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  • 81low — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ all time, new, record ▪ The pound has hit a new low against the dollar. VERB + LOW ▪ fall to, hit …

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  • 82sound — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I adj. whole, undamaged; healthy, robust; logical, true, valid, reliable, honorable, trust worthy; solvent; strong, firm; thorough; unbroken. See perfection, health, stability.Ant., unsound, unhealthy,… …

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  • 83grumble — [[t]grʌ̱mb(ə)l[/t]] grumbles, grumbling, grumbled 1) VERB If someone grumbles, they complain about something in a bad tempered way. [V about/at n] I shouldn t grumble about Mum she s lovely really... [V that] Taft grumbled that the law so favored …

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  • 84whine — [[t](h)wa͟ɪn[/t]] whines, whining, whined 1) VERB If something or someone whines, they make a long, high pitched noise, especially one which sounds sad or unpleasant. He could hear her dog barking and whining in the background... The engines… …

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  • 85whine — noun & verb 1) a whine from the kennel she heard an animal whine Syn: whimper, cry, mewl, howl, yowl 2) the motor s whine the motor whined Syn …

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  • 86groan — /groʊn / (say grohn) noun 1. a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief. 2. a deep murmur uttered in derision, disapproval, etc. 3. a deep grating or creaking noise, as of wood, etc. –verb (i) 4. to utter a deep inarticulate sound expressive… …

  • 87munge — I. ˈmu̇nzh, ˈmənzh verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: perhaps alteration (influenced by munch) (I) of obsolete mange to eat, from Middle English mangen, from Middle French mangier more at mange dialect Britain …

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  • 88hon´er — hone1 «hohn», noun, verb, honed, hon|ing. –n. a fine grained whetstone on which to give a fine finish to the edge of cutting tools, especially razors. –v.t. to sharpen on a hone: »Figurative. We regret the delays, but it gives a chance to hone… …

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  • 89Words with the same pronunciation — There are many words in English that are pronounced the same but spelled differently. The following pairs of words are explained at separate entries in this book because they are often confused: bass base, bear bare, born borne, break brake,… …

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  • 90words with the same pronunciation — There are many words in English that are pronounced the same but spelled differently. The following pairs of words are explained at separate entries in this book because they are often confused: bass base, bear bare, born borne, break brake,… …

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