bundle of sticks

  • 81tight — tight1 [ taıt ] adjective ** ▸ 1 close against body ▸ 2 hold/grip: firm & strong ▸ 3 stretched straight/flat ▸ 4 controlled carefully ▸ 5 only just enough ▸ 6 about competition ▸ 7 angle: very small ▸ 8 bend: curved a lot ▸ 9 feeling squeezed ▸… …

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  • 82ensconce — 1580s, to cover with a fort, from EN (Cf. en ) (1) make, put in + sconce small fortification, shelter, perhaps via French, probably from Du. schans earthwork (Cf. M.H.G. schanze bundle of sticks ), of uncertain origin. Related: Ensconced …

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  • 83faggot — fag·got || fægÉ™t n. homosexual man (derogatory Slang); bunch, pile, package; bundle of sticks v. tie in a bunch …

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  • 84faggots — fag·got || fægÉ™t n. homosexual man (derogatory Slang); bunch, pile, package; bundle of sticks v. tie in a bunch …

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  • 85faggotted — fag·got || fægÉ™t n. homosexual man (derogatory Slang); bunch, pile, package; bundle of sticks v. tie in a bunch …

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  • 86faggotting — fag·got || fægÉ™t n. homosexual man (derogatory Slang); bunch, pile, package; bundle of sticks v. tie in a bunch …

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  • 87fagot — fag·ot || fægÉ™t n. (Slang) homosexual (derogatory); bunch, pile, package; bundle of sticks …

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  • 88fagots — fag·ot || fægÉ™t n. (Slang) homosexual (derogatory); bunch, pile, package; bundle of sticks …

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  • 89fascine — n. (Fort.) Bundle of sticks or twigs …

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  • 90tight — I UK [taɪt] / US adjective Word forms tight : adjective tight comparative tighter superlative tightest ** 1) a) clothes that are tight are close against your body when you wear them a tight skirt/dress b) used about clothes that are uncomfortable …

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