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  • 101ob|vo|lute — «OB vuh loot», adjective. 1. = overlapping. 2. (of two leaves in a bud) folded together so that one half of each is exterior and the other interior, as in the poppy. ╂[< Latin obvolūtus, past participle of obvolvere to wrap around < ob… …

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  • 102pol|lute — «puh LOOT», transitive verb, lut|ed, lut|ing. 1. to make physically impure, foul, or dirty; contaminate: »The water at the bathing beach was polluted by refuse from the factory. Nature, as well as man, pollutes the air in myriad ways (Scientific… …

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  • 103re|sa|lute — «REE suh LOOT», transitive verb, lut|ed, lut|ing. 1. to salute or greet anew. 2. to salute in return …

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  • 104rev|o|lute — «REHV uh loot», adjective. Botany. rolled or curled backward or downward, as the tips or margins of some leaves and fronds. ╂[< Latin revolūtus, past participle of revolvere; see etym. under revolve (Cf. ↑revolve)] …

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  • 105sa|lute — «suh LOOT», verb, lut|ed, lut|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to honor in a formal manner as by raising the hand to the head, by firing guns, or by dipping flags: »We salute the flag every day at school. The soldier saluted the officer. SYNONYM(S): welcome,… …

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  • 106un|dis|so|lute — «uhn DIHS uh loot», adjective. not dissolute; not indulging in evil or foolish pleasures …

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  • 107vo|lute — «vuh LOOT», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a spiral or twisted thing or form. 2. Architecture. a spiral or scroll like ornament, especially one of those on lonic, Corinthian, and Composite capitals. 3. Zoology. a) a turn or whorl of a spiral shell. b)… …

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  • 108Мастика (Lute) — (в стоматологии) тонкий слой цемента, вставляемый в небольшую полость между зубом и коронкой для его постоянного удержания на одном месте. Источник: Медицинский словарь …

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  • 109harp lute — noun see harp guitar …

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  • 110ab´so|lute´ness — …

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