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  • 41coalesce — [ˌkəʊə lɛs] verb come or bring together to form one mass or whole: the puddles had coalesced into shallow streams. Derivatives coalescence noun coalescent adjective Origin C16: from L. coalescere, from co + alescere grow up …

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  • 42coalesce — verb the puddles had coalesced into shallow streams Syn: merge, unite, join together, combine, fuse, mingle, blend; amalgamate, consolidate, integrate, homogenize, converge …

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  • 43hog molly — noun widely distributed in warm clear shallow streams • Syn: ↑hog sucker, ↑Hypentelium nigricans • Hypernyms: ↑sucker * * * ˌmälē noun 1. or …

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  • 44Hypentelium nigricans — noun widely distributed in warm clear shallow streams • Syn: ↑hog sucker, ↑hog molly • Hypernyms: ↑sucker …

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  • 45Rukwa, Lake — Shallow lake, southwestern Tanzania, eastern Africa. It covers an area of about 1,000 sq mi (2,600 sq km) and lies midway between Lake Tanganyika and Lake Malawi at an elevation of about 2,600 ft (800 m). It has no outlet, and at times it is… …

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  • 46Earth Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Geology and Geochemistry       The theme of the 33rd International Geological Congress, which was held in Norway in August 2008, was “Earth System Science: Foundation for Sustainable Development.” It was attended by nearly… …

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  • 47river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… …

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  • 48Kobuk River — The Kobuk River is approximately convert|280|mi|km|0|lk=on long, located in the Arctic region of northwestern Alaska in the United States. [USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO… …

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  • 49lake — lake1 /layk/, n. 1. a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land. 2. any similar body or pool of other liquid, as oil. 3. (go) jump in the lake, (used as an exclamation of dismissal or impatience.) [bef. 1000; ME lak(e) …

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  • 50Lake — /layk/, n. Simon, 1866 1945, U.S. engineer and naval architect. * * * I Relatively large body of slow moving or standing water that occupies an inland basin. Lakes are most abundant in high northern latitudes and in mountain regions, particularly …

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