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  • 21lap — 1 noun 1 LEGS (C) the upper part of your legs when you are sitting down: Come and sit on my lap, Ginny. 2 RACE (C) one journey around or along a running track, race course etc: Hill finished a lap ahead of his team mate. | do/run/swim a lap: Come …

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  • 22The Dunciad — Alexander Pope The Dunciad /ˈd …

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  • 23lap — 1. n. 1 a the front of the body from the waist to the knees of a sitting person (sat on her lap; caught it in his lap). b the clothing, esp. a skirt, covering the lap. c the front of a skirt held up to catch or contain something. 2 a hollow among …

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  • 24lap — I. /læp / (say lap) noun 1. the part of the clothing that lies on the front portion of the body from the waist to the knees when one sits. 2. this portion of the body, especially as the place in or on which something is held or a child is nursed …

  • 25lap — lap1 noun 1》 the flat area between the waist and knees of a seated person. 2》 archaic a hanging flap on a garment or a saddle. Phrases fall (or drop) into someone s lap be acquired by or happen to someone without any effort. in someone s lap as… …

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  • 26lap of the gods — noun beyond human control or responsibility there is nothing more I can do; it s in the lap of the gods now • Hypernyms: ↑lap …

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  • 27The Essential Alan Parsons Project — Infobox Album Name = The Essential Alan Parsons Project Type = compilation Artist = The Alan Parsons Project Released =February 6, 2007 Recorded = Genre = Progressive rock Length = Label = Producer = Reviews = Last album = This album = Next album …

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  • 28lap — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. fold, wrap; lick; overlap; ripple. See superiority, covering, drinking, touch. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The body from the waist to the knees when sitting] Syn. knees, legs, thighs, front, seat. 2. [The… …

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  • 29lap of the gods —    If something is in the lap of the gods, it is beyond our control and fate will decide the outcome.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …

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  • 30Lap of the gods —   If something is in the lap of the gods, it is beyond our control and fate will decide the outcome …

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