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  • 21Bush, Vannevar — born March 11, 1890, Everett, Mass., U.S. died June 28, 1974, Belmont, Mass. U.S. electrical engineer and administrator. He taught principally at MIT (1919–38, 1955–71). In the late 1920s and 30s, Bush and his students built several electronic… …

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  • 22fire — fire1 W1S1 [faıə US faır] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(flames that destroy things)¦ 2¦(flames for heating/cooking etc)¦ 3¦(heating equipment)¦ 4¦(shooting)¦ 5¦(be attacked)¦ 6¦(emotion)¦ 7 fire in your belly 8¦(sick/injured)¦ 9 light a fire under somebody …

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  • 23fire prevention and control —       the prevention, detection, and extinguishment of fires, including such secondary activities as research into the causes of fire, education of the public about fire hazards, and the maintenance and improvement of fire fighting equipment.… …

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  • 24fire — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 destructive flames ADJECTIVE ▪ big, huge ▪ fierce, raging ▪ serious ▪ catastrophic, devasta …

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  • 25Fire worship — Worship or deification of fire (also pyrodulia, pyrolatry or pyrolatria) is known from various religions. Fire has been an important part of human culture since the Lower Paleolithic. The earliest known traces of controlled fire were found at… …

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  • 26Bush (groupe) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Bush. Bush Pays d’origine   …

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  • 27bush — noun 1 plant ADJECTIVE ▪ rose, thorn, etc. ▪ prickly, scrubby, thorny … OF BUSHES ▪ clump …

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  • 28fire — /ˈfaɪə / (say fuyuh) noun 1. the active principle of burning or combustion, manifested by the evolution of light and heat. 2. a burning mass of material, as on a hearth or in a furnace. 3. the destructive burning of a building, town, forest,… …

  • 29fire — Incense [[➝ incense]] was burnt in the Temple, and animal sacrifices were roasted with fire. But fire is also a symbol in both OT and NT for an aspect under which God is made known a ‘consuming fire’ (Heb. 12:29). It is associated with God s… …

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  • 30bush regeneration — /bʊʃ rədʒɛnəˈreɪʃən/ (say boosh ruhjenuh rayshuhn) noun the regeneration of areas of bush in which the native flora has been supplanted by exotic species, or destroyed, either by encouraging the bush to regenerate itself (see Bradley method) or… …