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  • 61Down with It! — Studio album by Blue Mitchell Released 1965 Recorded July 14, 1965 …

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  • 62down-bow — n. (Music) a downward stroke from the heel to the tip of the bow, in bowing a stringed instrument. Contrasted with {up bow}, when the bow is moved in the opposite direction. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] …

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  • 63Down Under the Kilt — is a Highland Dance concert series created by Australia Highland Dancer Douglas McFarland,[1] an Australasian[2] Highland Dancing Champion from the Central Coast of New South Whales. First created in 2005, the concert series featured a number of… …

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  • 64Heel (professional wrestling) — In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character. [Foley, Mick. Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks (p.2)] In non wrestling jargon, heels are the bad guys in pro wrestling storylines. They are typically opposed by a babyface… …

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  • 65heel — [[t]hi͟ːl[/t]] heels, heeling, heeled 1) N COUNT Your heel is the back part of your foot, just below your ankle. 2) N COUNT The heel of a shoe is the raised part on the bottom at the back. He kicked it shut with the heel of his boot. ...the shoes …

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  • 66heel — {{11}}heel (n.1) back of the foot, O.E. hela, from P.Gmc. *hanhilon (Cf. O.N. hæll, O.Fris. hel, Du. hiel), from PIE *kenk heel, bend of the knee (Cf. O.E. hoh hock ). Meaning back of a shoe or boot is c.1400. Down at heels (1732) refers to heels …

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  • 67Heel spur — A bony spur projecting from the back or underside of the heel that often makes walking painful. Spurs at the back of the heel are associated with inflammation of the Achilles tendon (Achilles tendinitis) and cause tenderness and pain at the back… …

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  • 68heel — I [[t]hil[/t]] n. 1) anat. zool. the back part of the foot in humans, below and behind the ankle 2) zool. the corresponding part in other vertebrates 3) clo the part of a stocking, shoe, etc., covering the back part of the wearer s foot 4) clo a… …

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  • 69heel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. rear; tilt, cant; slang, cad, scoundrel, bounder (inf.), rat (sl.), louse (sl.), SOB (sl.). See obliquity, evildoer. v. i. turn around, pivot, swivel. v. t. follow, pursue, go after; slang, shadow,… …

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  • 70heel — n 1. foot, hoof, kicker, Latin, calx; heel bone, Anat. calcaneus, Anat. os calcis; (of some animals) hock, Anat. hallux, (of birds) spur. 2. lift, heelpiece, heeltap, spike, wedgie. 3. conclusion, tail end, fag end, rind, crust; remnant,… …

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