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  • 121teasel — teaseler; esp. Brit., teaseller, n. /tee zeuhl/, n., v., teaseled, teaseling or (esp. Brit.) teaselled, teaselling. n. 1. any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads. Cf. teasel family. 2. the dried flower… …

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  • 122tittup — tittuppy, adj. /tit euhp/, n., v., tittuped, tittuping or (esp. Brit.) tittupped, tittupping. Chiefly Brit. n. 1. an exaggerated prancing, bouncing movement or manner of moving. v.i. 2. to move, esp. to walk, in an exaggerated prancing or… …

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  • 123trachea — /tray kee euh/ or, esp. Brit., /treuh kee euh/, n., pl. tracheae /tray kee ee / or, esp. Brit., /treuh kee ee/, tracheas. 1. Anat., Zool. the tube in humans and other air breathing vertebrates extending from the larynx to the bronchi, serving as… …

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  • 124trowel — troweler; esp. Brit., troweller, n. /trow euhl/, n., v., troweled, troweling or (esp. Brit.) trowelled, trowelling. n. 1. any of various tools having a flat blade with a handle, used for depositing and working mortar, plaster, etc. 2. a similar… …

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  • 125tunnel — tunneler; esp. Brit., tunneller, n. tunnellike, adj. /tun l/, n., v., tunneled, tunneling or (esp. Brit.) tunnelled, tunnelling. n. 1. an underground passage. 2. a passageway, as for trains or automobiles, through or under an obstruction, as a… …

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  • 126unravel — unraveler; esp. Brit., unraveller, n. unravelment, n. /un rav euhl/, v., unraveled, unraveling or (esp. Brit.) unravelled, unravelling. v.t. 1. to separate or disentangle the threads of (a woven or knitted fabric, a rope, etc.). 2. to free from… …

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  • 127bevel — bev•el [[t]ˈbɛv əl[/t]] n. v. eled, el•ing (esp. brit.) elled, el•ling, 1) bui the inclination that one line or surface makes with another when not at right angles 2) bui a surface that does not form a right angle with adjacent surfaces 3) bui… …

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  • 128biased — bi•ased [[t]ˈbaɪ əst[/t]] adj. having or showing bias Also, esp. brit. bi′assed. Etymology: 1605–15 bi′ased•ly; esp. Brit., bi′assed•ly, adv …

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