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  • 41counselor — coun•se•lor [[t]ˈkaʊn sə lər[/t]] n. 1) a person who counsels; adviser 2) edu a faculty member, as at a high school, who advises students on personal and academic problems 3) edu one of a number of supervisors at a children s camp 4) brit. law a… …

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  • 42garden — n. & v. n. 1 esp. Brit. a piece of ground, usu. partly grassed and adjoining a private house, used for growing flowers, fruit, or vegetables, and as a place of recreation. 2 (esp. in pl.) ornamental grounds laid out for public enjoyment… …

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  • 43tick — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a slight recurring click esp. that of a watch or clock. 2 esp. Brit. colloq. a moment; an instant. 3 a mark to denote correctness, check items in a list, etc. v. 1 intr. a (of a clock etc.) make ticks. b (foll. by away) (of time… …

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  • 44twin — n., adj., & v. n. 1 each of a closely related or associated pair, esp. of children or animals born at a birth. 2 the exact counterpart of a person or thing. 3 a compound crystal one part of which is in a reversed position with reference to the… …

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  • 45Twin — n., adj., & v. n. 1 each of a closely related or associated pair, esp. of children or animals born at a birth. 2 the exact counterpart of a person or thing. 3 a compound crystal one part of which is in a reversed position with reference to the… …

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  • 46whinny — n. & v. n. (pl. ies) a gentle or joyful neigh. v.intr. ( ies, ied) give a whinny. Etymology: imit.: cf. WHINE 2. whip n. & v. n. 1 a lash attached to a stick for urging on animals or punishing etc. 2 a a member of a political party in Parliament… …

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  • 47caliber — calibered; esp. Brit., calibred, adj. /kal euh beuhr/, n. 1. the diameter of something of circular section, esp. that of the inside of a tube: a pipe of three inch caliber. 2. Ordn. the diameter of the bore of a gun taken as a unit of measurement …

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  • 48channel — channel1 channeler; esp. Brit., channeller, n. /chan l/, n., v., channeled, channeling or (esp. Brit.) channelled, channelling. n. 1. the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway. 2. Naut. a navigable route between two bodies of water …

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  • 49counselor — counselorship; esp. Brit., counsellorship, n. /kown seuh leuhr/, n. 1. a person who counsels; adviser. 2. a faculty member who advises students on personal and academic problems, career choices, and the like. 3. an assistant at a children s camp …

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  • 50duel — duelistic; esp. Brit., duellistic, adj. /dooh euhl, dyooh /, n., v., dueled, dueling or (esp. Brit.) duelled, duelling. n. 1. a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, esp. to …

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