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11shoulder — [[t]ʃo͟ʊldə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ shoulders, shouldering, shouldered 1) N COUNT: oft poss N Your shoulders are between your neck and the tops of your arms. She led him to an armchair, with her arm round his shoulder... He glanced over his shoulder and saw… …
12vouchsafe — [[t]va͟ʊtʃse͟ɪf[/t]] vouchsafes, vouchsafing, vouchsafed VERB If you are vouchsafed something or it is vouchsafed to you, you are given or granted it. [FORMAL] [be V ed n] As we approached the summit we were vouchsafed a rare vision... [V n n]… …
13grit — 1. noun 1) the grit from the paths Syn: sand, dust, dirt; gravel, pebbles, stones 2) just the grit we re looking for in a candidate Syn: courage, bravery, pluck, mettle, backbone …
14grit — [[t]grɪ̱t[/t]] grits, gritting, gritted 1) N UNCOUNT Grit is very small pieces of stone. It is often put on roads in winter to make them less slippery. He felt tiny bits of grit and sand peppering his knees. 2) N UNCOUNT If someone has grit, they …
15tooth — noun 1 individual tooth ADJECTIVE ▪ broken, chipped, missing ▪ bad, decayed, rotten ▪ loose ▪ …
16Timeline of the 2008 South Ossetia war — The 2008 South Ossetia war started on August 7, 2008 and involves Georgia, Russian Federation, South Ossetia and Abkhazia.Military conflict TimelineThe tensions have been escalating through the year of 2008, but the countdown to the open… …
17ungritted — adjective Not gritted. I seethed through gritted teeth at the daily noon meetings in Nashs office, and when they came ungritted, Nash fanned the flames …
18grit — I UK [ɡrɪt] / US noun [uncountable] 1) very small pieces of stone or sand 2) informal determination to succeed, even in very difficult situations II UK [ɡrɪt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms grit : present tense I/you/we/they grit he/she/it… …
19mutter — verb ADVERB ▪ gruffly, harshly, hoarsely ▪ through clenched teeth, through gritted teeth ▪ ‘I don t need a drink,’ she muttered through clenched teeth. ▪ alo …
20grit — gritless, adj. gritter, n. /grit/, n., v., gritted, gritting. n. 1. abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc. 2. firmness of character; indomitable spirit; pluck: She has a… …
