shutting (verb)
51Jewish apocrypha — This article on Jewish apocrypha includes a survey of books written in the Jewish religious tradition either in the late pre Christian era or in the early Christian era, but outside the Christian tradition. It does not include books in the… …
52United Kingdom debate over veils — The United Kingdom debate over veils began in October 2006 when the MP and government minister Jack Straw wrote in his local newspaper, The Lancashire Evening Telegraph , that, while he did not want to be prescriptive , he preferred talking to… …
53bever — 1. noun /ˈbiːvə,ˈbiːvɚ/ a) A movable covering for the mouth and chin on a close helmet. Some close helmets have a farther improvement called a bever, the bever when closed covers the mouth and chin, and either lifts up by revolving on the same… …
54prevent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. preclude, hinder, stop, check, impede, forestall, avert, restrain, prohibit. See prohibition, hindrance. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. preclude, obviate, forestall, avert, anticipate, block, arrest, stop …
55eye — [[t]a͟ɪ[/t]] ♦ eyes, eyeing, eying (present participle), eyed 1) N COUNT: oft poss N in pl Your eyes are the parts of your body with which you see. I opened my eyes and looked... Maria s eyes filled with tears. ...a tall, thin white haired lady… …
56close — close1 [kləʊs] adjective 1》 only a short distance away or apart in space or time. ↘dense: close print. ↘(close to) very near to (being or doing something). 2》 denoting someone who is part of a person s immediate family, typically a parent …
57slam — slam1 verb (slams, slamming, slammed) 1》 shut or be shut forcefully and loudly. ↘push or put somewhere with great force. ↘(often slam into) crash or strike heavily into. ↘put into action suddenly or forcefully: I slammed on the brakes …
58blink — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to shut and open your eyes quickly: I blinked as I came out into the sunlight. 2 (I) if lights blink, they shine unsteadily or go on and off rapidly: The light on your answering machine is blinking. 3 not (even) blink to not seem… …
59restart — UK [ˌriːˈstɑː(r)t] / US [ˌrɪˈstɑrt] verb [transitive] Word forms restart : present tense I/you/we/they restart he/she/it restarts present participle restarting past tense restarted past participle restarted computing to start a computer again… …
60shut — I UK [ʃʌt] / US verb Word forms shut : present tense I/you/we/they shut he/she/it shuts present participle shutting past tense shut past participle shut *** 1) [transitive] to close something, for example a door, window, or drawer Please shut the …
