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  • 61heat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. high temperature (see heat); passion, rage, vehemence; rut, mating period. See sex, excitement. Ant., cold. II Quality of warmth Nouns 1. heat, caloric; warmth, ardor, fervor, fervency; incalescence …

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  • 62hearth — [[t]hɑrθ[/t]] n. 1) bui the floor of a fireplace, usu. of stone, brick, etc., often extending into a room 2) mel a) the lower part of a blast furnace, cupola, etc., in which the molten metal collects and from which it is tapped out b) the part of …

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  • 63hearth — /haθ / (say hahth) noun 1. that part of the floor of a room on which the fire is made or above which is a stove, fireplace, furnace, etc. 2. the fireside; home. 3. Metallurgy a. the lower part of a blast furnace, cupola, etc., in which the molten …

  • 64cooking utensil — noun a kitchen utensil made of material that does not melt easily; used for cooking (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑cookware • Hypernyms: ↑kitchen utensil • Hyponyms: ↑baster, ↑chafing dish, ↑ …

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  • 65choffer — ˈchäfər noun ( s) Etymology: alteration of Middle English chaufour more at chafer Scotland : a portable heater or chafing dish …

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  • 66chaf|er — chaf|er1 «CHAY fuhr», noun. any of a group of beetles including the June bugs and scarabs, that usually feed on plants. ╂[Old English ceafor] chaf|er2 «CHAY fuhr», noun. Obsolete. 1. a small portable furnace. 2. a chafing dish. ╂[< French… …

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  • 67pudding — puddinglike, adj. /pood ing/, n. 1. a thick, soft dessert, typically containing flour or some other thickener, milk, eggs, a flavoring, and sweetener: tapioca pudding. 2. a similar dish unsweetened and served with or as a main dish: corn pudding …

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  • 68Roman military personal equipment — was produced in large numbers to established patterns and used in an established way. These standard patterns and uses were called the res militaris or disciplina . Its regular practice during the Roman Republic and Roman Empire led to military… …

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  • 69pudding — n. 1 a any of various sweet cooked dishes (plum pudding; rice pudding). b a savoury dish containing flour, suet, etc. (Yorkshire pudding; steak and kidney pudding). c the sweet course of a meal. d the intestines of a pig etc. stuffed with oatmeal …

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