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  • 51stake — 1. noun /steɪk/ a) A piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a support or stay; as, a stake to support vines, fences, hedges, etc. A sharpened st …

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  • 52stake — Synonyms and related words: Derby, Kentucky Derby, Kreis, Preakness Stakes, absolute interest, allotment, allowance, angel, ante, ante up, archbishopric, archdiocese, arrondissement, at hazard, at stake, ax, back, backing, bailiwick, bank,… …

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  • 53stake a claim — phrasal : to assert title to something by or as if by placing stakes to satisfy legal requirements in order to stake a claim for a footing in Morocco Wickham Steed * * * stake a claim see under ↑stake1 • • • Main Entry: ↑claim stake a claim (for… …

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  • 54stake — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. post, peg, pile; palisade; burning, execution; wager, bet, ante, pot; security, earnest, deposit; interest, claim, holding; prize, reward. See chance, property. stake out II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. rod,… …

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  • 55stake — I 1. noun a stake in the ground Syn: post, pole, stick, spike, upright, support, prop, strut, pale, paling, picket, pile, piling, cane 2. verb 1) the plants have to be staked Syn …

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  • 56stake someone out — stake (someone) out watch someone, often secretly. A television news crew staked her out from a next door neighbor s yard. For a week, police staked out the suspect …

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  • 57Out of the Past (Moonlight) — Out Of The Past Moonlight episode Mick St. John (Alex O Loughlin) and Beth Turner (Sophia Myles) …

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  • 58Out of the Woodwork (Buffy comic) — Out of the Woodwork Cover of Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Out of the Woodwork  (2002), trade paperback collected edition. Publisher Dark Horse Comics …

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  • 59Out of Order (novel) — Out of Order   Author(s) Phoebe Atwood Taylor …

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  • 60Stake (Latter Day Saints) — A stake is an administrative unit composed of multiple congregations in denominations of the Latter Day Saint movement. A stake is approximately comparable to a diocese in the Catholic Church and other Christian denominations. The name stake… …

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