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  • 101knock — I n. thumping noise 1) engine knock 2) a gentle; loud knock 3) a knock at, on (a knock at/on the door) blow (colloq.) 4) hard knocks (she has taken some hard knocks in her life) II v. 1) ( to rap ) to knock loudly 2) (colloq. ) (d; intr.) ( to… …

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  • 102door — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ open ▪ closed, shut ▪ locked, unlocked ▪ half open ▪ The door was half ope …

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  • 103door — n. 1) to hang a door 2) to close, shut; lock; open; slam; unlock a door 3) to break down, force a door 4) to knock on a door 5) the door is ajar; closed; locked; open; unlocked 6) a back; double; French (AE; BE has French window); front, main;… …

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  • 104Knock Knock (song) — Infobox Single Name = Knock Knock B side = Get It Off Artist = Monica from Album = After the Storm Format = Digital download, vinyl single, CD single, DVD single Released = September 2003 Recorded = Miami, Florida; 2003 Genre = R B, hip hop… …

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  • 105The Goon Show running jokes — This is a list of running jokes the 1950s British radio programme The Goon Show. Contents 1 Catch phrases 2 Regular plot devices 3 Very long jokes 4 Footnotes …

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  • 106knock knock — 1. noun knock knock joke 2. interjection a) A phrase used to introduce a knock knock joke Knock knock./Whos there?/Wendy./Wendy who?/Wendy you want to open the door? b) A phrase used in lieu of knocking ( …

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  • 107knock — [[t]nɒk[/t]] v. i. 1) to strike a sounding blow, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal 2) to strike in collision; bump: to knock into a table[/ex] 3) to make a pounding noise: The car s engine is knocking badly[/ex] 4)… …

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  • 108The Light of the World — For the film, see The Light of the World (film). For the oratorio, see The Light of the World (Sullivan). For the religious organisation see La Luz del Mundo. The Light of the World (1853–4) is an allegorical painting by William Holman Hunt… …

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  • 109Door breaching — Reproduction medieval battering ram at Château des Baux, France Door breaching is a process used by military, police, or emergency services to force open closed and/or locked doors. A wide range of methods are available, one or more of which may… …

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  • 110To knock about — Knock Knock (n[o^]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Knocked} (n[o^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Knocking}.] [OE. knoken, AS. cnocian, cnucian; prob. of imitative origin; cf. Sw. knacka. Cf. {Knack}.] 1. To drive or be driven against something; to strike against… …

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