna, from Hebrew gêɔ (ben) hinnōm, valley of (the son of) Hinnom, from hinnōm, a man s name (etymology uncertain; perhaps akin to Arabic hanna, to weep, yearn + nominal ending ōm) …

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  • 114eucharist — [14] The Greek based eucharist corresponds to native English thanksgiving. It comes via Old French eucariste and late Latin eucharistia from Greek eukharistíā ‘gratitude’. This was a derivative of eukháristos ‘grateful’, a compound adjective… …

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  • 115think long — phrasal dial Britain : long, yearn * * * think long (archaic) 1. To yearn 2. To weary (from deferred hopes or boredom) • • • Main Entry: ↑think …

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  • 116de|sir´er — de|sire «dih ZYR», noun, verb, sired, sir|ing. –n. 1. a wanting or longing; strong wish: »His desire is to travel. His predominant passion was desire of money (Samuel Johnson). 2. a wish expressed in words; request: »I sent you, at your desire,… …

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  • 117de|sire — «dih ZYR», noun, verb, sired, sir|ing. –n. 1. a wanting or longing; strong wish: »His desire is to travel. His predominant passion was desire of money (Samuel Johnson). 2. a wish expressed in words; request: »I sent you, at your desire, the… …

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  • 118earn´er — earn1 «urn», transitive verb. 1. to get in return for work or service; be paid: »She earns 25 dollars a day. 2. to do enough work for; do good enough work for; deserve; be worth: »He is paid more than he really earns. SYNONYM(S): merit …

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  • 119lust for — {v. phr.} To physically yearn for; hanker after; want something very strongly. * /Ed has been lusting after Meg for a very long time./ …

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  • 120lust for — {v. phr.} To physically yearn for; hanker after; want something very strongly. * /Ed has been lusting after Meg for a very long time./ …

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