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  • 81whirry — /hwerr ee, werr ee/, v., whirried, whirrying. Scot. v.i. 1. to hurry; go rapidly. v.t. 2. to carry (something) or drive (cattle) swiftly. [1575 85; perh. b. WHIR and HURRY] * * * …

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  • 82easement — ease·ment / ēz mənt/ n [Anglo French esement, literally, benefit, convenience, from Old French aisement, from aisier to ease, assist]: an interest in land owned by another that entitles its holder to a specific limited use or enjoyment (as the… …

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  • 83Mollie, Indiana — Mollie   Extinct village   Location of Mollie …

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  • 84West Region (Cameroon) — Coordinates: 5°30′N 10°30′E / 5.5°N 10.5°E / 5.5; 10.5 …

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  • 85amenable — (adj.) 1590s, liable, from Anglo Fr. amenable, M.Fr. amener answerable (to the law), from à to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + mener to lead, from L. minare to drive (cattle) with shouts, variant of minari threaten (see MENACE …

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  • 86punch — {{11}}punch (n.1) pointed tool, mid 15c., short for puncheon (mid 14c.), from O.Fr. ponchon pointed tool, piercing weapon, from V.L. *punctionem (nom. punctio) pointed tool, from L. punctus, pp. of pungere to prick (see PUNGENT (Cf. pungent)).… …

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  • 87tail — {{11}}tail (n.1) hindmost part of an animal, O.E. tægl, tægel, from P.Gmc. *tagla (Cf. O.H.G. zagal, Ger. Zagel tail, dialectal Ger. Zagel penis, O.N. tagl horse s tail ), from PIE *doklos, from root *dek something lon …

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  • 88haze — haze1 noun 1》 a slight obscuration of the lower atmosphere, typically caused by fine suspended particles. 2》 a state of obscurity or confusion: through an alcoholic haze. verb obscure with a haze. Origin C18: prob. a back form. from hazy. haze2… …

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  • 89punch — punch1 verb 1》 strike with the fist. 2》 press (a button or key on a machine).     ↘(punch in or out) N. Amer. (of an employee) clock in (or out). 3》 N. Amer. drive (cattle) by prodding them with a stick. noun 1》 a blow with the fist. 2》 informal… …

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  • 90act — I [[t]ækt[/t]] n. 1) anything done, being done, or to be done; deed: an act of mercy[/ex] 2) the process of doing: caught in the act[/ex] 3) gov a formal decision, law, or the like, by a legislature, ruler, court, or other authority; decree or… …

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