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1the — [thə; ] before vowels [thē, thi] adj., definite article [ME, indeclinable article < OE se (nom. masc. article) with th < other case & gender forms ( thone, thæs, thære, thæm, thy): for IE base see THAT; the meaning is controlled by the… …
2The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle — Studio album by Bruce Springsteen Released September 11, 1973 Record …
3heat — I n. warmth 1) to generate, produce; radiate heat 2) to alleviate the heat 3) blistering, extreme, great, intense, oppressive, scorching, stifling, sweltering, unbearable heat 4) dry; penetrating; radiant; red; white heat 5) animal; body heat 6)… …
4heat — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 being hot/level of temperature ADJECTIVE ▪ burning, fierce (esp. BrE), great, intense, searing, terrible, tremendous ▪ The soil is baked dry by the fierce …
5heat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. high temperature (see heat); passion, rage, vehemence; rut, mating period. See sex, excitement. Ant., cold. II Quality of warmth Nouns 1. heat, caloric; warmth, ardor, fervor, fervency; incalescence …
6The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge — Infobox Book | name = The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge author = Vernor Vinge country = United States of America genre = Science fiction publisher = Tor Books release date = 17 November 2001 media type = Print (Hardback) pages = 464 (Hardback …
7Oppressive — Op*press ive, a. [Cf. F. oppressif.] 1. Unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh; as, oppressive taxes; oppressive exactions of service; an oppressive game law. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. Using oppression; tyrannical; as,… …
8Toll the Hounds — infobox Book | name = Toll the Hounds title orig = translator = author = Steven Erikson cover artist = country = United Kingdom United States language = English series = Malazan Book of the Fallen genre = Fantasy, Novel publisher = Bantam (UK… …
9oppressive — [[t]əpre̱sɪv[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe a society, its laws, or customs as oppressive, you think they treat people cruelly and unfairly. The new laws will be just as oppressive as those they replace. ...refugees from the oppressive regime …
102006 North American heat wave — The 2006 North American heat wave spread throughout most of the United States and Canada beginning on July 15, 2006, killing at least 225 people. That day the temperature reached 117 °F (47 °C) in Pierre, South Dakota, with many places in South… …
