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  • 111visual signal — noun a signal that involves visual communication • Hypernyms: ↑signal, ↑signaling, ↑sign • Hyponyms: ↑watch fire, ↑light, ↑red light, ↑warning light, ↑ …

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  • 112blaze-up — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: from blaze up, v. : flare up …

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  • 113blizzard head — noun : a woman television performer having hair so blond as to require special lighting to prevent a flare or halo from appearing …

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  • 114coach horn — noun : a long straight tapering copper horn with slight flare compare post horn …

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  • 115drift plug — noun Etymology: drift (I) + plug : a hardwood plug that is conical or has rounded ends to be driven into or through a lead pipe to flare it or to straighten a buckle …

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  • 116fan vault — noun : a vault produced by fan vaulting * * * a vault composed of a number of concave conoidal surfaces, usually four, springing from the corners of the vaulting compartment and touching or intersecting at the top, often decorated with ribs. See… …

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  • 117otter board — noun : one of the two large boards or metal plates that keep the net of an otter trawl spread and that are attached to each side of the mouth of the net and are caused to flare apart by pressure of the water …

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  • 118zirconium hydride — noun : a gray to black brittle powder ZrH2 used as a getter in vacuum tubes, as a bonding agent for abrasives and ceramics, in powder metallurgy, and in delay fuse mixtures in flare shells …

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  • 119Stars and planetary systems in fiction — The planetary systems of stars other than the Sun and the Solar System are a staple element in much science fiction. Contents 1 Overview 1.1 The brightest stars …

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  • 120flame — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. blaze, fire; excitement, passion, zeal; slang, sweetheart. See heat, love. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Fire] Syn. blaze, flare, spark, flash, glare, glow, gleam, flicker; see also fire 1 . 2. Sweetheart]… …

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