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  • 71lay to — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English leyen to, from leyen to lay + to : to bring (a ship) into the wind and hold stationary except for drifting intransitive verb 1. : to lie to 2. : to apply or exert oneself …

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  • 72New Zealand words — The following is a list of words used in New Zealand English, both shared with Australian English and unique to New Zealand English. Contents 1 Unique to New Zealand 2 Shared with Australia or other countries 3 Bibliography …

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  • 73pail — noun (esp. AmE) ⇨ See also ↑bucket ADJECTIVE ▪ empty, full ▪ five gallon, ten gallon ▪ metal, plastic ▪ …

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  • 74sidewalk — noun (AmE) ⇨ See also ↑pavement ADJECTIVE ▪ city, public ▪ busy, crowded ▪ deserted, empty ▪ A …

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  • 75hole — [[t]ho͟ʊl[/t]] ♦♦ holes, holing, holed 1) N COUNT A hole is a hollow space in something solid, with an opening on one side. He took a shovel, dug a hole, and buried his once prized possessions... The builders had cut holes into the soft stone to… …

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  • 76boodle — I. /ˈbudəl/ (say boohduhl) Chiefly US Colloquial –noun 1. a lot, pack, or crowd: the whole boodle. See caboodle. 2. a bribe or other illicit gain in politics. 3. → loot (def. 2). –verb (i) (boodled, boodling) 4. to obtain money dishonestly, as by …

  • 77crowd — I. /kraʊd / (say krowd) noun 1. a large number of persons gathered closely together; a throng. 2. any large number of persons. 3. people in general; the masses. 4. any group or set of persons, as one s circle of acquaintances: I can t get on with …

  • 78rabble — I. /ˈræbəl / (say rabuhl) noun 1. a disorderly crowd; a mob. 2. the rabble, the common people; hoi polloi. {Middle English rabel; ? related to British dialect rabble (verb) speak in a rapid confused manner} II. /ˈræbəl / (say rabuhl) noun 1. a… …

  • 79pal- Ⅰ — *pal germ.?, Substantiv: nhd. Spaten ( Maskulinum), Schaufel; ne. spade, shovel; Interferenz: Lehnwort lat. pāla; Etymologie: s. pāla, Femininum, Spaten (Maskulinum), Grabscheit; …

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  • 80im´ple|ment|er — im|ple|ment «noun. IHM pluh muhnt; verb. IHM pluh mehnt», noun, verb. –n. 1. a) a useful piece of equipment; tool; instrument; utensil. Plows and threshing machines are farm implements. A pail, an ax, a shovel, and a broom are implements.… …

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