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  • 1twist — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 act of twisting sth ADJECTIVE ▪ little, slight ▪ quick, sharp ▪ wry ▪ ‘You re brave’ she said, with a wry twist of the mouth …

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  • 2slight — adj. 1 very small in degree VERBS ▪ appear, be, seem ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ …

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  • 3Pepsi Twist — Type Lemon Flavored Cola Manufacturer PepsiCo, Inc. Country of origin United States …

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  • 4Bit mouthpiece — This article is about the part of a bit that goes into the mouth of a horse. For an overview of bits in general, see Bit (horse). For types of bridles, see Bridle. Single jointed pelham. The mouthpiece is the part of a horse s bit that goes into… …

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  • 5Wilberforce pendulum — A Wilberforce pendulum, invented by British physicist Lionel Robert Wilberforce around 1896 [cite journal|last=Wilberforce|first=Lionel Robert|date=1896|title=On the vibrations of a loaded spiral spring|journal=Philos. Mag.|volume=38|pages=386… …

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  • 6Cyclohexane conformation — A cyclohexane molecule in chair conformation. Hydrogen atoms in axial positions are shown in red, while those in equatorial positions are in blue. A cyclohexane conformation is any of several three dimensional shapes that a cyclohexane molecule… …

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  • 7silk — silklike, adj. /silk/, n. 1. the soft, lustrous fiber obtained as a filament from the cocoon of the silkworm. 2. thread made from this fiber. 3. cloth made from this fiber. 4. a garment of this cloth. 5. a gown of such material worn distinctively …

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  • 8windmill — /wind mil /, n. 1. any of various machines for grinding, pumping, etc., driven by the force of the wind acting upon a number of vanes or sails. 2. (loosely) a wind generator; wind plant. 3. Aeron. a small air turbine with blades, like those of an …

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  • 9Snaffle — A snaffle bit is the most common type of bit used while riding horses. It consists of a bit mouthpiece with a ring on either side and acts with direct pressure.A snaffle is not necessarily a bit with a jointed bit mouthpiece, as is often thought …

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  • 10Beta sheet — The β sheet (also β pleated sheet) is the second form of regular secondary structure in proteins consisting of beta strands connected laterally by three or more hydrogen bonds, forming a generally twisted, pleated sheet (the most common form of… …

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