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  • 31weight — noun 1 amount sth weighs ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, enormous, great, heavy, immense ▪ light ▪ extra ▪ …

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  • 32creep — creep1 [kri:p] v past tense and past participle crept [krept] [I always + adverb/preposition] [: Old English; Origin: creopan] 1.) to move in a quiet, careful way, especially to avoid attracting attention creep into/over/around etc ▪ Johann would …

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  • 33creak — creak1 [ krik ] verb intransitive 1. ) if something creaks, especially something wooden, it makes a high noise when it moves or when you put weight on it: The chair creaked as she sat down. 2. ) if a system, method, or organization creaks, it no… …

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  • 34door — [ dɔr ] noun count *** 1. ) a large flat object you open when you want to enter or leave a building, room, or vehicle: a little house with a red door The door creaked slowly open. There was a draft coming from under the door. open/close/shut the… …

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  • 35smurl haunting — (1986–1987)    Demonic activity in a private residence in West Pittston, Pennsylvania. The phenomena at the home of Jack and Janet Smurl at 328–330 Chase Street received wide attention in the media, primarily due to the investigations of ED AND… …

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  • 36creak — early 14c., utter a harsh cry, of imitative origin. Used of the sound made by a rusty gate hinge, etc., from 1580s. Related: Creaked; creaking. As a noun, from c.1600 …

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  • 37come on — 1) CONVENTION You say Come on to someone to encourage them to do something they do not much want to do. [SPOKEN] Come on Doreen, let s dance. 2) CONVENTION You say Come on to someone to encourage them to hurry up. [SPOKEN] 3) CONVENTION You say… …

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  • 38halt — [[t]hɔ͟ːlt[/t]] ♦♦♦ halts, halting, halted 1) V ERG When a person or a vehicle halts or when something halts them, they stop moving in the direction they were going and stand still. They halted at a short distance from the house... The engine… …

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  • 39shake — [[t]ʃe͟ɪk[/t]] ♦♦ shakes, shaking, shook, shaken (The form shook can be used as the past participle for meaning 2 of the phrasal verb shake up.) 1) VERB If you shake something, you hold it and move it quickly backwards and forwards or up and down …

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  • 40creak — 1 verb (I) if something such as a door, bed, stair etc creaks, it makes a long high noise when someone opens it, sits on it, walks on it etc: The window shutters creaked in the wind. 2 noun (C) the sound made by something when it creaks (+ of):… …

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