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  • 31flea — [[t]fli͟ː[/t]] fleas N COUNT A flea is a very small jumping insect that has no wings and feeds on the blood of humans or animals …

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  • 32flea — noun (C) 1 a very small insect without wings that jumps and bites animals and people to eat their blood 2 send sb off with a flea in their ear to talk angrily to someone, especially because they have done something you disapprove of …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 33flea — see big fleas have little fleas upon their backs to bite them, and little fleas have lesser fleas, and so ad infinitum if you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas nothing should be done in haste but gripping a flea …

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  • 34flea —    Used in British playgrounds as a generic nickname for a very small child. See also Tich. In Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew (4:iii), Petruchio calls a tailor ‘thou flea’, referring to his insignificance. He equates the word with ‘nit’,… …

    A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • 35Flea (musician) — Flea Flea performing with Red Hot Chili Peppers at Slane Castle on August 23, 2003. Background information Birth name Michael Peter Balzary …

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  • 36Flea Market Montgomery — is a 73,000 square foot, flea market in Montgomery, Alabama, which advertises itself as being just like a mini mall. [cite web |date=2006 11 30 |publisher=YouTube |url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=FJ3oHpup pk |title=Fleamarket Montgomery] The… …

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  • 37Flea-bite — n. 1. The bite of a flea, or the red spot caused by the bite. [1913 Webster] 2. A trifling wound or pain, like that of the bite of a flea. Harvey. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 38flea-bitten — flea bit ten, a. 1. Bitten by a flea; as, a flea bitten face. [1913 Webster] 2. White, flecked with minute dots of bay or sorrel; said of the color of a horse. [1913 Webster] 3. same as {creaky}, 1. [WordNet sense 1] Syn: creaky, decrepit, run… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 39Flea World — is a flea market located in Sanford, Florida. They are known as the world s largest flea market , having over 1000 booths, and restaurants in almost every booth. Flea World is open Friday Sunday from 9:00 A.M. until 6:00 P.M. References External… …

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  • 40flea circus — noun A show of performing fleas • • • Main Entry: ↑flea * * * ˈflea circus 7 [flea circus] noun an entertainment in which ↑fleas are said to be performing tricks …

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