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  • 61cloud — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 mass of very small drops of water in the sky ADJECTIVE ▪ dense, heavy, thick ▪ light ▪ fluffy, puffy (esp. AmE), wispy (esp …

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  • 62house — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 building that is made for one family to live in ADJECTIVE ▪ beautiful, comfortable, elegant, fancy (esp. AmE), fine, grand, handsome, lovely, luxurious …

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  • 63peak — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 mountain top ADJECTIVE ▪ high, lofty, towering ▪ craggy, jagged, rocky, sharp ▪ snow capped …

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  • 64pick — I. /pɪk / (say pik) verb (t) 1. to choose or select carefully. 2. to choose (one s way or steps), as over rough ground or through a crowd. 3. to seek and find occasion for: to pick a quarrel. 4. to seek or find (flaws) in a spirit of fault… …

  • 65lay — lay1 /lay/, v., laid, laying, n. v.t. 1. to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk. 2. to knock or beat down, as from an erect position; strike or throw to the ground: One punch laid him low.… …

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  • 66impend — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. threaten, hang over. See approach, threat, destiny. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. be imminent, loom, menace, hover; see approach 3 , threaten 2 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To be imminent: brew,… …

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  • 67hist- — combining form or histo Etymology: French, from Greek histos mast, beam of a loom, loom, web, from histanai to cause to stand more at stand : tissue histamine …

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  • 68beam — I. noun Etymology: Middle English beem, from Old English bēam tree, beam; akin to Old High German boum tree Date: before 12th century 1. a. a long piece of heavy often squared timber suitable for use in construction b. a wood or metal cylinder in …

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  • 69brood — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English brōd; akin to Middle High German bruot brood and perhaps to Old English beorma yeast more at barm Date: before 12th century 1. the young of an animal or a family of young; especially the young… …

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  • 70bulk — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, heap, bulk, from Old Norse bulki cargo Date: 15th century 1. a. spatial dimension ; magnitude b. material that forms a mass in the intestine; especially fiber 1d 2. a. body …

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