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  • 81Head-on engagement — A Head on engagement is one where a surface to air missile system or jet aircraft engages another aircraft while the target aircraft is flying towards the attacker. This makes engagement with infra red homing missiles more difficult because the… …

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  • 82One-pocket — The two lower corner pockets, one for each player throughout an entire game. One pocket (sometimes spelled one pocket, 1 pocket, etc.) is a two player (or team) pool (pocket billiards) game. The object of the game is to score points by …

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  • 83head start — an advantage given or acquired in any competition, endeavor, etc., as allowing one or more competitors in a race to start before the others. Also, headstart. [1885 90] * * * …

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  • 84By the head — By By (b[imac]), prep. [OE. bi, AS. b[=i], big, near to, by, of, from, after, according to; akin to OS. & OFries. bi, be, D. bij, OHG. b[=i], G. bei, Goth. bi, and perh. Gr. amfi . E. prefix be is orig. the same word. [root]203. See pref. {Be }.] …

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  • 85Over head and ears — Over O ver ([=o] v[ e]r), prep. [AS. ofer; akin to D. over, G. [ u]ber, OHG. ubir, ubar, Dan. over, Sw. [ o]fver, Icel. yfir, Goth. ufar, L. super, Gr. ype r, Skr. upari. [root]199. Cf. {Above}, {Eaves}, {Hyper }, {Orlop}, {Super }, {Sovereign},… …

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  • 86Out of one's time — Out Out (out), adv. [OE. out, ut, oute, ute, AS. [=u]t, and [=u]te, [=u]tan, fr. [=u]t; akin to D. uit, OS. [=u]t, G. aus, OHG. [=u]z, Icel. [=u]t, Sw. ut, Dan. ud, Goth. ut, Skr. ud. [root]198. Cf. {About}, {But}, prep., {Carouse}, {Utter}, a.]… …

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  • 87By one's self — By By (b[imac]), prep. [OE. bi, AS. b[=i], big, near to, by, of, from, after, according to; akin to OS. & OFries. bi, be, D. bij, OHG. b[=i], G. bei, Goth. bi, and perh. Gr. amfi . E. prefix be is orig. the same word. [root]203. See pref. {Be }.] …

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  • 88The Pizza Head Show — was the name of an animated show used in Pizza Hut commercials from 1994 to 1997 to advertise their promotions and new kinds of pizza. The commercials starred a piece of pizza named Pizza Head, who had a face made out of different toppings and… …

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  • 89Number One (Babylon 5) — Number One/Theresa Holloran Babylon 5 character Tessa Holloran, aka Number One First appearance Racing Mars …

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  • 90To lose one's self — Lose Lose (l[=oo]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lost} (l[o^]st; 115) p. pr. & vb. n. {Losing} (l[=oo]z [i^]ng).] [OE. losien to loose, be lost, lose, AS. losian to become loose; akin to OE. leosen to lose, p. p. loren, lorn, AS. le[ o]san, p. p. loren… …

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