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  • 31cling — 01. The little boy was [clinging] to his mother as they walked into the kindergarten class. 02. The baby monkey [clung] to its mother s back as she climbed up into the tree. 03. A young man is [clinging] to life after being beaten up by a gang of …

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  • 32clingstone — adj. fruit whose pit clings to it (i.e. peach or plum) n. fruit whose pit clings to it (i.e. peach or plum) …

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  • 33clingstones — adj. fruit whose pit clings to it (i.e. peach or plum) n. fruit whose pit clings to it (i.e. peach or plum) …

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  • 34parasite — parasite, sycophant, favorite, toady, lickspittle, bootlicker, hanger on, leech, sponge, sponger all signify a person who is supported or sustained or seeks support or sustenance, usually physical but sometimes social or intellectual, from… …

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  • 35stick — 1 Stick, adhere, cohere, cling, cleave can mean to be or become closely, firmly, or indissolubly attached. Stick implies attachment by affixing; one thing or a person sticks to another, or things or persons stick together when they are literally… …

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  • 36cling */*/ — UK [klɪŋ] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms cling : present tense I/you/we/they cling he/she/it clings present participle clinging past tense clung UK [klʌŋ] / US past participle clung 1) a) to hold onto someone or something tightly with your… …

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  • 37cling´er — cling «klihng», verb, clung, cling|ing, noun, adjective. –v.i. 1. to stick or hold fast: »A vine clings to its support. Wet clothes cling to the body. SYNONYM(S): adhere. 2. to grasp; …

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  • 38Acmaea testudinalis — Limpet Lim pet (l[i^]m p[e^]t), n. [Prob. through French fr. L. lepas, adis, Gr. lepa s, a dos.] (Zo[ o]l.) 1. In a general sense, any hatshaped, or conical, gastropod shell. [1913 Webster] 2. Any one of many species of marine shellfish of the… …

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  • 39American ivy — Ivy I vy, n.; pl. {Ivies}. [AS. [=i]fig; akin to OHG. ebawi, ebah, G. epheu.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Hedera} ({Hedera helix}), common in Europe. Its leaves are evergreen, dark, smooth, shining, and mostly five pointed; the flowers yellowish …

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  • 40Ampelopsis tricuspidata — Ivy I vy, n.; pl. {Ivies}. [AS. [=i]fig; akin to OHG. ebawi, ebah, G. epheu.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Hedera} ({Hedera helix}), common in Europe. Its leaves are evergreen, dark, smooth, shining, and mostly five pointed; the flowers yellowish …

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