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  • 71taste — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 flavour/flavor ADJECTIVE ▪ delicious, fresh, nice, pleasant, refreshing ▪ distinctive ▪ pungent, rich …

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  • 72Smallness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Smallness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 smallness smallness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 littleness littleness &c.(small size) 193 Sgm: N 1 tenuity tenuity Sgm: N 1 paucity paucity Sgm: N 1 fewness f …

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  • 73feebly — adv. weakly, faintly; without strength or intensity, faintly; in a frail manner …

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  • 74glimmering — n. sparkle; flicker; faint light; gleam adj. sparkling; flickering; shining faintly glim·mer || glɪmÉ™(r) n. sparkle; flicker; faint light; gleam v. sparkle; flicker, blink; shine faintly …

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  • 75glimmer — glim•mer [[t]ˈglɪm ər[/t]] n. 1) a faint or unsteady light; gleam 2) a dim perception; faint glimpse or idea; inkling 3) to shine faintly or unsteadily; twinkle, shimmer, or flicker 4) to appear faintly or dimly • Etymology: 1300–50; ME glimeren… …

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  • 76glimmer — /ˈglɪmə / (say glimuh) verb (i) 1. to shine faintly or unsteadily; twinkle; flicker. 2. to appear faintly or dimly. –noun 3. a faint or unsteady light; gleam. 4. a faint appearance or indication: a glimmer of hope. {Middle English glemer(en)… …

  • 77gray poplar — noun large rapidly growing poplar with faintly lobed dentate leaves grey on the lower surface; native to Europe but introduced and naturalized elsewhere • Syn: ↑grey poplar, ↑Populus canescens • Hypernyms: ↑poplar, ↑poplar tree * * * noun : a… …

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  • 78musk mallow — noun 1. bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus • Syn: ↑abelmosk, ↑Abelmoschus moschatus, ↑Hibiscus moschatus • Hypernyms: ↑mallow • Member Holonyms: ↑Abelmoschus, ↑ …

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  • 79pale violet — noun leafy stemmed violet of eastern North America having large white or creamy flowers faintly marked with purple • Syn: ↑striped violet, ↑cream violet, ↑Viola striata • Hypernyms: ↑violet * * * noun : a leafy stemmed No. American violet ( …

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  • 80A labor of love — Love Love (l[u^]v), n. [OE. love, luve, AS. lufe, lufu; akin to E. lief, believe, L. lubet, libet, it pleases, Skr. lubh to be lustful. See {Lief}.] 1. A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; pre[… …

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