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21eroticize — erot·i·cize or Brit erot·i·cise .sīz vt, cized or Brit cised; ciz·ing or Brit cis·ing to make erotic erot·i·ci·za·tion or Brit erot·i·ci·sa·tion i .rät ə sə zā shən n * * * erot·i·cize (ə rotґĭ sĭz) erotize …
22incised — adj of a cut or wound made with or as if with a sharp knife or scalpel: clean and well defined * * * in·cised (in sīzdґ) [L. incisus] cut; made by cutting …
23plasticize — plas·ti·cize or Brit plas·ti·cise plas tə .sīz vt, cized or Brit cised; ciz·ing or Brit cis·ing 1) to make plastic 2) to treat with a plastic plas·ti·ci·za·tion or Brit plas·ti·ci·sa·tion .plas tə sə zā shən n …
24uncircumcised — un·cir·cum·cised .ən sər kəm .sīzd, ən . adj not circumcised …
25aardvark — n 1. British hard work, onerous tasks. A probably ephemeral pun heard among university students since the late 1980s. They re giving us too much bloody aard vark, that s the problem. (Recorded, undergraduate, London Uni versity, 1988) 2. American …
26the big house — n American a prison, especially a federal prison. This underworld euphemism was publi cised by its use as the title of an Oscar winning film of 1930 starring Wallace Beery …
27toot sweet — adv immediately. The phrase is an angli cised version of the French tout de suite ( straightaway ), used jocularly, typi cally by students …
28circumcise — cir•cum•cise [[t]ˈsɜr kəmˌsaɪz[/t]] v. t. cised, cis•ing 1) srg to remove the prepuce of (a male), esp. as a religious rite 2) srg to remove the clitoris, prepuce, or labia of (a female) • Etymology: 1200–50; ME < L circumcīsus, ptp. of… …
29exercise — ex•er•cise [[t]ˈɛk sərˌsaɪz[/t]] n. v. cised, cis•ing 1) bodily or mental exertion, esp. for the sake of training or improvement 2) something done or performed as a means of practice or training 3) a putting into action, use, or effect: the… …
30exorcise — ex•or•cise or ex•or•cize [[t]ˈɛk sɔrˌsaɪz, sər [/t]] v. t. cised, cis•ing or cized, ciz•ing 1) to seek to expel (an evil spirit) by religious or solemn ceremonies 2) to free of evil spirits or malignant influences • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME <… …
