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  • 121scrape — vb Scrape, scratch, grate, rasp, grind are comparable when they mean to apply friction to something by rubbing it with or against a thing that is harsh, rough, or sharp. Scrape usually implies the removal of something from a surface with an edged …

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  • 122write — W1S1 [raıt] v past tense wrote [rəut US rout] past participle written [ˈrıtn] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(book/article/poem etc)¦ 2¦(letter)¦ 3¦(form words)¦ 4¦(state something)¦ 5¦(music/song)¦ 6¦(computer program)¦ 7¦(a computer records something)¦ …

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  • 123Drawing — For other uses, see Drawing (disambiguation). Male nude by Annibale Carracci, 16th century Drawing is a form of visual art that makes use of any number of drawing instruments to mark a two dimensional medium. Common instruments include graphite… …

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  • 124Trace fossil — Chirotherium footprints in a Triassic sandstone …

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  • 125Sweepstakes — In the United States consumer sales promotions known as sweepstakes or simply sweeps (both single and plural) have become associated with marketing promotions targeted toward both generating enthusiasm and providing incentive reactions among… …

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  • 126Otitis externa — Classification and external resources A severe case of otitis externa. Note the narrowing of the external auditory channel and swelling of the auricle. ICD 10 H …

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  • 127boxing — boxing1 /bok sing/, n. 1. the material used to make boxes or casings. 2. a boxlike enclosure; casing. 3. an act or instance of putting into or furnishing with a box. [1510 20; BOX1 + ING1] boxing2 /bok sing/, n. the act, technique, or profession… …

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  • 128Mona Brand — (22 October 1915 – 1 August 2007) was a twentieth century Australian playwright, poet and freelance writer. She also wrote under the name Alexis Fox. In her own lifetime, she was more well known in Europe than in Australia, so much so that Brand… …

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