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  • 31pressed — UK [prest] / US adjective in a difficult situation because you do not have enough time, money, or other things that you need She said she could teach the French class if we were really pressed. There is no possibility of salary increases,… …

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  • 32pressed — прижал; прижатый pressed down прижал; прижатый to be pressed up быть прижатым друг к другу …

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  • 33Pressed glass — Glass Glass (gl[.a]s), n. [OE. glas, gles, AS. gl[ae]s; akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw. glas, Icel. glas, gler, Dan. glar; cf. AS. gl[ae]r amber, L. glaesum. Cf. {Glare}, n., {Glaze}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. A hard, brittle, translucent, and… …

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  • 34pressed caviar — originally the only way to preserve caviar, this type is now made from sevruga or oscietre eggs that have been damaged in processing, or from immature or overripe eggs. It has a very salty, fishy taste and 6 kg of eggs make 1 kg of pressed caviar …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 35pressed fish — whole salted fish packed in barrels and pressed to about one third their original bulk …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 36pressed duck — a cooked duck sprinkled with red wine and then pressed in a device (duck press) so that the juices can be collected and served as a sauce over the breast meat and legs. * * * …

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  • 37pressed for time — adjective in a hurry, without spare time. So as neither of them were particularly pressed for time, as it happened, and the temperature refreshing since it cleared up after the recent visitation of Jupiter Pluvius, they dandered along past by… …

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  • 38pressed — 1. verb contraction of impressed 2. adjective Under strain or deprivation. The staff was even more pressed for useful intelligence about the enemys intentions than it was about the enemys capabilities …

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  • 39pressed — adj. Pressed is used with these nouns: ↑flower …

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  • 40pressed adj, be - for time — Dry cleaners are often pressed for time …

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