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  • 61short — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. brief, concise, curt; deficient, failing; compact, stubby. See insufficiency, shortness, littleness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Not long in space] Syn. low, skimpy, slight, not tall, not long,… …

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  • 62squat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. dumpy, stocky, pudgy. See shortness, lowness. Ant., tall, lanky. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. stocky, broad, heavy, thickset, stubby; see also fat 1 , short 1 . v. Syn. stoop, hunch, cower; see bow 1 …

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  • 63stocky — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. thickset, sturdy, chunky, squat. See shortness. Ant., lanky. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. thickset, short, heavy, stout, sturdy, *built like a fireplug, stubby, pudgy, squat, husky. ANT.: skinny …

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  • 64stubby — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. thickset; bristly. See shortness, roughness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. chubby, stout, stocky; see fat 1 , short 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. short, thickset, stocky, squat, pudgy, *built… …

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  • 65hydrant — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. fire hydrant, water plug, fireplug, outdoor faucet, spigot, tap, water outlet, stop valve, discharge pipe, cock; see also faucet …

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  • 66fire hydrant — noun (C) a water pipe in a street used to get water for stopping fires burning; fireplug AmE …

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  • 67plug — [[t]plʌg[/t]] n. v. plugged, plug•ging 1) a piece of wood or other material used to stop up a hole or aperture 2) cvb a core or interior segment taken from a larger matrix 3) elm an attachment at the end of an electrical cord that allows its… …

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  • 68гидрант — — [А.С.Гольдберг. Англо русский энергетический словарь. 2006 г.] Тематики энергетика в целом EN fireplughydrant …

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  • 69fire hydrant — ☆ fire hydrant n. FIREPLUG …

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  • 70hydrant — ☆ hydrant [hī′drənt ] n. [< Gr hydōr, WATER] 1. a large discharge pipe with a valve for drawing water from a water main; fireplug 2. Dial. a faucet …

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