sliding (verb)

  • 61riffle — I. verb (riffled; riffling) Etymology: 2riffle Date: 1754 intransitive verb 1. to form, flow over, or move in riffles 2. to flip cursorily ; thumb < riffle through the catalog > …

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  • 62roll — I. noun Etymology: Middle English rolle, from Anglo French roule, rolle, from Medieval Latin rolla, alteration of rotula, from Latin, diminutive of rota wheel; akin to Old High German rad wheel, Welsh rhod, Sanskrit ratha wagon Date: 13th century …

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  • 63scrape — I. verb (scraped; scraping) Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse skrapa; akin to Old English scrapian to scrape, Latin scrobis ditch, Russian skresti to scrape Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to remove from a surface by usually&#8230; …

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  • 64shuttle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English shittle, shutle, from Old English scutel, scytel dart; akin to Old Norse skutill bolt, Old English scēotan to shoot more at shoot Date: 14th century 1. a. a device used in weaving for passing the thread of the&#8230; …

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  • 65smooth — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English smothe, from Old English smōth; akin to Old Saxon smōthi smooth Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) having a continuous even surface (2) of a curve being the representation of a function with a continuous&#8230; …

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  • 66Escalator — For the album by Sam Gopal, see Escalator (album). Escalators in a Copenhagen Metro station, Denmark, 2007 Escalator in action, 2011 An e …

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  • 67campaign — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, huge, major, massive ▪ lengthy, long, long running, ongoing, sustained (esp. BrE) …

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  • 68motion — noun 1 movement ADJECTIVE ▪ smooth, steady ▪ quick, rapid, swift ▪ gentle ▪ circular …

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  • 69bust — bust1 [ bʌst ] noun * 1. ) count a model of the head and shoulders of a person made out of stone, wood, metal, etc.: a bust of Shakespeare 2. ) count a woman s breasts, used especially when taking their measurements: Measure the hips, waist, and&#8230; …

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  • 70bolt — bolt1 noun 1》 a long pin with a head that screws into a nut, used to fasten things together.     ↘a bar that slides into a socket to fasten a door or window.     ↘the sliding piece of the breech mechanism of a rifle. 2》 a short, heavy arrow shot&#8230; …

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