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121Grenade (fruit) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Grenade. Grenade ouverte, exposant les arilles rouge vif …
122Amputation — Removal of part or all of a body part enclosed by skin. For example, removal of part of a finger or an entire finger would be termed an amputation. Removal of an appendix, on the other hand, would not be termed amputation. A person who has… …
123crop — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. craw, gorge; whip; harvest, yield, fruit, product. See effect, punishment, agriculture. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. harvest, yield, produce, product, growth, annual production, reaping, agricultural… …
124shear — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. clip, scissor; cut, lop, snip, trim, prune; shave, mow, fleece; despoil, strip, denude, rob of. See divestment, sharpness, shortness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. sever, cleave, shave; see cut 1 . III… …
125top — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. crown, head; acme, summit, pinnacle; pick, elite; lid, cover. v. crown, cap; prune, excel, dominate. See superiority, height. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Highest] Syn. topmost, uppermost, highest, on… …
126am´pu|ta´tor — am|pu|tate «AM pyuh tayt», transitive verb, tat|ed, tat|ing. 1. to cut off (all or a portion of a leg, arm, hand, or other part that grows out), usually by surgery: »The doctor amputated the wounded soldier s leg. 2. Figurative. to cut …
127am|pu|tate — «AM pyuh tayt», transitive verb, tat|ed, tat|ing. 1. to cut off (all or a portion of a leg, arm, hand, or other part that grows out), usually by surgery: »The doctor amputated the wounded soldier s leg. 2. Figurative. to cut …
128Gormenghast series — The Gormenghast series is a series of books written by Mervyn Peake centered around Castle Gormenghast and the character Titus Groan.Works in the seriesThe cycle consists of three novels, Titus Groan (1946), Gormenghast (1950) and Titus Alone… …
