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  • 101origin — I (ancestry) noun ancestral descent, birth, bloodline, derivation, descent, dynasty, extraction, family, filiation, genealogical tree, genealogy, heritage, kith and kin, line, line of ancestors, line of descent, lineage, origo, parentage,… …

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  • 102impress — impress1 verb ɪm prɛs 1》 make (someone) feel admiration and respect. 2》 make a mark or design on (an object) using a stamp or seal. 3》 (impress something on) emphasize an idea in the mind of. 4》 apply (an electric current or potential) from an… …

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  • 103cash cow — noun a project that generates a continuous flow of money • Syn: ↑moneymaker, ↑money spinner • Hypernyms: ↑project, ↑projection * * * noun : something (as an established product or corporate division) that yields a dependable profit wi …

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  • 104wheat germ — noun embryo of the wheat kernel; removed before milling and eaten as a source of vitamins • Hypernyms: ↑nutriment, ↑nourishment, ↑nutrition, ↑sustenance, ↑aliment, ↑alimentation, ↑victuals • …

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  • 105luminous intensity — noun : a quantity used to specify the light giving power of a source (as a lamp) and usually expressed in candles a point source whose luminous intensity is one candle emits one lumen of luminous flux per steradian of solid angle * * * Optics.… …

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  • 106pay dirt — noun 1. ore that yields a substantial profit to the miner • Hypernyms: ↑ore 2. a profitable success the inventor worked for years before hitting pay dirt • Hypernyms: ↑success * * * noun 1. : earth or ore that …

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  • 107sugarcane — noun 1. juicy canes whose sap is a source of molasses and commercial sugar; fresh canes are sometimes chewed for the juice • Syn: ↑sugar cane • Hypernyms: ↑cane • Part Holonyms: ↑sugar cane, ↑Saccharum officinarum 2. tall …

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  • 108wax palm — noun 1. South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax • Syn: ↑caranday, ↑caranda, ↑caranda palm, ↑Copernicia australis, ↑Copernicia alba • Hypernyms: ↑fan palm • …

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  • 109water supply — noun a facility that provides a source of water the town debated the purification of the water supply first you have to cut off the water • Syn: ↑water system, ↑water • Hypernyms: ↑facility, ↑installation …

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  • 110arc light — noun a lamp that produces light when electric current flows across the gap between two electrodes • Syn: ↑arc lamp • Hypernyms: ↑electric lamp • Hyponyms: ↑carbon arc lamp, ↑carbon arc * * * noun …

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