heat wave

  • 101Night of the Big Heat — is a science fiction novel written in 1959 by John Lymington. It tells the story of an unnamed British island that is experiencing a bizarre and stifling heatwave. Plot summary The main characters are a former novelist named Richard Callum and… …

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  • 102Teenage Catgirls in Heat — Infobox Film name = Teenage Catgirls in Heat caption = DVD cover for Teenage Catgirls in Heat director = Scott Perry producer = Scott Perry Grace Smith writer = Scott Perry Grace Smith starring = Dave Cox Esmeralda Huffhines Gary Graves Helen… …

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  • 103Combined Heat and Power Association — Abbreviation CHPA Formation 1967 Legal status Non profit company Purpose/focus Cogeneration in the United Kingdom Location …

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  • 104wa|ter-wave — water wave, 1. a wave set into wet hair with combs and dried with heat. 2. a wave of water. wa|ter wave «WT uhr WAYV, WOT », transitive verb, waved, wav|ing. to arrange (hair) in a water wave …

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  • 105Radio wave pest control — The Concept of radio wave (RW) or radio frequency (RF) in the use of controlling the behavior of living organisms have been speculated on for years. Only recently, studies have shown promise in using this technology in commercial… …

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  • 106Pulse wave — Pulse Pulse, n. [OE. pous, OF. pous, F. pouls, fr. L. pulsus (sc. venarum), the beating of the pulse, the pulse, from pellere, pulsum, to beat, strike; cf. Gr. ? to swing, shake, ? to shake. Cf. {Appeal}, {Compel}, {Impel}, {Push}.] 1. (Physiol.) …

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  • 107shock wave — n 1.) [U and C] a very strong wave of air pressure or heat from an explosion, ↑earthquake etc ▪ The shock wave from the blast blew out 22 windows in the courthouse. 2.) shock waves strong feelings of shock that people feel when something bad… …

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  • 108water-wave — /ˈwɔtə weɪv/ (say wawtuh wayv) noun 1. a wave on the surface of a body of water. 2. a wave set into lotioned hair with combs and then allowed to dry by the application of heat from a drier. –verb (t) (water waved, water waving) 3. to set (hair)… …

  • 109permanent wave — noun a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals • Syn: ↑permanent, ↑perm • Derivationally related forms: ↑perm (for: ↑perm), ↑permanent (for: ↑ …

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  • 110mi|cro|wave — «MY kroh WAYV», noun, verb, waved, wav|ing. –n. 1. a high frequency electromagnetic wave, usually having a wave length from one millimeter to thirty centimeters. 2. = microwave oven. (Cf. ↑microwave oven) –v.t. to bake, cook, or heat in a… …

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