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  • 11reach — {{11}}reach (n.) 1520s, from REACH (Cf. reach) (v.); earliest use is of stretches of water. {{12}}reach (v.) O.E. ræcan to extend, hold forth, also to succeed in touching, from W.Gmc. *raikjan stretch out the hand (Cf. O.Fris. reka, M.Du. reiken) …

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  • 12reach — v. & n. v. 1 intr. & tr. (often foll. by out) stretch out; extend. 2 intr. stretch out a limb, the hand, etc.; make a reaching motion or effort. 3 intr. (often foll. by for) make a motion or effort to touch or get hold of, or to attain (reached… …

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  • 13reach — verb 1》 stretch out an arm in order to touch or grasp something.     ↘(reach something out) stretch out one s hand or arm.     ↘(reach something down) stretch upwards to pick something up and bring it to a lower level.     ↘hand (something) to.… …

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  • 14Down — /down/, n. 1. a county in SW Northern Ireland. 311,876; 952 sq. mi. (2466 sq. km). Co. seat: Downpatrick. 2. an administrative district in this county. 49,500; 253 sq. mi. (654 sq. km). * * * I District (pop., 1999 est.: 63,800), Northern Ireland …

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  • 15Reach — Reach, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reached} (r[=e]cht) ({Raught}, the old preterit, is obsolete); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reaching}.] [OE. rechen, AS. r[=ae]can, r[=ae]cean, to extend, stretch out; akin to D. reiken, G. reichen, and possibly to AS. r[=i]ce… …

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  • 16Down feather — The down of birds is a layer of fine feathers found under the tougher exterior feathers. Very young birds are clad only in down. Powder down is a specialized type of down found only in a few groups of birds. Down is a fine thermal insulator and… …

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  • 17Reach for the Sky (Ratt album) — Reach for the Sky Studio album by Ratt Released November 1, 1988 …

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  • 18Down (Blink-182 song) — Down Single by Blink 182 from the album Blink 182 Released …

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  • 19Down on Me (song) — Down on Me Single by Jeremih featuring 50 Cent from the album All About You Released Octob …

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  • 20Down with the King (song) — Down with the King Single by Run D.M.C. featuring Pete Rock CL Smooth from the album Down with the King …

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